i dunno if this is the best attitude to take. i think it makes more sense to educate people about how their jobs were taken away from them and who is responsible. no, it's not just bill and nafta. it's people like trump who think that $$ is god and will do literally anything to make more of it, including getting shit made by exploiting people in poor countries. that's just a small slice of the big picture, basically what i'm getting at is to explain how late capitalism has favoured greed and this has been enabled mostly by republicans as well as many (probably most) democrats.
Agreed, but it's not quite so simple. I think this does as good a job as anything I've read so far explaining the divide we're seeing:
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about/
It starts off a bit rough with the movie analogies, but he really provides insight that is lacking from most sources about who these people are that will be voting for Trump in a few weeks. It helps humanize them, and even if they are making a terrible decision it helps to show perspective that's been missing in other things I've read. Worth the read, IMO.
A big takeaway is that going into rural America and "explaining" why they're wrong about the Clintons and NAFTA is just about the least helpful thing to do right now. Trump supporters are sick and tired of being told they're uninformed/misinformed. And at this point, in this election cycle, I think it's too late for that. And as for telling them to adapt, good luck. While many recent college grads have done an admirable job at making the best of a shit economy, it's a lot easier for a young, ambitious, and educated 20-something than for aging baby boomers with deep roots in their community, and who have spent decades at their (now non-existent) blue-collar jobs.
If Hillary wins, it will be a huge mistake for her to continue to ignore the "deplorables." It's understandable during a campaign, as she has no chance of winning most of these people over at this point, but if she doesn't make any concessions who knows what monster she'll be running against in 2020. And politics aside, these people deserve a chance for success, just like everyone else. And if there truly is no chance for them in rural America, maybe once things have calmed down after the election cooler heads will prevail and we can actually have a national conversation about this. Ahhh, who am I kidding?