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Originally Posted by Wormius
That's what is escaping me right now. If they are religious, why are they supporting Trump? It's like blacks supporting the cause of the KKK. It's paradoxical. Trump should be universally reviled.
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It seems more like if the KKK implied they were going to give every black person a single family house tax free, would release most of the incarcerated black population and destroy the criminal record of all drug related crimes for people of all skin colors but also allow businesses to discriminate and segregate based on race and would encourage cities and towns to implement similar segregation policies. Sure, the KKK would be advocating very racist polices, but nevertheless, I think a lot of poor black people would say, I can deal with that for 4 years in exchange for the promised benefits.
My pet theory is this... Many conservative christians realize they are losing the culture wars, at least for now, and the Christians they elected didn't really help them win many battles. Further, there are issues that aren't directly tied to religion that also matter to them, in particular, the stagnant incomes and job opportunities for the lower middle class. As a result, I think they view Trump as the heathen that will stand up for them and either fix things or break things enough that they will have a fighting chance to improve their lot economically and/or socially.