A nice glimpse into understanding Trump and his supporters. And the distinction noted in the article is an important one: while there is typically SIGNIFICANT overlap between racial identity (say, white pride) and racial animus (that is, racism against brown folks), they are two distinct phenomena.
The Economist has a great piece on it this month:
The graphic that went with it was quite illuminating:
In summary, the ethos of the party of Trump is "FEAR" because....the supporters of Trump are afraid. They are afraid of losing status. Nevermind that I think that's a bit ridiculous - our country is beautifully shallow, meaning that the greatest determinant of "status" is $$$$$$. And as long as white folks are healthily represented among the economic upper classes -- and they will be for a LONG TIME -- then the fear is over jack squat. And, layer on to the fact that the white working class, which coasted for decades on the historical anomaly that was the post-WWII order (a strong, undamaged America with an incredible manufacturing base, dealing with a busted-up remainder of the world), is facing an end to that incredible advantage that we had....well, there's reason for anxiety. Of course, it's a LAZY anxiety, the kind that looks for someone else to blame, and conveniently chooses the closest available easy, weak target to blame (seriously, little Guatemalans -- come one, my daughter could beat up the average Gautemalan).
Thought this was really interesting, and compactly-written insight, wanted to share.