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A major factor beyond accusations that all Trump voters are racists, goes back to the legacy of Roger Ailes and the manipulation of culture to tribalize politics beyond issues. This, via FOX and talk radio has cultivated and fed what, as a mental health worker, we would have called a  "thought disorder" en mass. In the old cold war era, they called it "brainwashing." 

I HAD A VISCERAL REACTION TO THE HIGH VOTE TOTAL FOR TRUMP ---and I channelled it into a radio commentary for WAMC-FM (the ALbany, NY NPR station) last Friday -- the longer version is here.   I try not to go overboard and say that ALL Trump voters are racist but definitely, the fact that TRUMP got the majority of white votes is to a LARGE EXTENT due to racism ...