09-29-2016, 10:21 AM
I think it's obvious that there's no way a liberal journalist or voter (or even a moderate conservative or centrist) would write such a piece. Most people would read such a claim and consider the source before propagating it, especially if the source from which they plucked it didn't provide a link to the original source. It doesn't take Snopes to avoid repeatedly doing that, but some people are easily reeled in.
Anyway, I think Don Fredrick is right that a lot of Trump's base shares his disgruntled anti-government/establishment views and that they don't care much about the accuracy/credibility of those views or the candidate who's parroting them back to them. I also think he's right that much of that base is supporting Trump because they see him as saying "screw you!" to the established government. He's probably also right that Clinton will fill most cabinet positions with experienced politicians if/when she's elected.
The rest of what Don Fredrick wrote doesn't reflect my views at all, personally, and isn't anything I haven't read from anti-government and extreme right wingers hundreds of time over the years, though I do think Fredrick's packaging and presentation of it was highly effective and he deserves credit for it.
Anyway, I think Don Fredrick is right that a lot of Trump's base shares his disgruntled anti-government/establishment views and that they don't care much about the accuracy/credibility of those views or the candidate who's parroting them back to them. I also think he's right that much of that base is supporting Trump because they see him as saying "screw you!" to the established government. He's probably also right that Clinton will fill most cabinet positions with experienced politicians if/when she's elected.
The rest of what Don Fredrick wrote doesn't reflect my views at all, personally, and isn't anything I haven't read from anti-government and extreme right wingers hundreds of time over the years, though I do think Fredrick's packaging and presentation of it was highly effective and he deserves credit for it.