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Bobby Azarian Ph.D. Bobby Azarian Ph.D. at Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201712/analysis-trump-supporters-has-identified-5-key-traits
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5. Relative deprivation
Relative deprivation refers to the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes they are entitled. It is the discontent felt when one compares their position in life to others who they feel are equal or inferior but have unfairly had more success than them.
Common explanations for Trumps popularity among non-bigoted voters involve economics. There is no doubt that some Trump supporters are simply angry that American jobs are being lost to Mexico and China, which is certainly understandable, although these loyalists often ignore the fact that some of these careers are actually being lost due to the accelerating pace of automation.
These Trump supporters are experiencing relative deprivation, and are common among the swing states like Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. This kind of deprivation is specifically referred to as relative, as opposed to absolute, because the feeling is often based on a skewed perception of what one is entitled to. For example, an analysis conducted by FiveThirtyEight estimated that the median annual income of Trump supporters was $72,000.
If such data is accurate, the portrayal of most Trump supporters as working class citizens rebelling against Republican elites may be more myth than fact.
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applegrove
(118,685 posts)republican. Got it.
BigmanPigman
(51,609 posts)me understand their mind set. It mentions what is in this article too plus several other traits.
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/a-psychological-analysis-of-trump-supporters-has-uncovered-5-key-traits-about-them/
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/15/16144070/psychology-alt-right
*I just read the article that it is posted and noticed it is by the same author that wrote the one in Raw Story last August.