{"id":213611,"date":"2021-06-28T07:08:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T12:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegallantpelham.net\/?p=213611"},"modified":"2021-06-28T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T15:33:35","slug":"white-rage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegallantpelham.net\/blog\/white-rage\/","title":{"rendered":"White Rage Isn\u2019t going Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How can anyone fail to be struck by the degree of raging anger held by a sizeable group of the American people, mostly white supporters of former President Trump, including a significant subset of QAnon followers. These people continue to believe Trump\u2019s \u201cbig lie,\u201d among many others, and some have even called for the execution of the thousands of people who they believe conspired against them to steal the election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite having observed this country for over 150 years now, including a front row seat at some pretty tumultuous events, I remain all but astonished by these people\u2019s raging fury. It\u2019s clearly based on more than just their conviction the election was stolen; these people are passionately aggrieved to the point of debilitating hysteria. We know they feel their country is being stolen by the \u201cbrowning of America,\u201d but there seems more to it than that. Do they really hate \u201cliberal elites\u201d and the \u201cradical left\u201d that much? We know they feel their values and culture are under assault, but does that justify executions? Admittedly the answer continues to allude this humble spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the risk of repeating some of my previous ramblings, these passionately aggrieved people continue to reject the realities of the world they live in and seemingly oppose any form of change. It\u2019s not just the browning of America they wish to forestall, they reject science and technology as well. Never mind complex issues like global warming, many of them even reject vaccines that can save their lives. They seem desperate to cast aside human progress and the benefits it potentially bestows upon them. In their minds it\u2019s all a conspiracy and they\u2019re the aggrieved victims. What the hell is going on here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n