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diff --git a/content/entry/podcast-the-key-to-trumps-appeal.md b/content/entry/podcast-the-key-to-trumps-appeal.md index 1fd4526..042de0d 100644 --- a/content/entry/podcast-the-key-to-trumps-appeal.md +++ b/content/entry/podcast-the-key-to-trumps-appeal.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "[Podcast] The Key to Trump's Appeal" date: 2021-01-07T00:00:00 draft: false --- -There are many things I don't agree with but I understand the motivation behind them. Religion is an example. I am not a religious person, but I can easily see the appeal of religion. Religion offers consolation for death anxiety. People need to feel like their lives have meaning. Religion offers purpose. People want to believe there's something more to life than everyday conscious experience because frankly, for lots of people, everyday experience just isn't good enough. Everyday experience is dissatisfaction, disappointment and dukkha[1]. People need hope that "this" isn't all there is. Religion gives people that hope. Even if you're nonreligious, it's not hard to see why religion appeals to people. +There are many things I don't agree with but I understand the motivation behind them. Religion is an example. I am not a religious person, but I can easily see the appeal of religion. Religion offers consolation for death anxiety. People need to feel like their lives have meaning. Religion offers purpose. People want to believe there's something more to life than everyday conscious experience because frankly, for lots of people, everyday experience just isn't good enough. Everyday experience is dissatisfaction, disappointment and Dukkha[1]. People need hope that "this" isn't all there is. Religion gives people that hope. Even if you're nonreligious, it's not hard to see why religion appeals to people. Donald Trump's appeal to half of Americans on the other hand is something that has puzzled me for years. It's not that he doesn't appeal to me. It's that I haven't been able to comprehend how he appeals to anyone, especially such a large fraction of American voters. I'm not alone in the confusion. Sam Harris[2] has also admitted to struggling to understand Trump's appeal. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Myself: "So the wall isn't the reason he appeals to you. At least it's not the o Trump Supporter: "He tells the truth." Myself: "Here's concrete examples of him contradicting himself." (I show examples) Trump Supporter: "So? All politicians lie." -Myself: "So truthtelling isn't the real reason he appeals to you either. What's his strongest appeal?" +Myself: "So truth telling isn't the real reason he appeals to you either. What's his strongest appeal?" Trump Supporter: "He runs the country like a business. He's a businessman, not a politician." Myself: "But he routinely blames everyone else for his failures. In a business setting, doing that gets you fired. So he's not running the country like a business." Trump Supporter: "I don't care." |