Good article . Regardless of anyone ' s feelings about Tony Blair ' s legacy , EVERYONE on this board needs to recognise he ' s not our enemy at this point . There are bigger foes to fight . We need to stop this internecine squabbling on the left . There ' s a literal fucking fascist in the White House . <| sep |> IMO , the disconnect comes from people who prioritize different valuesissues . A lot of people who are secure in their current situation in the world see the moral and character flaws of Trump and think to themselves How can anyone listen to him talk and not consider him a complete farce ? And then you have the people like Colin was talking about who feel like their livelihood is in jeopardy and has been for however many years who dislike politics in general but hear someone who sounds like they at least care about their concerns . So they ' re willing to ignore or tolerate all of those character flaws for a chance for improvement in their lives . At the most basic level , I actually believe one ' s own survival should be the primary concern . You can ' t empathize with anybody if you ' re homeless or constantly wondering if your family has enough food . But the trade off with this particular election is that it comes off as not caring about people who aren ' t like you . And really , that applies to both sides . Liberals can ' t empathize with half of the country that lives in rural towns or blue collar regions and their struggle . Small town business owners or factory workers don ' t give a fuck about systemic racism or social progressivism , at least not at the cost of their whole economic wellbeing . If Trump actually finds a way to make it work , it ' ll be a miracle .