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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
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When we were still out and I had windows open to ventilate the house, my daughter had little American flags she was waving out the window. I don't know what it is about our flag, but it leaves an impression even on the young... we're not uber patriots or anything. My house is full of art and her room is decorated to the nigh with color, but nothing patriotic. Anyway, wherever we go the flag stands out and we have all kinds of flags on display at all times (including Texan flags) from everywhere to businesses, the post office and major shops... so now she has several little US flags that I got around the 4th of July... but I think that just says a lot about there's so many emotions tied to the flag immediately for people (... I don't know what it is they immediately recognize without knowledge at that age), as a graphic artist, but it sticks... so while there's the Trump phenomenon, there's the attachment to the American identity that is strong for a lot of people. So I think those who support him really just want to support the country in the most direct possible, and for whatever reason, they associate Trump with the possibility of that... and don't feel the current people in power care about it at all. Not that they're all anti-American, but that they represent themselves, their party, their own objectives... much more than the country they love itself.
If he were to do something counter to this sentiment, that would be the only way he loses support, imo. So imo, he sees a wider range of support. The thing is, many people are "asleep at the wheel" with regard to politics atm from exhaustion... but seeing this, they will more likely step out and get engaged or at least, be more aware of what is happening politically... their eyes more wide open so to speak... it's a very good thing, but it's also not for the best of reasons obviously... ymmv, I don't claim to speak for every person, but just have noticed we all have certain instincts when it comes to representing our country... which is a very different animal than our associations to "society", or even "a culture"...