A few articles I read that tried to explain the Trump phenomenon once we realized that it has little to do with conservatism.
AUTHORITARIANISM:
"People who score high in authoritarianism, when they feel threatened, look for strong leaders who promise to take whatever action necessary to protect them from outsiders and prevent the changes they fear."
http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/02/how-authoritarianism-explains-whether-youre-a-conservative-who-likes-trump-or-not/
http://www.vox.com/2016/3/1/11127424/trump-authoritarianism
NEVER TRUMP MOVEMENT:
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-02-29/the-die-hard-republicans-who-say-nevertrump
HOWARD STERN SHOW COMMENTS ON WOMEN:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2016/02/25/donald-trump-spoke-openly-about-women-howard-stern/JlHryxu6ZlfGz7C2YqHcGJ/story.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trump-said-a-lot-of-gross-things-about-women-on-howar#.wx5DJMRnQ
DISQUALIFYING COMMENTS:
"Our military does not follow blindly orders issued by “The Leader.” Our military swears an oath to the Constitution. We swear to uphold the law of the land. We don’t swear allegiance to a single man (or woman) as president."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-astore/last-night-donald-trump-d_b_9382838.html
MITT ROMNEY DECLARES OPPOSITION:
"Think of Donald Trump’s personal qualities. The bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/04/us/politics/mitt-romney-speech.html?_r=1
Thursday, April 14, 2016
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