Is Trumpism the new GOP mainstream?

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(10-27-2017, 04:38 PM)Benton Wrote: I guess the question that begs is: what’s mainstream?

You ask a black IT worker in Chicago, you’ll likely get something very different than a white Navy veteran working as a cop in rural South Carolina. And I think that’s been part of the problem the last several decades. We’ve been told what’s the norm (mom and dad, white picket fence, drive American, drink soda or beer, have a pet, etc.). Social media and cheaper technology allowing for more exposure has led to people seeing there Have been people living here all along that didn’t fit their definition of America .

That is a good question, as in this day and age, mainstream America covers a pretty broad spectrum of cultural melancholy.  You are correct that it isn't the definition of previous generations.  I guess if I tried to put it in a short answer, I'd say current mainstream America is anyone leading a productive life or working toward leading a productive life.  To not include counterculture groups and outlaws to society.