It was not just economic anxiety that moved Trump voters. Most Trump voters talked about change-but change from what? Obama and poltical correctness. They had had enough of the thoughtful, urbane and,yes, black Obama. They wanted to be able to tell ethnic jokes without being criticized for doing so. James Webb said there was asaying in rural Virginia: "born white, out of sight."

There was just too much diversity. Better to go back in time.

The primary motivator was cultural insecurity.

If it was just about economics, more tax cuts for the rich was not your ticket.

Modern society was too different and threatening.

Of course the racists and the rubes are unreachable, but I understand perfectly the rest of them perfectly well. The "non ignorant" would sell out their own Grandma for tax cuts on the rich, massive deregulation, destruction of the safety net and on and on.

I have no feeling for whether or not your guess or David Duke's is more plausible right now.  Their only point is to get applause from the respective faithful.

I have no feeling for whether or not your guess or David Duke's is more plausible right now.

If one side of an argument is a morally bankrupt, moronic, racist, anti-American lunatic and the other side is a clearly patriotic guy who comes here and writes coherent thoughts in complete sentences...

RickyJim: "I have no feeling for whether or not your guess or David Duke's is more plausible right now."

Honestly, if you are going to compare me with David Duke in terms of moral relativism, then not only aren't you a "leftie," you quite obviously don't know your a$$ from your elbow.

Enough with the dog-whistles to white nationalist supporters! Trump needs to grow up and start acting as president of the United States, and stop governing as though we're in "Lord of the Flies." He has to call these jackwagons out for what they're doing, and tell them in no uncertain terms to knock it off.

But I guess when the King of Paranoia gets his britches in a wad we don't need proof.

You might as well claim that it is Muslims attacking Jews because they fear not being able to slip in any more radical muslim terrorists.

And I love when you say...

"See! He denies it! What more proof do we need!!!"

linea: "most often cemetery vandalism and swastika graffiti is caused teens trying to shocking and oppositional to parents."

It's a rhetorical question, so don't bother to respond. Rather, read the following articles and be informed:

Christian Science Monitor | February 28, 2017
Jewish centers cope with bomb threats and vandalism - "Jewish centers and schools across the nation coped with another wave of bomb threats Monday as officials in Philadelphia made plans to repair and restore hundreds of vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery. Jewish Community Centers and day schools in at least a dozen states received threats, according to the JCC Association of North America. No bombs were found. All 21 buildings -- 13 community centers and eight schools -- were cleared by Monday afternoon and had resumed normal operations, the association said." (Emphasis is mine.)

USA Today | February 28, 2017
Jewish sites reported 31 threats Monday; more than 100 in '17 - "Desecration of grave sites at cemeteries in Philadelphia and outside St. Louis. Swastikas etched on cars in Miami Beach. Bomb threats forcing evacuation of Jewish community centers. Another wave of intimidation targeting Jewish communities swept across the nation Monday, and community leaders and law enforcement struggled to stop it. There were 31 bomb threats Monday, called into 23 community centers and eight Jewish day schools, the JCC Association of North America said. Mark Potok, senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, said the events marked the fifth series of attacks already this year."

Law enforcement officials believe many of the threatening calls to Jewish community centers have originated overseas. So far, none of the threats have been carried out. But the lack of destruction has not made them any less chaotic or anxiety-inducing.