I can only imagine what it is like to have folks, who you know are very intelligent, continue to "miss the point" of your posts. You might be going crazy, I don't know, but you are definitely explaining yourself and your points, which I agree with (and have even tried to take up the fight with you, and snoop), very well. It seems that some simply can't let go of it being because of racism or mysoginy and actually look deeper into the reasons why so many voted for Trump. We all know that Trump is a horrible choice and will only make things worse, yet they fall back on repeating that, as if you or I or anyone else here is arguing that he will improve things. What they refuse to acknoweledge is the simple expression: if you keep doing what you are doing then you will get what you've gotten. Many folks look at what they've gotten these past four years and are afraid of it continuing. Luckily I haven't had to worry about being able to afford rent or groceries, but that doesn't mean that I can't try to put myself in someone's shoes who has. To those folks, they are faced with the choice: vote for the status quo or vote for a shot in the dark. If you feel like the first option is a guaranteed loss then what would you do? Many folks are up against the wall right now, and rather than being acknowledged they are told about how great the economy is doing. As you said, it's a slap in the face. Anyways, my soapbox is cracking, so I'll leave by saying, thank you for having the strength to continue pointing this out, and I hope those refusing to accept it will come around.