Good points, those are all compelling arguments.
On trade, maybe you're right, the only reason it looked so good was that the other shoe had yet to drop from the fallout of the blowback to Trump's trade warring, and COVID showing up just brought it crashing down sooner than expected. I'll grant you that may be quite true.
And I don't discount Trump probably got votes from those who usually don't vote because he's a showman who knows how to impress on a crude (maybe even primal) level to people who otherwise are not impressed by political figures. That's a very good argument that likely has some truth to it.
As for Biden wanting to tax the rich, I'm not entirely opposed to that, to be honest. Whether he can pull it off is another, but I'll give him a chance to prove himself, he'll have four years to make good on trying at least. If it results in an even better economy long-term, then I'd be the first to admit it.
And I've watched the Boondocks too, and I find it very hard to disagree with your assessment in that regard. Trump's appeal is that he's a brazen asshole irrespective of his societal standing, and while that does have a form of appeal to people who otherwise would contemptuously ignore a rich white guy, it's not a good barometer of his effectiveness at doing anything positive for people, just that he's good at getting their attention in a negative way.
On trade, maybe you're right, the only reason it looked so good was that the other shoe had yet to drop from the fallout of the blowback to Trump's trade warring, and COVID showing up just brought it crashing down sooner than expected. I'll grant you that may be quite true.
And I don't discount Trump probably got votes from those who usually don't vote because he's a showman who knows how to impress on a crude (maybe even primal) level to people who otherwise are not impressed by political figures. That's a very good argument that likely has some truth to it.
As for Biden wanting to tax the rich, I'm not entirely opposed to that, to be honest. Whether he can pull it off is another, but I'll give him a chance to prove himself, he'll have four years to make good on trying at least. If it results in an even better economy long-term, then I'd be the first to admit it.
And I've watched the Boondocks too, and I find it very hard to disagree with your assessment in that regard. Trump's appeal is that he's a brazen asshole irrespective of his societal standing, and while that does have a form of appeal to people who otherwise would contemptuously ignore a rich white guy, it's not a good barometer of his effectiveness at doing anything positive for people, just that he's good at getting their attention in a negative way.