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What Happens When a Privileged White Man is Told “No” For the First Time?
Answer: election fraud.
I’m sure we’re all familiar with the chaotic events following the recent US General Election.
We’re also probably familiar with the heaping hoards of people who are citing election fraud as the reason for Trump’s loss. And guess who is at the head of this rhetoric? Donald J. Trump himself.
A couple of days ago on social media, I saw someone post about how “Trump just hasn’t ever had to accept defeat before.” And all of a sudden, a flood of ideas came through me, this fierce inspiration, food for thought that had never crossed my mind before. And I realized something: the chaos that we’re witnessing stems from denial. It comes from our president having to hear the word “no” and refusing to accept it.
Let’s be honest: this is quite possibly the first time in Trump’s white, male, privileged, cisgender, heterosexual, wealthy life that he has ever heard the word “no” so concretely — and had no option but to accept it.
A man who once got a “small loan of a million dollars” is not used to hearing the word “no.” A man who has no qualifications or credentials in politics and served as a businessman for decades — but somehow managed to win a presidential election four years ago — is not…
