STUCKEY: With Barack Obamas Leadership Democrats Only Confirm Americans Fears

Obamas lectures are exactly what got President Trump Elected in the first place By Allie Stuckey Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Last week former President Barack Obama offered his hypothesis about how Trump happened": Resentment and paranoia on the right. It seems that most on the left agree with Obamas view. He lamented the destruction of the Republican Party and the ensuing demise of America because of the divisiveness and bigotry propagated by the current president Donald Trump and those who support him. Progressives purport that enthusiasm for Trump is bolstered by white fragility" an insecurity that white voices once dominant are now being drowned out by increasingly influential minority groups bolstered by demographic changes. Trump is their white knight" ushered in to defend their right to power and superiority. While it may be easy for Trumps opposition to dismiss him as the personification of white supremacy it is also ignorant of the meaningful concerns of the Americans who voted for him. Real significant changes in American culture and morality that have occurred over the past decade have varied the priorities of the populace and it is unproductive to discount these in favor of blanket accusations of racism and resentment. As America has moved quickly and drastically to the left it has abandoned a portion of its citizenry who still hold to what are now considered traditional" mores. So while many who voted for Trump may have indeed done so out of insecurity and fear these feelings were primarily instigated not by changes in demographics but by changes in values. The progressive revolution has taken on many forms since the turn of the century successfully shifting opinion on issues like sexuality gender race immigration and welfare. Take gay marriage: In 2001 31 of Americans favored same-sex unions. In 2009 the percentage had only increased to 37. By 2017 that number had surged to 62. In only eight years public opinion changed by 25 percentage pointsmore than four times than it had during the previous eight years. Regarding racism in 2009 only 26 of Americans viewed it as a big problem." By 2017 that number had more than doubled to 58. Along party lines 32 of Democrats and 18 of Republicans saw racism as a major issue in 2009. During the eight years of Obamas presidency those numbers shot up to 76 for Democrats and 37 for Republicans. A month after Trumps election victory Issie Lapowsky of Wired noted that despite a Republican win the country is indeed moving to the left:

Over the eight years Barack Obama has served as president public opinion in the United States has shifted decisively leftward. Think about it. When Obama came to office he still hadnt publicly supported same sex marriage. Last year the White House was lit up in rainbow colors to celebrate the Supreme Courts decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Over the last year bottom line-driven businesses have boycotted entire states over discriminatory policies against LGBT people. A law prohibiting transgender people from using the bathroom of their choice just cost North Carolinas Pat McCrory the governorship. Undocumented immigrants have come out of hiding banding together online to discuss their struggles. And in November California Maine Massachusetts and Nevada all voted to make recreational marijuana legal."

Shes right: the majority of Americans are becoming more progressive particularly on social issues. This isnt surprising. Evolving views on things like sexuality race and immigration are to be expected after eight years of the most progressive presidency in history. Plus millennials soon-to-be the largest generation in existence are extremely left-leaning and now in their 20s and 30s have an influential voice in civic discourse. By nature progressivism continually advances conquering new moral cultural social and political territory with every step. Those left behind have barely had time to take it in.

But despite what many on the left claim this has more to do with the changing moral social landscape than it does racial identity and so-called bigotry. And it is not only the changes themselves that have caused anxiety it is the attitude of those who promote these changes.

Ben Shapiro correctly pointed out that Obamas lectures are exactly what got us Trump in the first place: Obama like many on the left is incessantly dismissive of the concerns of conservatives and Trump supporters condescending their beliefs as a hatred for diversity.

Even moderates and conservatives who may agree with progressives on social issues like gay marriage and racism are resistant to the lefts apparent self-righteousness and the hyperbolic emotionalism with which their ideas are pushed. They observe the lefts unwillingness to engage in intellectual dialogue their ceaseless patronization of opposing views and their growing distaste for America and they recoil. After Obama Americans werent necessarily looking for a Republican hero. They were just looking for a hero a leader who would defend them rather than demean them. They werent looking for eloquence politeness or even decency. They wanted to be acknowleged. They didnt care much whether or not Trump mirrored their values as long as he protected them. What Democrats still dont get and may never understand is that there are good decent people who voted for Trump because they have genuine hesitations about the direction the left is headed. Trump may not be a beacon of morality or even a champion of conservatism but whether progressives like it or not he is indicative of more than white fragility." Donald Trump and his presidency represents the concerns of millions of Americans who feel that their country is being overtaken by postmodern morally relative cynics who favor socialism hate religion deprioritize the family and stifle patriotism. As of late Democrats with the fearless leadership of Barack Obama have only confirmed their fears. Time will tell how their strategy plays out. Allie Stuckey  The Conservative Millennial is the host of Allie" on CRTV & the podcast Relatable." She is also a weekly guest on Fox News Fox Business and HLN.