- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
TO UNDERSTAND THE rise of Donald Trump, you don’t need to go to a diner in the Midwest or read “Hillbilly Elegy,” J.D. Vance’s memoir.
You just need to know these basic facts:
In 1980, white people accounted for about 80 percent of the U.S. population.
In 2024, white people account for about 58 percent of the U.S. population.
Trump appeals to white people gripped by demographic hysteria. Especially older white people who grew up when white people represented a much larger share of the population. They fear becoming a minority.
What is the age cutoff before you start being elderly?
Honestly, it’s when you get your first “Join AARP” letter.
Believe it or not, and I thought it was hilarious at the time, I got one when I was 19 or 20 because I had moved into my late grandparents’ house and AARP thought my grandfather changed his first name or something.
Ask the article.
Can you point out where the article defines the cutoff age? Because I read it and I didn’t see that part.
I have some bad news for you.
I do feel like an old man sometimes, but considering I’m 47, I don’t think I count as elderly.
I was at a restaurant a couple weeks back and realized I’m frighteningly close to the “55+ senior menu.”