When the system fails
November 21, 2024
As someone who has spent most of my life working with people for whom the system is profoundly broken, I wrestle with the same question that many middle-class people do: Why do so many disenfranchised people support figures like Donald Trump, whose policies often seem designed to further entrench inequality? The answer, I’ve come to realise, isn’t as simple as ignorance or irrationality—it’s about living in a system that fundamentally doesn’t work for them, a reality that can be hard for us in the middle class to fully grasp.
