This study shows we voters become liberals or democrats when we feel safe and

become conservatives or republicans when we feel threatened.

So Trump beat Hilary by successfully making more voters feel threatened and fearful

by saying all those bad illegal immigrants or Moslems, etc, etc.

It is indeed amazing to learn from this study how fragile the human mind is

and how easily it can be manipulated by all the political rhetorics.

Although Pascal didn't mean it that way, man indeed seems to be a thinking reed,

생각하는 갈대, changing his mind depending on the direction and the speed of wind.

The original saying by Pascal is as follows,

"인간은 자연에서 가장 연약한 것, 갈대에 불과하다. 하지만 그는 생각하는 갈대다. 그를 으스러뜨리는 데 전 우주가 무장할 필요는 없다. 그를 죽이는 데 한 줌의 증기, 한 방울의 물이면 충분하다. 하지만 만약 우주가 그를 으스러뜨린다 해도, 그는 여전히 그를 살해한 그것보다 고귀하리라. 왜냐하면 그는 그가 죽는다는 것을 알고, 우주가 그보다 유리한(우월한) 위치에 있다는(have advantage over) 걸 알지만, 우주는 이에 대해 아무것도 모르기 때문이다.

그러므로 우리의 존엄성은 전부 사유 안에 있다. 그것으로 우리는 스스로를 고양해야 한다. 우리가 채울 수 없는 공간과 시간에 의해서가 아니라. 그러니 제대로 사유하도록 노력하자. 여기에 도덕의 원리가 있다.

Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed. The entire universe need not arm itself to crush him. A vapour, a drop of water suffices to kill him. But, if the universe were to crush him, man would still be more noble than that which killed him, because he knows that he dies and the advantage which the universe has over him; the universe knows nothing of this.

All our dignity consists, therefore, in thought. By it we must elevate ourselves, and not by space and time which we cannot fill. Let us endeavour, then, to think well; this is the principle of morality."

출처: http://bookiemb.tistory.com/1383 [bookie]

Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric is from Steve Bannon’s idea. He believes that immigtants will destroy

America. Certainly, it will consolidate white American voters. It is not core Republican policy.

Attack! Attack! Attack!, it is Steve Bannon’s rhetoric and Trump’s constant attack against non-supporters

will keep his supporters together. It will not make more converted Republicans.