They believe this. Against all evidence, they believe this. But there's a larger point here, about how "the little guy" got screwed. Or didn't, more accurately. /1
Hispanics. Blacks. How much better our town was once. Nostalgia. /4
Reagan. Clinton. Obama. Trump. They're all over the place.
I try to get them to explain how they felt disrespected.
This usually goes nowhere. /5