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I think those are all the reasons WHY people voted for Trump.
The whole "America First" thing purports itself to address all of those issues. It was a lie, obviously. Anyone who knew the history and politics of the republicans knew it was a lie. It's literally the strategy of using populism to further fascism. Easy to see for people who know.
But that's the problem, right? You have to know.
Remember that the majority of people do not engage in politics at all, half don't even vote. Going back to hierarchy of needs, it's hard to care about national politics get involved with activism when you have to pay bills and afford food. The people that can afford to do so, already are living with some manner of privilege.
The remaining privileged minority are, mostly, only casually involved. That is to say, they consume mainstream news, kinda keep up with the times, but they're not really digging into root causes and systems. Then you mix in echo chambers, bubbles and misinformation, and it's not good.
People see "America First" and think, "yea, that's the thing I'm concerned about". That's probably the extent of their knowledge about the cause. People hungry and chasing shelter don't have time to research if they're being lied to. They have simple problems and then need simple to understand solutions.
OH, and there's one last category of privileged people. The so privileged they don't even care about politics. These are the "why does everything have to be political?" types. "Both-sides are the same" type. The most insufferable of people.