Is it childish to want the political system to be completely upended even if the consequences might be disastrous Maybe But in a country where a plurality of Americans think that people like them were better off 50 years ago at least according to a recent Pew survey it should also be expected We can dismiss Trump s voters as low class knuckle dragging racists who deserve in some sense to suffer But that wouldn t be wise from a governing standpoint or for Trump s opponents a tactical one 