I think that is exactly what working class whites who support Trump believe. That is really the point. They believe they have gotten to their place in line by doing just that. They recognize they are not further ahead, because of their limitations (say,lack of college education). But they object to people advancing ahead of them not through the efforts of those people who were behind them, but because you (who I take to be liberals, government, do-gooders, et al) are moving them there because you have decided they are entitled to this unearned advancement.
I will grant you that this thought process doesn't put a whole lot of thought into why some people behind you in line are behind you, whether it is institutional or historical bias or lack of privileges, or just plain lack of effort. All they know is this is where they are at, and you're trying to pick a chosen few and move them ahead.
What I think is really interesting about the psychology of it is that those people already ahead of them in line really don't bother the working class. Whether those people got ahead of them because they were born there, because they are highly educated, or maybe just lucky. It's like when you show up for a movie or sporting event and there are already a bunch of people in line. You just kind of look at it like "thems the breaks." But if someone shows up after you and tries to jump ahead because a friend offers it to them, now what? We direct a much more discerning eye towards those behind us rather than those ahead.
I really think the line metaphor is an excellent one for where we are at politically, and I wish I had thought of it. For reasons that are beyond me, having someone butt ahead of you in line causes great anger in people. I was reminded of that this weekend in the Twin Cities as I was driving from Bloomington to downtown Minneapolis. As you travel north on 35W there is a horrible bottleneck where westbound I94 traffic is reduced to one lane. Even on an average Saturday afternoon you will see cars backed up miles, waiting in that single lane to take the exit. Meanwhile, in the center and left lanes you have people who whiz along at the speed limit, only to cut in at the last moment to take the exit. You could write a book on human psychology if you sat at that merge point and watched behavior.
I just think it's funny that people like you and Kep, as well as the working class whites upon whom you heap your scorn are all saying the exact same thing -- that what is wrong with this country is we need to make it so people are paid an honest days wage for an honest days work. Except when the left speaks it they are usually referring to the unmerited riches of the 1%, while the working class whites are complaining about handouts to those behind them.
