{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Why are the Democrats and the ICEers trying to get Donald Trump and his team elected and have more power","description":"  Protest Backfires: The Inconvenient Politics of Noise, Power, and Human Nature In this episode of Inconvenient Ideas, veteran broadcaster Stan Hustad poses a question that at first sounds almost absurd\u2014and then increasingly unavoidable: Why do the loudest opponents of Donald Trump and ICE often end up strengthening the very people they oppose? It\u2019s a question rooted not in partisan rhetoric, but in something deeper and far more uncomfortable: human behavior, perception, and unintended consequences. A Radio Man Sounds the Alarm Drawing on more than four decades in broadcasting, Hustad opens the program the old-fashioned way\u2014with a \u201csounder,\u201d a classic radio cue meant to signal urgency. In the golden age of radio, it meant one thing: stop what you\u2019re doing\u2014this matters. And what matters here is not simply immigration policy, protest movements, or the presidency of Donald Trump. What matters is how people think, how they react, and how often they misjudge the impact of their own actions. The Minority Illusion At the heart of the episode is a simple but inconvenient insight: people routinely overestimate how many others agree with them. Hustad illustrates this with stories from business, publishing, and event marketing\u2014where passionate creators are shocked to discover that enthusiasm does not automatically translate into widespread support. Protest, Power, and Perception The episode examines protests against immigration enforcement actions carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Hustad does not argue policy details as much as outcomes. When protests disrupt daily life or escalate into chaos, many observers don\u2019t blame the administration\u2014they recoil from the protesters. Instead of weakening Trump\u2019s political position, such actions may solidify support for him and those aligned with his agenda. Things to Remember \u2022 Passion does not equal majority support  \u2022 Noise can repel as easily as it attracts  \u2022 Methods often matter more than messages  A Final Inconvenient Thought This episode isn\u2019t ultimately about immigration or Trump. It\u2019s about the human condition\u2014our tendency to confuse conviction with consensus and noise with power. If you want to change minds, you must first understand how people actually think. ","author_name":"Inconvenient Ideas with Stan Hustad...the Radio Man","author_url":"https:\/\/witradio.net\/","html":"