Monarchy of Fear

Liberals met the election of Donald Trump with "fear". The author attempts to analyze her own fear as well as the roll of fear in human society and development. She had grown up in a conservative "by the bootstraps" family, and then married into judaism, adopting the social justice tenants into her life, and retaining the identity even after divorcing.
Young human infants are born more helpless than most animals, and are driven by fear to make their demands on their caregivers.
I was somewhat disappointed that the focus tended to be on "other people's fear". The meat of the book was spent analyzing the "right wing fear" that has driven the election of Trump. The fear of "liberal fear" that the author felt upon the election of Trump was given only brief coverage at the start and end. The author cited a number of ancient philosophers in the discussion of modern fear, but the focus seemed to be "a liberal's interpretation of Trump supporter's fear" rather than a general fear in society. Trump supporters are portrayed as an extension of white, protestant men who see their privilege being eroded by the gains of other minorities. They are shown as driven by disgust of others and taking out their feelings against "others". However, very little time was spent putting this in context. There was also a curious group argument. A woman was "expected" to vote for Hillary Clinton unless there was a strong reason otherwise. Why? Would people just be required to vote for the person that looked most like them? What drives the liberal fear of Trump? Are the angry white men really in a position of privilege? Or are they poor people that have always been at the bottom of a social ladder that keeps getting raised higher as other groups are "built up?" There are so many different areas that could be explored. Alas, this book primarily focuses on their fear of women in the workforce, gays and minorities. Are these really what drives the Trump support? Or are these just groups the left aligns with and thus "sees" as driving support. The other tries to delve into fear in general, but could use more effort to focus on the personal.