Feeling "marginalized?"

      I have read that some conservatives feel "marginalized." This seems to be their rationale for supporting President Trump. For the sake of simplicity, let's theorize or guess that a lot of these marginalized people are white members of the middle class who have achieved the "American Dream."
      If I could have a rational conversation with the marginalized I would explain that I am 70 years old. The most valuable thing I own is a car and it’s 16 years old. I have not achieved the “American Dream.” I am trying to figure out why or if I should feel sorry for middle class Americans who have achieved the Dream but who are, nonetheless, feeling “marginalized.” I know why I care about Native Americans whose ancestors were forced to give up their land and their way of life so that an influx of white Europeans would have opportunities to use that land and resources for their own financial gain. I know why I care about the disadvantaged descendants of Africans who were kidnapped, shipped to America, and enslaved so that whites could financially profit more from land stolen from Native Americans.

     Working hard and sacrificing to save for retirement, to put the kids through college, to pay for a house with a white picket fence – these are noteworthy rewarding accomplishments. So why feel marginalized? Is it because your values don’t seem to be part of the mainstream culture these days? Does that detract from the validity of those values?

      Is it because you feel your power or influence on American society is diminishing? Or perhaps you are not comfortable with the pace at which the world is changing. Perhaps your life seems less insignificant than it once did. Maybe you resent that small percentage of your taxes being spent to benefit people who are less fortunate than you.

     Perhaps you think that anyone can achieve the American Dream independently through dint of hard work and persistence even if the person is non-personable; has no networking connections; no ability to read, write or do math beyond an 8^th grade level; has undeveloped social skills; no special marketable skills; no automobile; and does not live close to an employer needing workers.

     The reality is that there are people who work hard and persistently and who will never achieve the American Dream because of high expenses and /or low wages. Taxpayers should not have to subsidize such people so that they can live a middle class lifestyle. Nor does social justice call for society to support anyone who is able but unwilling to work. Social justice does call for anyone willing to work, to be paid enough to live a healthful lifestyle.
       Social justice also calls for legitimate non-workers (the disabled and those too young or too old to work) to have what they need to live a reasonably healthy life. Will churches and not-for-profit service organizations unconditionally and non-abusively fill the needs of all disabled and all economically disadvantaged able and willing to work citizens? I sincerely doubt it. It is the role of government to provide for the general welfare. 
     Should we continue to ignore the demands of pragmatic social justice so that proud hard-working members of the middle class can stop feeling marginalized? 

     If you are a "marginalized" one, please respond so that we can better understand each other.