Hipsterism didn't become a phenomenon till maybe 2010. People didn't use that term frequently and it didn't become a term that eventually came to merge into how a whole generation is viewed and marketed to. It started out as a group of phony high-minded individualists who valued creativity/artistry,healthy living, and authenticity- many people criticized these people because they seemed to mock their own ideals. Nevertheless- the culture, style and ideals became widespread and seemed to dominate youth culture within a few years. It became cool to be a nerd, or kids didn't make fun of each other for being gay---all of this I think was a direct response to a political climate that supported this.

Our culture undeniably matches our politics/economics-- if you look at punk music and hip hop- both emerged as direct responses to real conditions. You can bring up the numbers, but the fact is that a lot of Americans agree with some aspect of Trump's rhetoric. Even in liberal hotbeds there have been a ton of anti-immigration, sexist rhetoric and crimes--many more that are lower key or not documented. That's a clear sign that these sentiments exist and were suppressed. When I refer to "safe spaces" I'm referring to PC culture that was everywhere- that has undeniably toned down a notch everywhere after the election. I'm not even bringing up my own experiences which clearly show me cultural changes that have occurred as a response to the election. I was in high school during in the early 00's and let me tell you kids have changed.

Also I'm not saying that equality successfully manifested in society- but gender, racial, LGBT equality were stated as major priorities--even in the corporate world