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An excellent post, but just to ride the coattails a little and expand on a point: Folks, this is what happens when you ignore and ostracize and most importantl
by angersock 10y ago
An excellent post, but just to ride the coattails a little and expand on a point:
Folks, this is what happens when you ignore and ostracize and most importantly mock the downtrodden. Let's assume (and this might be an incorrect assumption) that this election was decided by undereducated white males.
What has been the positive messaging from the Left and even the intelligent Right for those folks?
Which of the angry tweets decrying evil white men helped encourage them to cross party lines? Which of the Ted talks (other than one or two) recognized their plight as a respectable thing they could fix instead of a talking point? Which of the reddit posts refrained from calling them manchildren during GG? Which media posts failed to paint them as bigoted and racist?
The fact is, they've had it rough, and the Left failed to show that they would have a place at the table, that they would have any dignity in the future.
And so, they lashed out and here we are. Hopefully some of us are paying attention.
- flukus 10y ago> Let's assume (and this might be an incorrect assumption) that this election was decided by undereducated white males. Can we start by not calling them un/under-educated? A high school education should be more than enough for most people.
- jmathai 10y agoI understand the white working class' response in supporting Trump. That doesn't explain 47% of the vote. There's something else going on and I can't put my finger on it. I personally know people who aren't part of the white working class who voted for Trump but would otherwise find him appalling. Maybe now that the election is over I can ask them in order for me to better understand where they're coming from. For now, I remain perplexed.