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It's saying "oh they just don't know any better". That's not better than "They are idiots" or "Racist sexists!"

• namecast 10y ago
  Again - the author is from Middle America; there is no 'they', it's 'we'. And here's just part of what is said: "To pin this election on the coastal elite is a cop-out. It’s intellectually dishonest, and it’s beneath us. We, as a culture, have to stop infantilizing and deifying rural and white working-class Americans. Their experience is not more of a real American experience than anyone else’s, but when we say that it is, we give people a pass from seeing and understanding more of their country. More Americans need to see more of the United States. They need to shake hands with a Muslim, or talk soccer with a middle aged lesbian, or attend a lecture by a female business executive. We must start asking all Americans to be their better selves. We must all understand that America is a melting pot and that none of us has a more authentic American experience." That's a far cry from your interpretation.