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And yet somehow I see stories in the media about the working poor, coal communities, rural medicaid recipients, etc, pretty much every single day.

coldtea 9y ago
Those with old-school leftist leanings will report ON them, but not OF their opinions (except to sneer them, from the viewpoint of "I know what's best for you"). Others, who have left such old-style leftist leanings behind, will just sneer at them or report what they know: their urban upper/middle class echo bubble and white people's problems (of which, high on the list is a paternalistic concern for the lives of non-whites).
- robotresearcher 9y ago
  NPR had an entire show about coal-country, where apart from some setup, the whole thing was local people speaking for themselves, about their personal concerns. Their own voices. It was a interesting show, and the opposite of sneering.
  - coldtea 9y ago
    NPR is not the New Yorker or tons of other similar outlets (including most major newspapers)...
    - robotresearcher 9y ago
      Do you find any sneering in this New Yorker piece? http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-of-poor-white-people http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-...
    - robotresearcher 9y ago
      Search for 'working poor' in the NY Times: https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/working%20poor https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&co... Top hit headline: "How Child Care Enriches Mothers, and Especially the Sons They Raise" and the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor Top hit headline: "The High Cost, For The Poor, Of Using A Bank" Sneering?
- dtornabene 9y ago
  You mean like the "old school leftist leanings" that was winning primaries with the Sanders campaign? That cared quite deeply for persons of color, coming from that well known urban upper/middle class enclave known as Vermont?

coldtea 9y ago

Those with old-school leftist leanings will report ON them, but not OF their opinions (except to sneer them, from the viewpoint of "I know what's best for you"). Others, who have left such old-style leftist leanings behind, will just sneer at them or report what they know: their urban upper/middle class echo bubble and white people's problems (of which, high on the list is a paternalistic concern for the lives of non-whites).

robotresearcher 9y ago
NPR had an entire show about coal-country, where apart from some setup, the whole thing was local people speaking for themselves, about their personal concerns. Their own voices. It was a interesting show, and the opposite of sneering.
- coldtea 9y ago
  NPR is not the New Yorker or tons of other similar outlets (including most major newspapers)...
  - robotresearcher 9y ago
    Do you find any sneering in this New Yorker piece? http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-of-poor-white-people http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-lives-...
  - robotresearcher 9y ago
    Search for 'working poor' in the NY Times: https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/working%20poor https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&co... Top hit headline: "How Child Care Enriches Mothers, and Especially the Sons They Raise" and the New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor http://www.newyorker.com/search?q=working+poor Top hit headline: "The High Cost, For The Poor, Of Using A Bank" Sneering?
dtornabene 9y ago
You mean like the "old school leftist leanings" that was winning primaries with the Sanders campaign? That cared quite deeply for persons of color, coming from that well known urban upper/middle class enclave known as Vermont?