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There are a lot of people who have lost faith in the system of government that has largely forgotten them. Their kids are drug addicts. Their towns look like

There are a lot of people who have lost faith in the system of government that has largely forgotten them. Their kids are drug addicts. Their towns look like war zones. They have no ability to earn a living. They seek to be recognized and valued. They seek to matter to someone. In Alex Jones they find a leader who understands their issues and makes it easy to understand who to blame. If we want to disarm Alex we need to recognize there are real problems in America outside of the coastal areas.

noobermin 8y ago
The more people conflate the working class with Trump supporters, the more it feels like a plot to further discredit them. Not all of the rural areas or working class whites care about Alex Jones or even know who he is.
shredprez 8y ago
> If we want to disarm Alex we need to recognize there are real problems in America outside of the coastal areas. And inside the coastal areas as well. Still, none of this stress and anxiety condemns a reasonable human being to become a psychotic racist caricature (or a follower of the same). Desperation just turns up the dial on a person's fundamental system of values. It exposes the prejudice; it doesn't create it. Solving the problems listed would calm their rage to the benefit of all, but let's not kid ourselves that it would change any hearts or minds.
hnisgroupthink 8y ago
The government didn't forget about them. They stole their money through inflation and stole their kids through corporations and prison. They created massively scalable surveillance that watches everyone all over the world. Most people wish government would forget about them.