American identity politics started long before Trump, and long before the GOP's modern assault on governance. I just finished reading; White Trash: The 400-Yea

American identity politics started long before Trump, and long before the GOP's modern assault on governance. I just finished reading; White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America - it was illuminating. The war against "cultural elites" started with the first "mountain men" that ran for office in contrast to the 'educated elites' from "the North". Sound familiar? It's not liberals, leftists or elitists who started the war on manual labor - they used it to separate themselves a long time ago. This of course was connected to slavery, which left the south under-educated and feeling personally attacked. Too much to cover here, just read the book!