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In reply to the discussion: "Their America is vanishing" Seriously NY Times? Are we supposed to have sympathy for their bigotry? [View all]applegrove
(118,022 posts)7. When they had union jobs or farms with subsidies they dreamed of retiring
to a fishing lake. And it was within their grasp. They were self actualized. Then came forty years of anti-union GOP policy and those dreams died. People suffering from financial anxiety think less with reason more with emotion. Trump gave many a home. Events to dream about. Cosplay and roles to take on that are seemingly real (Jan 6). They get to dress up. In the short term it reduces anxiety. He gave them a false dream. Biden is fighting back by trying to give people financial hope. Then inflation comes along and short term thinking takes over again.
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"Their America is vanishing" Seriously NY Times? Are we supposed to have sympathy for their bigotry? [View all]
tulipsandroses
Oct 2022
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They should all be asked on the campaign trail if they believe democracy is the best form of governm
Walleye
Oct 2022
#22
Awhile back, I posted an article about money left unspent for retraining
tulipsandroses
Oct 2022
#28
The last few paragraphs of this article address the fundamental laziness of these people.....
Jade Fox
Oct 2022
#43
Hate, bigotry and death threats - none of this shit has any place in society in 2022.
Initech
Oct 2022
#9
Year Seven of the Cletus Safari, and still the same old shit from the paper of record
hatrack
Oct 2022
#15
Their America did not include Confederate flag...most of them are full of shit...just mad because
Demsrule86
Oct 2022
#34
Good article, doesn't blame Democrats for "ignoring" working class and Middle America.
betsuni
Oct 2022
#36
Every time someone says "economic anxiety," I think of my Trumpista neighbors...
Hekate
Oct 2022
#40