Were social justice warriors responsible for the election outcome?

[TaraJo]

It's truly a mystery why Pennsylvanians wouldn't vote for wiping out one of their industries and replacing it with another that doesn't actually need to be in their state. It's really convincing, the way you put it. How could they not trust such a promise?

It's truly a mystery why they'd ever think it was a good idea to build a fucking economy on Coal.  An energy source that is going to die whether they like it or not.  But no, it should totally be put on life support so we can speed up this whole global warming thing.  Who wants breathable air?

Why do people support it so much?  Well, little people support it because their jobs depend on coal and oil and natural gas and other fossil fuels.  But that isn't why politicians support it.

Politicians support the coal industry for the same reason they support anything: their financial backers tell them to support it.  Their campaigns are financed by fossil fuel industries; have been for years.  If they step out of line, if they try to take money from coal industries and put it elsewhere, they'll suddenly find themselves unable to raise enough money to run an effective campaign.  But the problem with this is, they're working to put money in the pockets of the company CEO, not the workers of the company.

And this gets to the root of the problem with politics in general: both sides are more worried about money than they are people.  I mean, I understand WHY they're worried about money, but that doesn't mean I like it.  Anyone read 1984?  I've been re-reading it lately and one of the ideas in there has been coming to mind a lot this election: We have an upper class that's in power, a middle class that wants to be in power and a lower class that just wants everyone to have a shot to make it.  The middle class courts the lower class to gain power, they preach about how they'll help the lower class, but when they're in power all they do is try to solidify their position at top.  Meanwhile, the old upper class (which has become the current middle class) begins courting the middle class in an attempt to retake the spot at the top of the hill.  And the cycle continues, endlessly.  I guess the underlying concern for all of this is how to fix the problem?