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A Good Article
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RE: A Good Article
Ah yes, more head in the sand reasoning with a healthy dose of intolerance from the side of the political spectrum that is constantly extolling the virtues of tolerance and inclusiveness. The observations of the fundamentalists is correct I think, but not all Trump voters match this description.

The author says that there is nothing to be learned through dialogue with people in "fly over country", clueless elitism. The poor rural population has much more in common with the urban poor than people like the author have in common with their urban poor voting base when it comes to what's actually required to effectively lead this country into the future.

My use of poor above should include the impoverished, the working poor and the vast majority of the middle class. Their general needs are the same, but both parties use the varying specific needs based largely on geographic circumstance to drum up fear and the promise of salvation to earn votes.

What is needed is a politician on the national stage that can cut through the tribalistic bullshit and unite the masses based on their shared interests and leave the power brokers on both sides to fuck each other in commiseration.

The idiot that wrote the article is part of the problem.
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A Good Article - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 1:32 am
RE: A Good Article - by Autumnlicious - November 23, 2016 at 2:13 pm
RE: A Good Article - by abaris - November 23, 2016 at 6:19 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Cato - November 23, 2016 at 5:45 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 6:05 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Doubting Thomas - November 23, 2016 at 6:14 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 6:18 pm
RE: A Good Article - by brewer - November 23, 2016 at 7:28 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Minimalist - November 23, 2016 at 7:33 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Opoponax - November 23, 2016 at 8:18 pm
RE: A Good Article - by Whateverist - November 24, 2016 at 3:16 am
RE: A Good Article - by Opoponax - November 24, 2016 at 12:43 pm
RE: A Good Article - by vorlon13 - November 24, 2016 at 3:30 am
RE: A Good Article - by Whateverist - November 24, 2016 at 4:30 am
RE: A Good Article - by abaris - November 24, 2016 at 7:49 am
RE: A Good Article - by Minimalist - November 24, 2016 at 12:51 pm
RE: A Good Article - by abaris - November 24, 2016 at 12:56 pm

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