Have you ever read What’s the Matter with Kansas? it was written in 2004, and it’s specifically pursues the question of why the poorest parts of America. The answer, as Thomas Frank sees it:
And it really helps that the Republicans really know how to pander to these, well, I’ll let Gene Wilder say it:
Quote: : In order to explain to the "Cons" why no progress gets made on these issues, politicians and pundits point their fingers to a "liberal elite," a straw man representing everything that conservatism is not. When reasons are given, they eschew economic reasons in favor of accusing this elite of simply hating America, or having a desire to harm "average" Americans. This theme of victimization by these "elites" is pervasive in conservative literature, despite the fact that at the time conservatives controlled all three branches of government, were being served by an extensive media devoted only to conservative ideology, and had won 6 of the previous 9 presidential elections.
And it really helps that the Republicans really know how to pander to these, well, I’ll let Gene Wilder say it:
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
