I think this is an insidious belief. They have a misperception of the source of their malaise, but thinking of them as irresponsible rubes is a disservice to them and ignores the fact that they have been soaked by the rich just like the rest of us. They blame the wrong people (BIPOC, primarily) for their problems, but have nonetheless be…
I think this is an insidious belief. They have a misperception of the source of their malaise, but thinking of them as irresponsible rubes is a disservice to them and ignores the fact that they have been soaked by the rich just like the rest of us. They blame the wrong people (BIPOC, primarily) for their problems, but have nonetheless been brought to their knees by the same corporate interests that have done the rest of us in.
I'd add just one thing. If one interacts with them, approaching them as irresponsible rubes or some such is not going to help them begin to listen to us. To have any hope of moving them, it's important to listen to them, and treat them with respect. Even if it only leads to one out of ten changing their minds, its' worth it.
Thank you for pointing that out, Reid. Poor choices are made at all economic levels, true. But when you have nothing, have no prospect of ever having something, you want to look for someone to blame. T**** gave poor and working class white people liberal "elites" to blame - even though it has been wealthy elites like T**** himself who have not only degraded their chances of rising to the middle class, but have made it increasingly difficult for educated "elites" to stay in the middle class.
I think this is an insidious belief. They have a misperception of the source of their malaise, but thinking of them as irresponsible rubes is a disservice to them and ignores the fact that they have been soaked by the rich just like the rest of us. They blame the wrong people (BIPOC, primarily) for their problems, but have nonetheless been brought to their knees by the same corporate interests that have done the rest of us in.
I'd add just one thing. If one interacts with them, approaching them as irresponsible rubes or some such is not going to help them begin to listen to us. To have any hope of moving them, it's important to listen to them, and treat them with respect. Even if it only leads to one out of ten changing their minds, its' worth it.
Thank you for pointing that out, Reid. Poor choices are made at all economic levels, true. But when you have nothing, have no prospect of ever having something, you want to look for someone to blame. T**** gave poor and working class white people liberal "elites" to blame - even though it has been wealthy elites like T**** himself who have not only degraded their chances of rising to the middle class, but have made it increasingly difficult for educated "elites" to stay in the middle class.