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that struggle economically. The two are tied together.
We're living in an era of capitalism that does not need armies of laborers to amass profits for the owners. How many employees did Henry Ford have to become filthy rich vs. how many employees does Mark Zuckerberg have to become filthy rich. Companies need less employees, but what they do need are smarter employees. In this stage of capitalism, the better paying jobs need workers who can think critically, take in information, and solve problems.
If all you want is your world view confirmed and any evidence to the contrary be dismissed, then, in general, you will have a difficult time finding success in today's economy.
You will be left behind, and blaming the Democrats for "not reaching out" is not the answer either.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)Most of them at my work have Masters degrees, and they are very intelligent. Some can also quote large sections of the Constitution.
Yavin4
(35,437 posts)I can see smart people supporting Trump for various reasons, but do they not accept the truth about the results of the election?
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)but they would probably say there was massive absentee voter fraud. I don't buy it of course.
Yavin4
(35,437 posts)A large metro area? Or one of the rural counties?
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)I work at a very large manufacturing company.
DEM1955
(21 posts)they don't believe Biden won. They instead believe all the nonsense they read and hear about election fraud.
genxlib
(5,524 posts)He tried to tell a coworker that the Democrats are all cheaters. I have put up with his bloviating shit for several years. If he tries to say those things to me I will tell him to fuck right off. I am out of fs to give.
Septua
(2,254 posts)..or 2nd Amendment. I'm in a RED state...Trump won 2 to 1. Beats me...
d_r
(6,907 posts)Have a lot of poor people and a few rich people. They are not all poor, it is the division if wealth.
JI7
(89,247 posts)Yavin4
(35,437 posts)However, the areas of the country that voted for Trump perform worse than the areas of the country that voted for Biden.
stopdiggin
(11,299 posts)and yet -- plenty of Trumpanzies! The thing is -- there just isn't any great correlation between cultism -- and either affluence, or lower IQ and education. (look at Scientology, or Nxivm)
Yavin4
(35,437 posts)Basically, states with growing high tech areas trend Liberal/Democrat. That's because high tech draws diverse workers.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Very interesting video.
Vivienne235729
(3,384 posts)STILL having their car rallies. I don't even understand wtf they are doing now. It's complete insanity.