White trash. Trailer Trash. People of Wall mart.

[YoungDemCA]

202. Sarah Palin, et al are irrelevant in terms of who actually has power in the US

Who created the entire system of racism and exploitation that we continue to deal with? Who actually runs the major institutions of the United States? Who has the wealth, power, and social status in this country?

Not the "trailer trash", certainly. White people are the dominant racial group in the United States, yes; and white people hold much of the power in society, true; but poverty, lack of educational opportunities, cultural appropriation, and political exploitation-these things don't discriminate based on skin color, certainly not on the individual level (group level is different).

I've seen a lot of racism, class snobbery, and other forms of bigotry and discrimination from highly educated, affluent people. Many of these people consider themselves "tolerant" and even "progressive" or "liberal." The difference is; they are more subtle and sophisticated in their bigotry, as opposed to the cruder "white trash" individual venting his or her frustrations, resentment, and anger at their lot in life in crass, offensive, vulgar terms.

Bigotry that hides behind a veil of political correctness and educated intellectualism is still bigotry, and is arguably more insidious and pervasive in American society these days.