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MountCleaners

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8. Thank you for posting this!

Wed Nov 8, 2017, 12:17 PM

Nov 2017

This is exactly what they are. People need to quit feeling sorry for them and spend more energy motivating our own people. All we can do is expose them for what they really are.

I posted this article too, which is why I have a "self-delete" in GD, because I didn't see your post. I don't cry much, but the ugliness of their sentiments brought me to tears. Why should people so full of hate feel entitled to make a living at all?

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Finally, a mainstream article about poor white Trump lovers that gets it right.... [View all] RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 OP

Well worth the read irisblue Nov 2017 #1

Yeah, but all you really need to read are the last couple sentences snooper2 Nov 2017 #13

No, it's not worth the read. YoungDemCA Nov 2017 #65

Sorry, but I disagree. No disrespect, just a different POV. YMMV irisblue Nov 2017 #80

well, it's worth the read to me renate Nov 2017 #81

not classist at all obamanut2012 Nov 2017 #106

These people are unreachable, it seems. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #2

There have been enough brain studies now to show some are predisposed to this RKP5637 Nov 2017 #3

Lizard brain programming from three million years ago is a curse we carry into the future. byronius Nov 2017 #43

And really for most of them pointless to try to change their minds. Often, they just dig in deeper. RKP5637 Nov 2017 #82

I think it's more about culturally induced personality disorders. Duppers Nov 2017 #94

This is a very good observation. Yes, many have been conditioned to be the way they are and RKP5637 Nov 2017 #99

Thank you. Duppers Nov 2017 #103

The vast majority of "independents" are already very partisan. Garrett78 Nov 2017 #6

The thing that makes them most angry is the NFL! MountCleaners Nov 2017 #9

He will keep up the rage tweets irisblue Nov 2017 #29

That's pure racism, there. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #32

Some people have suggested that their "ire" luvtheGWN Nov 2017 #55

I agree: it's mainly about Racism. Duppers Nov 2017 #95

From the article "They haven't moved the goal posts. They eliminated them." muntrv Nov 2017 #66

No, you just THINK he hates the people tumpers hate BonnieJW Nov 2017 #73

There's ample evidence that Trump is, in fact, racist. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #91

Yes, Trump's racism has definitely been proven. Duppers Nov 2017 #96

Charles Pierce (and I) agree with you. Tatiana Nov 2017 #100

thanks MariaCSR Nov 2017 #4

I have a live one on FB. He's used the "N" word referring to Obama, called me a brewens Nov 2017 #5

WOOOOW, these people are stupid MariaCSR Nov 2017 #7

Racist. Proudly and painfully racist and to me such folks are pure evil. Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #16

Thank you for posting this! MountCleaners Nov 2017 #8

Amen. Quit feeling sorry for them, quit trying to change their minds and quit wasting time. Neema Nov 2017 #37

The secret that everyone kept last year The Polack MSgt Nov 2017 #10

Yes the MSM gave these hateful racist bastards cover workinclasszero Nov 2017 #51

The thing that really pisses me off sharp_stick Nov 2017 #11

When reading that, Delphinus Nov 2017 #87

That is a pretty chilling article el_bryanto Nov 2017 #12

We can win in the South. MarvinGardens Nov 2017 #49

You ask how we can share the country long term with people who have that mentality bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 #53

Go look at pictures d_r Nov 2017 #69

It isn't just poor .45 supporters superpatriotman Nov 2017 #14

How poor is a restaurant owner or a... MountCleaners Nov 2017 #25

The business owners are probably griping about having to pay their employees Neema Nov 2017 #39

another "Hillbilly Eligy" they should call it "Hillbilly Eulogy" GusBob Nov 2017 #15

This line is incredibly telling bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 #17

NO. There's a lot more to conservative issues than this. Hortensis Nov 2017 #18

These are rabid Trump supporters RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #19

Read what I said. Political bigotry is as real as racial. Hortensis Nov 2017 #20

OK, say you're a reasonable conservative. HughBeaumont Nov 2017 #35

*crickets* Coventina Nov 2017 #77

+1 YoungDemCA Nov 2017 #58

I am not villifying every one who disagrees with me politically... The Polack MSgt Nov 2017 #71

Also, what does the one "wing" want that is so awful as opposed to the other wing? HughBeaumont Nov 2017 #75

Like I said the other 5379 times... Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #21

The difference is this time they didn't edit out the real dirty, slimy stuff RhodeIslandOne Nov 2017 #24

I agree with you, but this article is a follow up GusBob Nov 2017 #33

Everything that dude said was code for "Well at least Trump isn't black" Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #36

THIS. Neema Nov 2017 #46

Particularly appalling to me is RedSpartan Nov 2017 #22

I've never understood the whole Antichrist thing TexasBushwhacker Nov 2017 #86

In other words, they are idiot racist fuckheads Orrex Nov 2017 #23

Exactly. ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #28

By the time the average person comes to the end of the article . . . HughBeaumont Nov 2017 #40

We can't win over these people, but we can ... dawg Nov 2017 #26

That's a terrific point! Orrex Nov 2017 #30

even more unreachable 33%ers here pstokely Nov 2017 #27

Dumb. ASSES. HughBeaumont Nov 2017 #31

What that creep is saying, is, "I don't give a shit if he's the biggest sexual predator bullwinkle428 Nov 2017 #72

Teh Stoopid. volstork Nov 2017 #83

These are the ones who are going to have breakdowns or become violent maryellen99 Nov 2017 #34

Yes. We're going to be facing some very serious mental health challenges. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2017 #52

They that people vote their values, not their interests. Orsino Nov 2017 #38

fake values pstokely Nov 2017 #44

Hate and bigotry are values now? we can do it Nov 2017 #88

I love the idiot, Maggie Frear, who said she would fire NFL players muntrv Nov 2017 #41

PA Truth outinleftfield2 Nov 2017 #42

and could they find anyone younger than 50 to interview pstokely Nov 2017 #47

So in spite of no evidence to support your theory mythology Nov 2017 #54

Trump supporter much? outinleftfield2 Nov 2017 #102

welcome to DU! renate Nov 2017 #67

Democrats have no business talking to those people dalton99a Nov 2017 #45

Yup even as their god emperor screws the shit out of them workinclasszero Nov 2017 #48

It proves 2016 had zero to do with economic issues BannonsLiver Nov 2017 #50

Classist trash. Fuck off, Politico. (nt) YoungDemCA Nov 2017 #56

Johnstown used to be reliably blue when the steel mills were active IronLionZion Nov 2017 #57

It's the "At Least Trump Is White" crowd MrScorpio Nov 2017 #59

Corporate media uses "Trumpism" instead of racism n/t hibbing Nov 2017 #60

K&R Solly Mack Nov 2017 #61

It shows that running anti-Trump alone will not work. mn9driver Nov 2017 #62

they'd believe the orange life preserver is better pstokely Nov 2017 #85

Evidence that America is pretty much done: SpankMe Nov 2017 #63

Brainwashing by Fox news and unbelievable racism. redstatebluegirl Nov 2017 #64

Jesus Christ. octoberlib Nov 2017 #68

There is no cure for willful ignorance. dalton99a Nov 2017 #70

well they're right about him not getting enough sleep... unblock Nov 2017 #76

Read it. It's the authoritarians coming out. These people would have voted for Hitler. GoneOffShore Nov 2017 #74

Article is a long version of this LBJ quote: muntrv Nov 2017 #78

One of my favorite quotes of all time hueymahl Nov 2017 #79

That's it! Duppers Nov 2017 #98

The one HUGE reason trying to enlighten hardcore, Duppers Nov 2017 #101

The permanent underclass lost to reason. gordianot Nov 2017 #84

Hell I could have told you that ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #89

Here's what gets me... MountCleaners Nov 2017 #90

maybe that's the only school that would hire him pstokely Nov 2017 #93

Excellent article JustAnotherGen Nov 2017 #92

Just put "Rich" in the from of the phrase. mamas Nov 2017 #97

A PA perspective DeminPennswoods Nov 2017 #104

In the long run, these communities are going extinct n2doc Nov 2017 #105

AmuriKKKans heaven05 Nov 2017 #107