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FrankTC

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5. Dying Of Whiteness

Reply to Cetacea (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 12:18 PM

May 2019

In this context see Jonathan Metzl's book, Dying Of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America's Heartland. Metzl points out that rural whites vote to support conservative political policies that are killing them, for example, as mentioned in the BBC clip, the cuts in funding for mental health services.

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BBC: What's Killing America's White Men? (MAGA related) [View all] Cetacea May 2019 OP

Here: for those who can not watch videos for whatever reason: hlthe2b May 2019 #1

Thank you. Cetacea May 2019 #2

I could not agree with that philosophy more.. Our US attitude has lead to an intense ageism hlthe2b May 2019 #3

+1 area51 May 2019 #7

The honest and brutal truth, TY for stating it. appalachiablue May 2019 #9

An insightful moment was when one guy said: "White men have had it good... brush May 2019 #4

Dying Of Whiteness FrankTC May 2019 #5

I was about to mention that book matt819 May 2019 #6

That last guy...I wish him well BeyondGeography May 2019 #8

Thanks. Cetacea May 2019 #14

Thanks for posting this. I wonder how many Habibi May 2019 #10

Older white man who can identify with these feelings and the thoughts. erronis May 2019 #11

Very sad. I honestly felt heartbroken by his plight. smirkymonkey May 2019 #12

Yea. Cetacea May 2019 #15

Interesting documentary. I heard a discussion on this recently on one of the news shows Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #13

Thanks Cetacea May 2019 #16

Thanks! Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #17