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2016 Postmortem

JHan

(10,173 posts)

3. So..

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 02:02 AM

Dec 2016

which liberal values were so problematic they felt targeted?

We're all struggling in our own ways, how much reaching out must I do - as a "person of color" - to a white person in a rural area who persistently votes against their self interests? How much understanding must I express when I get none in return...

Because when I raise issues BLM have raised I get accusations about "PC" and "Identity Politics" and "if only they followed the law..."- same with other social issues like LGBT rights and abortion rights. So when do we ask rural voters to step up ?

Which issues make the type of rural voter described in your post feel like we're crapping on them?

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About those coastal/urban elites.. [View all] JHan Dec 2016 OP

Democratic elitism is not about wealth... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #1

So.. JHan Dec 2016 #3

It's not the policies so much as it is the attitudes and assumptions towards the other side NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #4

But attitudes though? JHan Dec 2016 #5

I should have explained it a bit better, let me try again... NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #6

Meh... Wounded Bear Dec 2016 #7

When I was living in a rural area the people there knew that urban areas have different needs NoGoodNamesLeft Dec 2016 #8

"Democratic elitism..." J_William_Ryan Dec 2016 #2