About those coastal/urban elites..

[JHan]

5. But attitudes though?

Consider this: black people have always had to hold our noses when voting in this country, even when faced with contempt we've had to weigh carefully our options. We're used to this, from ever since and still we voted for politicians whose platform paid some attention, even the barest minimum, to the needs of those on the bottom rung of the ladder- both black and white.

I was one of the 94% of black women who voted Hillary because we knew criminal justice reform ( which would benefit poor whites too btw) and the economy were too important, so was fixing healthcare, climate change, and someone keeping us on the right path for the future. So when I hear things like "attitude" and "smugness" it sounds shallow and disingenuous, because compassion goes both ways - There are limits to my understanding when it comes to reaching out to whites who can't even see the commonalities in our struggles. Which is why I unhesitatingly hold voters accountable for their decisions.