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2016 Postmortem

Wounded Bear

(58,584 posts)

7. Meh...

Reply to NoGoodNamesLeft (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 7, 2016, 11:02 AM

Dec 2016

Here's thing, though, what works for and is desirable in rural areas are NOT the same for urban areas.

It's a two way street, and the Red state rural areas just sold their soul and our lives to Mr Potter.

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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