Reply #7: Yep

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Is there such a thing as a "retro" liberal Democrat? The essay never mentions such a thing but I AM one. Which is to say, pro-union, pro-working class, pro-middle class. I actually see things in terms of retro (small town and rural) and metro (urban working class and people of color) being natural allies, and my dislike is for suburban yuppiedom and the rich. That is where the real divide in this country is. Despite the Repukes being somewhat successful in swinging some "retro" people over to their side, that is not their natural base. It is, in fact, a travesty the Repukes have pulled using a "wedge issue" strategy, but it's BS and even the Repuke leadership knows it. The "retro vs metro" analysis seems to me to artifically divide the working class against itself, while giving the real Repuke base of suburban yuppiedom a free pass.