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I've known Bourdain has had a respect for the working class and the poor. He used to work in the kitchen. I've nevee once heard him mock working class people. This is the same guy who has gone to places where the working class go, work, and eat. I don't see any other TV host eating at Waffle House. I am middle class and I avoid eating at Waffle House.
If Waffle House is good enough for Tony and Sean Brock, it's good enough for me.
You must not read this forum or any news articles ...
Unfortunately plenty of people I know who vote Democrat here in Ohio do exactly what Bourdain described. I am happy to remind them that many of these same people who voted for Trump also voted for Obama, so exactly how dumb does that make them? That's a question they usually don't have an answer for.
If they want to keep up this contempt of working-class middle America, go right ahead. Another sign of how clueless the Democratic Party and many of its supporters actually are. They now carry the label of "the party of the elite" they accused the GOP of bearing for so long.
At the end of the day, I wish more people would focus on what unites us instead of what divides us. Unfortunately, that's the mantra of the left, divide and conquer.
Ordinary Americans is those that were the focus of the article that you mentioned. Liberals are normally categorized by big city socialists that believe farming communities are big red neck problem areas where section 8 projects are the grounds for new saints. Liberals often have a disdain for hard working class living in rural areas. The article clearly was depicting their overall summary that life is better in the big city.
Okay, let's get something straight. Two things:
1) Liberals in general, albeit there are exceptions, do have a disdain for working-class blue collar people. Particularly blue collar men. This disdain and contempt is even more pronounced among college educated, white collar, ethnic Black-Americans.
You white conservatives are just jumping on the bandwagon now that a celebrity chef that is liberal is saying similar. But I was saying similar for years. The American TV news stories about how there are no black men to marry college educated, white collar, Black-American women even if the black dudes are construction workers was and is elitism contempt for the "working man." Many of those black women working as social workers and in the administration office of public grade schools weren't and aren't making much more if at all than journeymen construction workers.
But you white conservatives united with the liberals in contempt for blue collar black men.
Like there was a time cooking in a restaurant in the USA carried no celebrity status, until TV turned that industry into something sexy, likewise the rise in all these home rehab shows, like The Property Brothers, involving construction workers are turning construction workers into something sexy for white people. It has yet to catch up with the broader Black-American population though. Black people are still only celebrating doctors, lawyers, engineers, rap artists, professional athletes, comedy stars, TV personalities like Oprah, drug dealers, gang bangers, welfare mother's, and nothing in between for men. Which is in part driving the homicide rates in Black-American Democrat cities. A cultural attitude of contempt for hard work for small money.
2) Rural areas are not the only areas with hard working blue collar people. You think Milwaukee, Chicago, and Detroit have robots out walking house to house delivering mail when it is 10 degrees below 0 outside?
And the cities aren't the only places with people on welfare.
Actually, I'm getting tired of hearing all this yapping about welfare. Just about every American is on or will be on welfare if they collect Social Security Retirement payments. When you people go vacation in another state or country I don't see you all refuse to walk down there paved sidewalks or travel in car or down their paved roads, or not pull your car over and not use public rest rooms.
Tell me...what is the difference between ordinary Americans and liberals?
I agree with manguy... having "the privilege <sarcasm>" to be around liberals myself I can tell you that they act as if without them people couldn't survive. I had to laugh as they patted themselves on their backs to impress other liberals.
Unfortunately plenty of people I know who vote Democrat here in Ohio do exactly what Bourdain described. I am happy to remind them that many of these same people who voted for Trump also voted for Obama, so exactly how dumb does that make them? That's a question they usually don't have an answer for.
If they want to keep up this contempt of working-class middle America, go right ahead. Another sign of how clueless the Democratic Party and many of its supporters actually are. They now carry the label of "the party of the elite" they accused the GOP of bearing for so long.
At the end of the day, I wish more people would focus on what unites us instead of what divides us. Unfortunately, that's the mantra of the left, divide and conquer.
Back before the 2012 election I noticed that Democrats became the party of the rich. Being they know how to marketing they were successful in convincing the poor and middle class otherwise.
The left politicians and celebrities would like us to believe they are against like capitalism but they sure want their money from their memoirs, CD's, movies, T-shirts and such which is capitalism. If you don't believe that, ask Jay-Z or Bruce Springsteen, if they don't mind if you down load their music using turrets. Or download a book without paying for it.
Actually, I'm getting tired of hearing all this yapping about welfare. Just about every American is on or will be on welfare if they collect Social Security Retirement payments. When you people go vacation in another state or country I don't see you all refuse to walk down there paved sidewalks or travel in car or down their paved roads, or not pull your car over and not use public rest rooms.
Your getting tired of people yapping about welfare? Imagine how tired people are of paying for it. And no, social security IS NOT welfare. People are forced to PAY INTO IT, unlike welfare where you could be a drugged out, baby momma, or dead beat daddy who doesn't work and never paid a dime in taxes.
BIG! DIFFERENCE.... BIG!!!
And get off the roads WE TAXPAYERS pay to build those roads and bridges unless YOU PAID TAXES to fund it too. I'm sick of that LAME rhetoric. I say we charge a toll and if you don't pay, you don't use. Unless you pay taxes get the **** off the roads us tax payers pay for.
As long as I am forced to pay for lazy people who can't even figure out how to take a pill, get a voter ID, excuse after excuse supported by Democrats and Liberals who's interest is to keep you dependent, I yap all I want.
I agree with manguy... having "the privilege <sarcasm>" to be around liberals myself I can tell you that they act as if without them people couldn't survive. I had to laugh as they patted themselves on their backs to impress other liberals.
Here's a secret: There are conservatives that are *******s too. Shocking, I know!
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