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Seems like Democrats intend to win by bashing rural America.
I wonder how their rural bashing strategy is going to do in November. Especially the large rural populations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and other former swing states.
I wonder why a senator who represents this and was mayor of this.
“I read books like Hillbilly Elegy and everything I can to try to understand other folks, and when I read books like that, I’m thinking to myself ‘oh my God, these folks have so much in common with folks that live in my neighborhood.’”
In what redneck Bizarro-world alternate universe does that come across as... uh... "bashing?"
I have. Most of it takes place in cities, not the rural country, as lots of hillbillies now live in cities. The author believes that being forced to leave their old farms caused many of the problems that afflict them now.
It's not where they live, it's how they live. The hillbillies have the same troubles now wherever they live. The problems aren't confined to one region, only cities, only the country, or even to their financial situation.
It is an illuminating book that dives deeply into a culture that has some very serious internal conflicts going on within it.
The author, J.D. Vance, is as conservative as they come, and the book is not a political treatise. In fact, there is very little mention of politics in it. It's a story of his family, a study of the events, culture, and circumstances that made them what they all became, and how all that stuff also happened to everyone else they knew or were related to.
It's also a study of how one group can cause more change in our society than we, or they, realize.
Vance has seen it all from the very bottom to the very top of the social pile. There are lots of lessons that can be drawn from his book for everyone. And it's a very good read.
Seems like Democrats intend to win by bashing rural America.
I wonder how their rural bashing strategy is going to do in November. Especially the large rural populations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and other former swing states.
I wonder why a senator who represents this and was mayor of this.
“ Hillbilly Elegy” is the name of a best seller book about the culture of Appalachia and migration.
You can leave Appalachia, but the culture tends to stick.
The author’s people hail from Appalachia and migrated to the factories in Ohio.
Nothing off about reading a book about a different culture. Not quite the same thing as posting a link that does not support the sensational thread headline.
It’s an excellent read.
Last edited by middle-aged mom; 05-17-2018 at 07:04 PM..
That said, the OP is a straight up lie. There's no "bashing" going on whatsoever.
Ivanka and Jared we’re fund raisers for Booker’s run for the Senate. You will never hear a bad word out of Booker’s mouth about Ivanka and Jared.
Some Democrats do bash rural America. This is not a good example, however.
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