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Neci posted something, a while, ago. She tried to point out that people that live in outlying areas, feel that parts of America are forgotten.
The article I am referencing attempts to express sympathy and empathy for the people that feel they live in places that are forgotten.
Ignored.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reason...e-talks-about/
"Blue islands in an ocean of red. The cities are less than 4 percent of the land mass, but 62 percent of the population and easily 99 percent of the popular culture. Our movies, shows, songs, and news all radiate out from those blue islands."
"And if you live in the red, that fucking sucks."
-David Wong
(I have spent the night, examining what the author of the article meant.Filtered through what I know. It is a worthwhile journey, because he has many answers as to why Trump happened, from the viewpoint of someone is part of a culture that is left to cope with abandonment.
Down to brass tacks!
"Donald Trump is a brick chucked through the window of the elites. "Are you assholes listening now?"
The difference between portrayals in the cinema, shorthand memes for popular culture, and the reality of those portrayed...
"But those are fictional characters!" Okay, what about all those millionaire left-leaning talk show hosts? You think they keep their insults classy? Tune into any bit about Chris Christie and start counting down the seconds until the fat joke. Google David Letterman's sex scandals. But it's okay, because they're on our side, and everybody wants an asshole on their team -- a spiked bat to smash their enemies with. That's all Trump is. The howls of elite outrage are like the sounds of bombs landing on the enemy's fortress. The louder the better."
Already some of you have gotten angry, feeling this gut-level revulsion at any attempt to excuse or even understand these people. After all, they're hardly people, right? Aren't they just a mass of ignorant, rageful, crude, cursing, spitting subhumans?
Gee, I hope not. I have to hug a bunch of them at Thanksgiving. And when I do, it will be with the knowledge that if I hadn't moved away, I'd be on the other side of the fence, leaving nasty comments on this article the alternate universe version of me wrote.
Link to article- 5 Helpful Answers To Society's Most Uncomfortable Questions
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-helpful-answers-to-societys-most-uncomfortable-questions/
The article I am referencing attempts to express sympathy and empathy for the people that feel they live in places that are forgotten.
Ignored.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reason...e-talks-about/
"Blue islands in an ocean of red. The cities are less than 4 percent of the land mass, but 62 percent of the population and easily 99 percent of the popular culture. Our movies, shows, songs, and news all radiate out from those blue islands."
"And if you live in the red, that fucking sucks."
-David Wong
(I have spent the night, examining what the author of the article meant.Filtered through what I know. It is a worthwhile journey, because he has many answers as to why Trump happened, from the viewpoint of someone is part of a culture that is left to cope with abandonment.
Down to brass tacks!
"Donald Trump is a brick chucked through the window of the elites. "Are you assholes listening now?"
The difference between portrayals in the cinema, shorthand memes for popular culture, and the reality of those portrayed...
"But those are fictional characters!" Okay, what about all those millionaire left-leaning talk show hosts? You think they keep their insults classy? Tune into any bit about Chris Christie and start counting down the seconds until the fat joke. Google David Letterman's sex scandals. But it's okay, because they're on our side, and everybody wants an asshole on their team -- a spiked bat to smash their enemies with. That's all Trump is. The howls of elite outrage are like the sounds of bombs landing on the enemy's fortress. The louder the better."
Already some of you have gotten angry, feeling this gut-level revulsion at any attempt to excuse or even understand these people. After all, they're hardly people, right? Aren't they just a mass of ignorant, rageful, crude, cursing, spitting subhumans?
Gee, I hope not. I have to hug a bunch of them at Thanksgiving. And when I do, it will be with the knowledge that if I hadn't moved away, I'd be on the other side of the fence, leaving nasty comments on this article the alternate universe version of me wrote.
Link to article- 5 Helpful Answers To Society's Most Uncomfortable Questions
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-helpful-answers-to-societys-most-uncomfortable-questions/