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There's not enough room to adequately describe the subject title, so what I'm asking is, why do the democrats and the progressive elite seem to feel so much resentment and lack of respect for poor, lower and middle-middle class Americans(predominantly white, but other races as well)?
The evidence of this builds daily. The Clintons spoke disrespectfully of these people, today we heard Obama once again refer to these Americans as essentially opposing 'globalism' for no legitimate reason, other than baseless, irrational fears that lead them to want to go ball up in a corner somewhere where they will feel "safe". When Obama cut back on coal energy and doubled down on natural gas energy, he basically threw the economically poor coal workers out into the streets with no program for job training or anything else!
The democrats continually push for immigration policies and amnesty that directly result in job losses and depressed salaries for blue collar Americans. They push for "globalism", at the direct expense of working class Americans who lose their jobs when companies pack up and leave for China or Mexico or etc.
The left wing elite speak of uneducated Americans as ignorant fools who just aren't intelligent enough to realize what's really best for them. But what's worse, are the insinuations about how these Americans are more likely to be racist and/or sexist and/or bigoted, and therefore they vote for someone like Trump instead of a wonderful candidate like Hillary.
So obviously the democrats don't seem to have respect for the aforementioned Americans, and it's obvious to me that the left wing elite are willing to sacrifice these people in the name of ideological advancement. Apparently it's become obvious to many of these people, which is probably why they didn't just blindly vote for more of the same. I lost my house and watched my insurance costs increase, while my income decreased, ALL under Obama. So it's clear to me that these people are more intelligent than the left give them credit for!
The evidence of this builds daily. The Clintons spoke disrespectfully of these people, today we heard Obama once again refer to these Americans as essentially opposing 'globalism' for no legitimate reason, other than baseless, irrational fears that lead them to want to go ball up in a corner somewhere where they will feel "safe". When Obama cut back on coal energy and doubled down on natural gas energy, he basically threw the economically poor coal workers out into the streets with no program for job training or anything else!
The democrats continually push for immigration policies and amnesty that directly result in job losses and depressed salaries for blue collar Americans. They push for "globalism", at the direct expense of working class Americans who lose their jobs when companies pack up and leave for China or Mexico or etc.
The left wing elite speak of uneducated Americans as ignorant fools who just aren't intelligent enough to realize what's really best for them. But what's worse, are the insinuations about how these Americans are more likely to be racist and/or sexist and/or bigoted, and therefore they vote for someone like Trump instead of a wonderful candidate like Hillary.
So obviously the democrats don't seem to have respect for the aforementioned Americans, and it's obvious to me that the left wing elite are willing to sacrifice these people in the name of ideological advancement. Apparently it's become obvious to many of these people, which is probably why they didn't just blindly vote for more of the same. I lost my house and watched my insurance costs increase, while my income decreased, ALL under Obama. So it's clear to me that these people are more intelligent than the left give them credit for!
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