And to be fair, at least the Elites we're discussing, I think, are for both helping reduce poverty and providing free/affordable higher education. How so very Euro!
On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 10:10 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > Re: Elites -- I think the most important part of the concept is that they > aren't even aware they *are* elite. They just keep trucking. And no blame, > just maybe a bit of humility and self awareness would be good for them to > add to their mix. > > On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 10:04 AM, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> > wrote: > >> On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Prof David West <profw...@fastmail.fm> wr >> ote: >> >>> If Trump were to win this election, the number one reason is the >>> insistence of democrats and liberals to demonize and marginalize the >>> populace supporting Trump. >>> >>> If the only people that support him are "angry" racist" "xenophobic" >>> "out-of-work-white-men" "could-not-graduate-from-college-because-of-low-IQ" >>> etc. etc. he could not possibly command more than 10% of the vote. >>> >>> Trump is a terrible person — but NOT atypical of the population in >>> general. Projecting his worst qualities onto the masses that support him is >>> a huge, hopefully fatal, strategic mistake on the part of the Clinton >>> campaign. But it would be simply a continuation of a fifty year trend: a >>> small elite that firmly believe they are the only ones capable of and >>> deserving of running the government and that anyone that opposes them is >>> ignorant and dangerous. >>> >>> davew >>> >> >> Thank God some of us are taking seriously the "But Why?" question re: >> Trump's popularity. Thank you! >> >> We simply must take seriously the fact that nearly half of the US is >> going to vote for Trump, and ask yourself "Why?". >> >> -- Owen >> >> On Sat, Nov 5, 2016, at 12:12 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: >>> >>> My opinion: scorn is a very powerful position; you can be scornful of >>> God. People who feel powerless and left out find Trump appealing because >>> they identify with the power implied by his scorn of the elite, the >>> establishment, etc. Remember Spiro Agnew calling the educated "pointy >>> headed intellectuals"? >>> >>> In the meantime I'm very concerned with who's going to win the election. >>> >>> Frank >>> >>> >>> Frank Wimberly >>> Phone (505) 670-9918 >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 5, 2016 12:59 PM, "Owen Densmore" <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: >>> >>> A quote from the article is pretty telling: >>> >>> In America today, compared with 50 years ago, three times as many >>> working-age men are completely outside the work force. This pattern is >>> occurring throughout the developed world — and the consequences are not >>> merely economic. Feeling superfluous is a blow to the human spirit. It >>> leads to social isolation and emotional pain, and creates the conditions >>> for negative emotions to take root. >>> >>> >>> If I were one of them, I'd surely vote Trump. >>> >>> We do need to get over "who's going to win?" and ask "why has Trump got >>> such a *huge* following?" >>> >>> -- Owen >>> >>> >> >
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