[quote=livinincali]I think people are just pushing back against that elitist tone even if some of those policies proposed by the elitists would benefit them. [/quote]
This last sentence described why it happened, particularly the last portion ‘even if some of those policies proposed by the elitists would benefit them’.
How are the elitists to know what is best for them? They are too far disconnected from the lives these people live. If one of these supposedly good policies turns out bad for them.. who takes the hit? They do, while the elitist might ignore the result because it runs in the face of what they want to believe or they might just say ‘my bad’ and turn back to their latte’. These so called ‘deplorables’ still have to deal with the very real consequences.
[quote=livinincali]We honestly just don’t understand how these people think or what concerns they have.[/quote]
Exactly. The other item you may want to consider, is that a liberal progressive policy that you may be proposing; may be neither liberal nor progressive. Any time a policy removes or restricts existing rights – it actually is repressive – controlling. The base form of ‘liberal’ is same as to ‘liberate’ or free. But controlling and restricting is not freeing.
One thing that these ‘deplorables’ don’t like, is arrogance directed towards or against them. Calling them ‘deplorables’ is definitely one way to demonstrate the arrogance. Sounds almost like the concept of the ‘untouchables’ in India – coming from the mouths of so called progressive liberals. So are progressive liberals really believers in a caste system?
