Blue-collar Elitism

[Internationalist]

13. Some industrial workers think like that for a reason

It's because there was an opportunity to be exploited that had been ignored by many so called champions of the working class. Alas a charlatan took advantage of it. Anger was misdirected because many Democratic party standard bearers didn't provide a required contrast.

Midwestern, industrial states voted Democratic for nearly 30 years. They will again when Democrats provide a constructive and honest alternative to the deceptive and cynical rhetoric of politicians like Donald Trump.

Blaming voters is counterproductive. Our side needs to see where we can find areas of agreement with those who should be supporting us. In doing this, we can't surrender our beliefs about diversity and tolerance. However, we do need to re-embrace our ideals concerning economic fairness.