“Half of America is thinking to themselves: 'I'm a decent, hardworking American, scared for the future because manufacturing jobs are going away, my community is disintegrating, and the people in power don't care about me. Why do these liberal crybabies think I'm some racist hick?'

The other half is thinking: 'I'm a decent, hardworking American, scared for the future because racism / sexism / homophobia is a constant threat, I won't be able to get the healthcare I need, violence against people like me is normalized, and the climate has been ruined for the next generation. How can these racist hicks think I'm just some liberal crybaby?'”

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