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Originally Posted by Zarley
The majority of Americans have an incredibly limited concept of the world outside their borders. Only a small minority would be list global reputation as a key concern.
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The majority of Trump voters in the rust belt have an incredibly limited concept of the world outside of their
back yard. This is why they complain about the "liberal elites" on the coasts, because all they ever see are people just like themselves in these small dying coal/manufacturing towns, and the closest thing they get to diversity is watching Homeland.
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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
That can change though. I don't think our world operates anymore in a way that you can have the luxury to close your eyes and not care about what the rest of the world thinks of you.
Too globalized and interconnected. Americans will watch their standard of living deteriorate under Trump, and then they will start to care a little more.
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I don't think you grasp what life is like for people in extreme small town America in the rust belt. Through much of West Virginia you don't readily have access to the internet or cell coverage, so smart phones aren't doing anyone much good around there. Schools are horrifically underfunded and libraries are few and far between. There isn't much opportunity to see outside of that incredibly narrow worldview unless you actively try for it.
Which is why those people while railing against the "coastal elites" voted in a NYC silver-spooned billionaire reality star, because they have no way to crosscheck anything he spouts at them.
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Originally Posted by Robo
Jesus more protests #nobannowall that country is falling apart and he has been in power for only a couple weeks
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That might be the best thing about a Trump presidency. It's waking up the fire of democracy among people in this country, and you're likely to see far more people engaging in the process in the future. After the Women's March, there was a seminar held to teach these women what they would need to go about running for office.
If we can keep the whole damn thing from burning down, there is hope for the future.
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Originally Posted by GGG
We in the recent history Interned Japanese citizens and non citizens using the excuse of war as legal cover. We didn't become a facist state and burn them all. People. We'd to back down the panic meter here.
I still think we have a buffoon who got elected not a facist with sites on global domination and concentrating power.
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1) Internment camps are still a horrific infringement on the rights of others. Even if they're not dead, those people's lives were forever affected, in a negative way.
2) Trump is a power-hungry buffoon who has surrounded himself with fascists and anarchists who want to watch the world burn, and as long as they stroke his ego, he'll sign whatever they place in front of him.