7 thoughts on “Scholar studies small-town American for eight years to find out why they’re so mad. Findings in brief: Because they’re racist and stupid.”
I've been surrounded by idiots more than assholes of late. I don't know how to avoid them other than stay home.
Today was punctuated by better angels, though. The local (well, only 15 miles from home) protest was pretty great.
The title of your book, The Left Behind, rubbed me the wrong way. It seems to me that many of these people haven’t been left behind; they’ve chosen not to keep up. But the sense of victimization appears to overwhelm everything else.
Also at VOX, conversations, Stanford psychologist followed Wuthnow around and wrote
https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/9/26/16345…
I've been surrounded by idiots more than assholes of late. I don't know how to avoid them other than stay home.
Today was punctuated by better angels, though. The local (well, only 15 miles from home) protest was pretty great.
Zing!
You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the New West. You know…morons.
Sounds like out here in Calibama.
I don't know many Stanford grads, but [this guy] is my favorite.
[Better James.]
There are so many better video clips of James' playing. I chose those because solo. Here, have some [Waybacks.]