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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Coming from the midwest, I thought this was very true:

[b]Republicans have mastered wielding the struggles of poor white Americans[/b] as a cudgel against blacks, against Latinos, against women, against Jews and Muslims and LGBTQ folks. See them? They’re to blame for your struggle. You’re hurting because of them! I am tired of wealthy conservatives who have never set foot among us “white trash”—and sure as hell wouldn’t want their children marrying us—filming campaign commercials of themselves wading through star-spangled cornfields and ranting about the so-called “liberal bubble” and every buzzword that goes with it: Hollywood, communists, “college educated,” etc[/quote]
Democrats have used the struggles of poor minorities as a cudgel against whites etc. as if they alone are the solution to change their station in life. Yet when in power, little to nothing changes. [/quote]

Agree. Dems are just mad because their use of identity politics didn't triumph. They thought it would pay off to tell poor white people to check their privilege and to vote for the Dem candidate or else they're racist.

Turns out it didn't. [/quote]

Stop the alt right talking point.  [b]Republicans created identity politics with the Southern Strategy. [/b] Both parties do it.  BTW, there is nothing wrong with identity politics.  Urban people are going to be interested in different issues than rural people.  [/quote]

Do you also think the Sexual Revolution created sex? Identity politics is as old as time. Part of the reason it works is people are simple and lacking a much better option, identity politics is the most attractive solution. It can be useful at times, but yes, often there are things wrong with it.

Urban and rural people have more in common than they have that is different.  But there are some very powerful forces that love the divide and conquer solution to their maintenance of power.[/quote]

Your response is nonsensical.  Both parties love identity politics.  It doesn't bother me at all.  I have very little in common with people who live in the heartland.  I have friends from there who live in DC, but they even admit that they are no longer accepted in their birthplace.  [/quote]

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