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Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Me too, Shaun; it sounds like we may have similar backgrounds in this respect. I think I have a pretty good feel for "blue collar middle class" as far as values, beliefs, and and what not. Where I think we may differ is that I give them a lot more credit in their ability to separate the wheat from the chaff; their ability to discern the difference between "serious news" and entertainment. Nowhere is their ability to clearly see the difference between fantasy and reality, fluff and substance, more apparent than in their political shift during my generation. Maybe that is why they are tuning in in record numbers to watch even a very crass conservative completely dress down some left-wing moron. It beats the hell out of the daily dose of liberal dogma presented as news that they so easily see right through. The left consistently underestimates their powers of observation; they see them as short on formal education and therefore maybe not as able to pick up on their nuances of manipulation. I find it funny as hell when the left screams incredulously whenever they feel the right may be attempting to fleece the same "sheep". Problem is, those "sheep" are bright enough to know who to listen too...
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BTW, I hope some day we can meet over a beer or something. At their core, these really are great discussions.