I'm sympathetic to your first point. I come from the Coast where they often brag about their wealth and federal tax revenue that they believe supports programs in fly over country such as farm subsidies.
True or not, fly over country has always provided the majority of those the military sends to die and it was not a bank in Wichita that blew up the entire economy in 2008 that required a national bail out. It was also not the elites from fly over country that ensured those who blew up the system were made financially whole while everyone not in their club was left with speeches about how the free market works as they lost everything.
On the point about those out breaking the laws and seeking fundamental change, They have far more in common with Trump supporters than anyone cares to admit.
I ignore the 2 dimensional caricatures. There are always extremists that end up front and center in the media, but I think if you met them in person you would have more sympathy than you realize. They have lived under a system where legal and political process has been weaponized to ensure tales they lose, heads the other side wins. It's an old game where those in power rig every peaceful process for change that they don't support, than feign outrage when those outside the system decide to no longer play by the rules. If you live in a place where those who hold power are lawless, it's not surprising many will grow to resent that system and want to burn it down.
I'm sympathetic to your first point. I come from the Coast where they often brag about their wealth and federal tax revenue that they believe supports programs in fly over country such as farm subsidies.
True or not, fly over country has always provided the majority of those the military sends to die and it was not a bank in Wichita that blew up the entire economy in 2008 that required a national bail out. It was also not the elites from fly over country that ensured those who blew up the system were made financially whole while everyone not in their club was left with speeches about how the free market works as they lost everything.
On the point about those out breaking the laws and seeking fundamental change, They have far more in common with Trump supporters than anyone cares to admit.
I ignore the 2 dimensional caricatures. There are always extremists that end up front and center in the media, but I think if you met them in person you would have more sympathy than you realize. They have lived under a system where legal and political process has been weaponized to ensure tales they lose, heads the other side wins. It's an old game where those in power rig every peaceful process for change that they don't support, than feign outrage when those outside the system decide to no longer play by the rules. If you live in a place where those who hold power are lawless, it's not surprising many will grow to resent that system and want to burn it down.