I think we can put to rest the idea that it's economic hardship driving the insurrection

[EleanorR]

These aren't people who are struggling economically and feeling unheard and left behind, or whatever garbage it is we're supposed to believe.

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[leftstreet]

1. Not everyone thought it was n/t

[dchill]

2. Their hardship is educational. As planned for decades.

The eugenics of disinformation.

[lapfog_1]

3. I think it is more that they are "losers"

either economically or socially or in their political / religious beliefs.

[LastDemocratInSC]

5. Or they view themselves as real or potential losers

because of demographic changes in their home areas.

[EleanorR]

7. They view themselves as victims

They see themselves as victims because that is what fox and others have told them they are, over and over and over again.

[LastDemocratInSC]

8. You're right, victim is a better term

because it implies that their situations in life are the result of malicious decisions made by others instead of poor personal choices.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. That's the French Revolution in a nutshell. Bourgeoisie destroyed government and had no plan.

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The wealthy middle class wanted to convert their money into political power.

They were the ones to incite the commoners to overthrow the government, but they dismantled all of the government instead of the ruling class, so there was no regional control and all went to shit for about a century.

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