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Wild blueberry

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8. Having lived most of my life in cities, and now live rural, two observations

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Thu Feb 29, 2024, 01:35 PM

Feb 29

1) There is FAR more that urban people and rural people have in common, especially economically, and if we were to unite, we would massively outweigh the corporate power that now controls our country. Corporate media, among others, has done an excellent job of dividing us and keeping us from coalescing.

2) White supremacy and patriarchy are dying ideas, and those who still benefit from them, especially economically, are feeling the Las Gasp.

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The Mystery of Urban Rage - by maxrandb [View all] maxrandb Feb 29 OP

Righteous rant! Ocelot II Feb 29 #1

The book review at your link is by Paul Krugman. yardwork Feb 29 #2

Fixed it. Thanks! maxrandb Feb 29 #4

He agrees with everything you said. yardwork Feb 29 #5

They sure mgardener Feb 29 #14

Who listens to Elise Stefanik? yardwork Feb 29 #15

Thank you! Sky Jewels Feb 29 #3

Much of the rage is by or for young white men who are too lazy to study in school or to get professional training. Lonestarblue Feb 29 #6

Power-monger playbook: Amplify the rage, insert message, aim, gain more power. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 29 #10

Righteous rant that ends with a good laugh... Probatim Feb 29 #7

I went to College at Alfred.... SergeStorms Feb 29 #11

Having lived most of my life in cities, and now live rural, two observations Wild blueberry Feb 29 #8

Well sure, that's why so much energy is put into dividing us. yardwork Feb 29 #16

Man, you nailed it maxrandb Mar 1 #21

They can't grow that strange fruit anymore. ECL213 Feb 29 #9

Boom The Mouth Feb 29 #13

A succinct description of the situation. SouthernDem4ever Feb 29 #12

Progressives, objectively speaking, have much more to be angry about senseandsensibility Feb 29 #17

What the media will do about this SC issue maxrandb Feb 29 #18

excellent rant Skittles Mar 1 #19

Maybe it's because "rural rage" turns so many people into such fucking assholes Silent3 Mar 1 #20