Why Ron Paul's Racist Newsletters Didn't Hurt Him in Texas

[Ilsa]

13. Many people don't realize that except for

Cable and Internet service, the only progressive or new thinking these people would be exposed to is through leaving home and going to college. (Even libraries in small communities can be lacking.)

That is why a college education is still so critical for keeping the ranks of the democratic party full of not just middle class workers, but people who have been trained in critical thinking. I believe that is why so many small town people continue to vote against their own best economic interests: they have little exposure to philosophy and their minds being trained in logic. It's better than 30 years ago, but it is still difficult in small towns.