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In reply to the discussion: You guys can't keep doing this. Working class white man here. [View all]redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)He and his 4 siblings are the first in their families to go to college and three of them have advanced degrees. All of them paid their own way. I agree that many of us lose our minds and lump all blue collar people into a group with similar ideas and voting patterns. We should not do that. I need slapped around every once in a while to.remind me
With that said, what has changed since we were kids being raised by hard working blue collar parents is the idea that education is out of reach. It is still the silver bullet.
I grow weary of people calling us "elitist intellectuals". It even happened last year when we were volunteering with a local union toy drive when they found out we were academics. It broke my husband's heart to have someone like his daddy say that to him. Then came the "I bet you are a damn democrat" statement.
I guess what I am saying is it goes both ways. We all just need to listen to each other better than we have been.