WHY WE LOST!

[Frederick L Neff]

I have heard many out there, from pundits to the average Joe asking "Why We Lost". I have heard this from Democrats of all parts of the spectrum as well as many so called Republicans, so I will effort to answer this question.

I have heard all kinds of explanations, from misreading polling data, to angry white men, and they're all wrong. The question now is where to begin. There are a plethora of places to start so lets begin with the Democratic Party.

First lets dispel a little misconception, it is the Democratic party that supported slavery, while the republicans supported civil rights, the Democratic party supported segregation, it was a Democrat Colonel that started the KKK as a Military wing of the Democratic party in the south, targeting not just any random black individual but aspiring black political figures and the Republicans that supported them,this is Historical fact, not supposition, look it up in any history book. What does this have to do with today? The secret to understanding this question is understanding the Democrat party never abandoned slavery, they merely molded it into a 21 century version based on economics instead of race, you see the economics based slavery is so much less messy than slavery based on race, creed or sex. This is where it gets messy, because many of what we call "establishment" Republicans have followed the lead of their left side counterparts and joined the ranks of what are now called the "elites". These elites are both Democrat and Republicans now that feel their "high education" allows them the privilege of telling others how to live their lives, "We know better better because were educated" is often the explanation. Ironically this could not be farther from the truth, education does not denote intelligence, just ask anyone who live in a college town, they will explain. Is this not the same position as the slave master directing the slave? They take from the fruits of your labor to distribute what they decide is equitable, don't pay what they decide is a fair portion and they hunt you down and take what they feel is  theirs, and they now tell you what you must spend your money on, because they know better. Set aside ownership documentation and this explanation fits the everyday lives of every working american, and none suffer worse than the working poor, who merely sit in wait for the day when then their small gains toward financial independence are taxed away from them. The Democrats pander to minority's, promising them hope, the establishment republicans pander to the independent business owner promising them hope, all the while both figuring how to take as much as they can of what you have to feed their own greed and keep you slaving to provide them with more.

Why did Trump win? College educated or not, hes a brawling street kid, like most of the working poor in America, and those middle Americans are tired of being told to shut up and take it. Will he deliver?Only time will tell.        

[marrand]

Hank:
Of course stay in this lane!! There is nobody behind here, though some THINK they are ahead. If you read and become puzzled, just smile... it means the writer failed to make himself clear.
And in philosophy - which is a polite term for BS - very few manage to be simple and clear.

Topic of course is why HIllary lost. But some think, and rightly so, that the reasons may become clearer if we examine the past. If it doesn't work, dig deeper. Eventually you get to antiquity. And after chewing the fat for a while, you manage to confuse yourself and others, and encounter some fellow who will ask you "Is this Philosophy 101?".

[Hankelvis]

Get er done

[Thomas Vincent Coffey]

A last comment on the Dwarf analogy which obviously has sent several round the twist.

The impetus behind The Bernard's observation, reinforced by Russell Kirk, was hardly to insult the intellectuals of his time.

Rather both understood that there is a very precise correlation between hubris and ignorance. Just reflect on the modern era. 

As such, humility is the vital and necessary precursor of all learning and wisdom.