Seems similar to what Oliver Anthony actually said in the wake of all the media attention. And mainstream media outlets jumped at the opportunity to run a headline…
I think many in the left are seeing through this at this point. But agree Logan, and glad you’re putting out your thoughts again my friend 😊 nostr:note1nmdn64j3cq5jvvwm6mk2kjc29lpkr9x66md0g8ls48cgh4t2t4cqcwcmnz
The left despise white working class people. So yeah they’re not getting on the Oliver Anthony train anytime soon.
Unfortunately many in left corporate media and politicians and some that buy into that, yeah.
Me being born in his neck of the woods always had me view these things different too I think.
It’s a very prevalent feeling. Not just elites. Read Twitter. Many leftists think the many terrible things happening to Anthony and his community are funny.
I guess I’m scanning twitter less these days and hoping that twitter just exhibits a lot of extreme views from either side. But maybe wishful thinking too 🤷🏼♂️
I had to mention it to liberal friends of mine, they didn’t even know.
Yeah I’ve been thinking about this a lot. I’m born and raised in a small town basically right next to the Appalachian mountains. My job is representing the blue collar workers in that town against insurance companies. So I spend all day everyday having extensive conversations with farmers, factory workers, construction workers, general laborers, etc.
Most folks I know on the left when to fancy schools, as I also did, before returning to my hometown area, and have zero adjacency either in their past or their present to working folks. But nevertheless they opine on their well-being and purport to know their interests as pretty much a pillar of their politics.
It’s a performative caring most of the time, but ultimately empty and untethered.
Pretty crazy to watch. It especially annoys me in the area of journalism. These elite grads who are doing the job of propagandist under the guise of truth telling. It puts a nasty taste in your mouth.
Appreciate you, Trey. I’m gradually coming out of my little sabbatical.
