Anyone but Hillary

[herding cats]

5. Both parties aren't the same, they never were.

Yeah, I know, some people out there in the world are gonna swear they are because of their puritanical beliefs. It's not real, if it ever was. Reality has kicked our doors in, and it's not being gentle.

People live in regional bubbles. Which sometimes makes things prettier to their eyes than they really are. That's to be expected. I don't have such a privilege. I'm living in the midst of what some consider to be ground zero. I don't plan to sugar coat matters here.

The people I dealt were not just upset about economic related issues. Truthfully, that wasn't even a secondary discussion this year, if it was even mentioned. When it was mentioned it was by people who had been laid off due to the downturn in the oil industry. By majority, the people I spoke to were doing better than in 2007. They, basically said they hate us for our lack of understanding of them on racial equality, abortion, gay rights, immigration and guns. Just to name the top issues. They weren't shy about explaining it to me. Yes, people said they hate me, personally, for my political beliefs. That's a reality of being a leftist in rural America. It's a hostile environment. It's nothing like what people in secure blue regions think. I know, no one out there is still going to hear me, but at least once again I spoke out.

This is from a person who actually spoke to people in rural areas in 2016. I live there, and I worked my region. I'm not pretending to have a clue what motivated rural voters, just because I read an article. I'm being painfully frank.