but that has not been the case in Kansas, our state governments absolute failure meant nothing this last election in terms of actual ideological change. Republicans “distanced” themselves from Brownback, but the failure of his ideology is still what they believe as well, why would they change over X event when they…

“This has always been a nation free of the suffocating class divisions of Europe, where the station one was born into determined the station one would die in.”

There is such a severe disconnect between perception and reality amongst a certain set of the United States and pieces like this make me feel almost hopeless. Others have mentioned that many members of the American middle- and lower-classes view themselves as “temporarily displaced millionaires.” It’s such a…

That uuuugeee salary doesn’t go that far in Baltimore, not compared to the 130k most of your mid level beaurocrats make... 70k is a good starting point, but still not enough to justify passing up more lucrative career paths that don’t require as much education and certification (and recertification)...

The safety net works, and it’s going to be systematically dismantled anyway. At the very best, we can hope that once the entire country goes the way of Kansas, it will force this country to move hard to the left.

You joke, but this is absolutely correct. “Elitism” to conservatives has always been more about cultural considerations than economic ones.

That’s how the rich solve problems.

The wealthiest American control 99% of this country’s assets.

I think you misunderstood Trump. An “elite” is anyone who reads fucking nerd-ass books and talks about things in regards to nuance. If you’re a billionaire, who thinks the key to defeating ISIS is whipping out your schlonger and dipping bullets in pig’s blood, you’re not an “elite” your a common man American fucking…

If Josh is the owner of RightFootDown, then why is he putting his left foot down?

Yeah, I agree. All those Trump voters telling everyone to fuck off really are to blame.

Trump supporters have been interviewed about why they were voting for him.

What is there worth trying to understand and engage with about people who, at best, have signaled they are okay with racism and bigotry?

America spends most of it’s time eating the ass of Trump voters and have for some time. Just look at our election cycle, it begins in Iowa and New Hampshire (the Iowa of the NE)... White flyover state voters have a higher median income than “liberal enclave voters” and nearly every cable channel is devoted to the…

Right?!! Especially when I read stuff like this

Is this the King child who is homophobic and antisemitic? Or one of the non-bigoted ones? Because I need to know how to feel about this.

I’d like to believe that this is a sign of the Democrats growing a pair but I’m not holding my breath. We need left-wing streetfighters to take over the democratic party, LBJ-types with deeply held liberal beliefs but no morals, lol! It’s the only way to fight the Trumpettes but I don’t see anyone like that in the…

hero, straight up...f’en hero.