2016 Postmortem

Living in their cars. They will blame everyone but themselves because they dont feel the need to change with the market. If there is ever a sense of entitlement, I see it clearly with this demographic. They feel entitled to their lifestyle, to their jobs. And all they are going to do is get angry, whine, and scapegoat some more and hide behind their whiteness.

It is interesting to see how different groups handle the same scenario but in such different ways. The professional, educated group go and get educated again and do something else. Or they start their own businesses. The noneducated, well, they vote for trump and blame Muslims and Mexicans for their sorry asses.

I have worked with engineers, realtors, etc. who in their midlife, had to do a career change. It was tough as nails but they did it. You know why? Because they had to. They went back to school, got a different degree or went into business for themselves, and eked out a different living altogether that supported their lifestyle. And these folks were of every race and ethnicity.

You know why the rust belt people won't do it? The sad truth is that it is because it is hard and they feel entitled to their white advantage. The angry white folks that people are trying to win over? You can't win them over without getting that stink on yourself. If the democratic party sinks to those lows, it will lose my vote. And others like me.

But, really, it is a losing battle because as you say, it is not a matter of trade. It is automation. Unless the democratic party is going to stop that, you can't make these people happy. They are going to have to learn the hard way when they get jilted at the dance by the gop.