...Bet you didn't know....

[ironglow]

  Most of us on GBO..are the "greatest threat to American democracy".
   
   Yes, according to Schaller and Waldman, we country folk are the greatest threat to American democracy..

  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734507/white-rural-rage-by-tom-schaller-and-paul-waldman/

    We are the ones who want a biased, unbalanced media, and besides we are guilty of all the following too;

       " Schaller and Waldman show how vulnerable U.S. democracy has become to rural Whites who, despite legitimate grievances, are increasingly inclined to hold racist and xenophobic beliefs, to believe in conspiracy theories, to accept violence as a legitimate course of political action, and to exhibit antidemocratic tendencies. Rural White Americans’ attitude might best be described as “I love my country, but not our country,” Schaller and Waldman argue. This phenomenon is the patriot paradox of rural America: The citizens who take such pride in their patriotism are also the least likely to defend core American principles. And by stoking rural Whites’ anger rather than addressing the hard problems they face, conservative politicians and talking heads create a feedback loop of resentments that are undermining American democracy"

   Curious, how they see us as folks who accept violence Have they noticed the Democrat run cities?

   We believe in conspiracy theories..  Have they checked with the woke crowd, shouting "Nazi" and "Fascist"?

  We are least likely tio defend "core American values".  Hey, braniacs..who is core group to defend ouir Constitution?

   To me, this is a puir of clowns who have NO, NONE, ZERO, ZIP knowlege of familiarity with ruiral Americva, or the people living there.

  They are simply bowling for more hatred and division, by way of false accusations. A sorry pair..

[darkgael]

IG:you can do better than that response. Much of what you wrote does not address the criticisms in the article (the article itself fails to define “core American values”) . Your own references to the violence in democratic cities and to the Woke crowd, are beside the point. The fact that those groups are guilty of great wrongs is irrelevant to the article’s thesis ideas:

rural Whites who, despite legitimate grievances, are increasingly inclined to hold racist and xenophobic beliefs, to believe in conspiracy theories, to accept violence as a legitimate course of political action, and  toexhibit antidemocratic tendencies.

You do not address any of that though you are clearly offended by it. Accusing the other side of doing the same things is a distraction not a defense.

[ironglow]

IG:you can do better than that response. Much of what you wrote does not address the criticisms in the article (the article itself fails to define “core American values”) . Your own references to the violence in democratic cities and to the Woke crowd, are beside the point. The fact that those groups are guilty of great wrongs is irrelevant to the article’s thesis ideas:

rural Whites who, despite legitimate grievances, are increasingly inclined to hold racist and xenophobic beliefs, to believe in conspiracy theories, to accept violence as a legitimate course of political action, and  toexhibit antidemocratic tendencies.

You do not address any of that though you are clearly offended by it. Accusing the other side of doing the same things is a distraction not a defense.

  SinceI was chiefly addressing the rural dwellers among us..I didn't think I had to explain to THEM that THEY are basically not "racist" nor "xenophobic"..I believe most of them know clearly where they stand..and that does not describe rheir personalitiese.

   I am pleaased tht I thought to repost part of their claims, so the guys here could SEE how twisted they are.

  I don't see any problem pointing out that those authors are calling rural people "violent", when it is the cities that are burning down...and that at
   the hands of people in their neighborhoods.

  ..And "conspiracy theories"...what is a bigger conspiracy than calling conservative patriots, "Nazis" and "Fascists" ?  Sorry I don't mix with Nzis and
    facists, and I sincerely doubt many here do..

  .. And our preoccupation with defending our Constitution, speaks DIRECTLY to our defending "core American values".  BTW: I don't believe the
    participants here need a clarification of "core American values" !  As Ed Meese once said.." I can't explain pornography to you, but I know it when I see it." 

    So it should be evident innthe case of core American values.  If need be, just read the Constitution

    Sorry, you have to do better than that !

[Mule 11]

Projection...

[JBinMN]

A rebuttal article to counter these 2 citiots whp wrote this piece of trash they are trying to sell:

https://discernreport.com/rural-america-is-a-threat-to-the-totalitarian-left/

[darkgael]

IG: Thanks for taking the time to respond. You did more to explain your point in your response to me than you did in your first post.

[ironglow]

IG: Thanks for taking the time to respond. You did more to explain your point in your response to me than you did in your first post.

   ..And thank you, for your considered and polite reply...wish we could regularly maintain such gentlemanly exchanges here on GBO..

[Lloyd Smale]

  Most of us on GBO..are the "greatest threat to American democracy"

ill wear that with pride if were referring to the lefts definition of democracy

[Land_Owner]

Woo Hoo!

"greatest threat to American democracy"

- my eye!