re: Deindustrialization - Have We Become a Poor Country?

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they dont get it. I dont understand why they dont. I

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2 things.

1. A politician they like said it and they associate with people who repeat it over and over again.

This one is 100% non-supposition and supported by all the evidence without question.

2. They are having an emotional reaction to watching white people (primarily males) suffer economically in the area they perceive as halcyon USA (The Rust Belt/Midwest). They're looking to systemic explanations and solutions to the individual problem of people failing to make good choices. It's much easier to talk about personal responsibility and good choices when it's an inner city black male.

This one is more supposition, but I think the evidence does support i