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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (23 children)

The onging problem is class warfare perpetuated by misinformation media and government abuses. This is NOT related to WHERE people are, but HOW people are. To conflate the two is absolutely ridiculous.

Of course it is. The entire capitalist class lives in cities. Sure, on occasion they'll have "a ranch in Texas" or something, but they spend the vast majority of their time and energy in cities, interfacing with people in cities.

No - not geographically determined, per my note above.

And yet, obviously geographically determined, by anyone who has eyes. To the point where there's a very strong correlation between how you're going to vote and how far away you live from a major body of water.

It costs more to live in cities and the majority of populations in cities are earning less than 50k/year, barely enough for 2 people to live on in the urban or suburban areas.

Did you read Pargin's article? He talks about this - about how kids from rural areas who want to move to the cities, for any chance of a better life, cannot afford to live there. Because you can't move to a city on a country salary unless you want to be homeless.

But it's the people in the cities who are making six-and-seven-figure salaries who are in complete control of the nation and its culture. And rural people are just shut out of it, and roundly mocked.

[–]no_u 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (22 children)

I read the whole article. It's annoying on several levels. It's also a very old oversimplification of voter analysis. As such, it's quite misleading, for reasons I note above. I'm not seeing in your reply any new rebuttal to my points, so I'll leave it at that. If you want to understand voter analysis, you'd have to look at a number of different factors, some of which I refer to above (eg. we should see how voters are manipulated, not where they are; and the vast majority of non-rural America makes less than $50k, which is almost poverty by first-world standards).

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (21 children)

I'm not seeing in your reply any new rebuttal to my points, so I'll leave it at that.

This is, and will always be, Internet code for "I'm starting to realize I'm wrong, but I prefer to remain arrogant and haughty, so I'm gonna run away now."

[–]no_u 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (20 children)

Are you insane? Where in your previous comment was there a new rebuttal to my comments?

[–]Hematomato 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (19 children)

The previous comment contained three rebuttals to your comments, and instead of addressing them, you just sniffed and said "I win. I'll leave it at that."

I know what you're really saying.

[–]no_u 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (18 children)

You merely repeated your previous comments. There is no new rebuttal. If you disagree, list my argument and your new rebuttal.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (17 children)

No, that is a lie. I responded directly to your arguments and refuted them, at which point you announced that you won and ran away.

[–]no_u 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (16 children)

You merely repeated your previous comments. There is no new rebuttal. If you disagree, list my argument and your new rebuttal.

You're being disingenuous.

And I'm still here.

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

Just a free piece of advice: never use the word "disingenuous." It makes you sound like a real asshole.

[–]apxz 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Just a free piece of advice

It's impossible to read your posts without finding insults in every other comment.

[–]no_u 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Make a counter argument or don't, rather than send these numerous whiney comments. You are indeed disengenuous with these dumb comments. Grow up.