>>There is a political cultural factor as well. Much of the economic/’cultural’/political ‘elites’ genuinely hate white middle class America.
They hate our sense of freedom. The don’t hate our work ethic and skillsets. They prefer to see us as slaves.
In any other period in history, we would have been killing these elites 10 years ago. They’re very fortunate that we have professional sports and Fox News to keep us believing that we aren’t already slaves.
The Wall Street Journal called the Trump supporters “vulgarians”. These people are just plain snobs. Our ruling elite has turned into a snobbish distant oligarchy just as the French aristocracy of the 18th century did.