but the elites watch stuff like this and smugly shake their heads about deplorables all the time.
First family, too?
The main interview was with a reformed addict, three years clean. Can Hunter say as much? Could Brian Wilson for much of his adult life?
No, but they hear those funny drawls, see the mullets, beehives and red MAGA hats, the trailer homes and think—we’re so much better! We have nice velvety voices, well coffered hair in the latest styles, and beautiful mansions and McMansions. We’re on TV and stage! We’re nothing like these ignorant, stupid, filthy hillbillies!
Yet they are, just as you said. Hunter is. And Joe definitely.
Yet even the redneck and hillbilly can know they’re poor and know they’re looked down upon by the Coastals, the Yankees and the well-heeled.
The elites think they are smart, sophisticated, erudite and immune to all that ails “common” folk.
And that’s what pisses me off. The superior way they think about us, as if we’re another species. It’s worse than racism, really.
I don’t like to see it fed.
Here’s a song to listen to while you think about it:
Steely Dan - Show Biz Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SR48XA3hss