“When people know you -— know who your family is, know where you come from, know what church you go to, know you from neighborhood, school and work -— they tend to treat you like a human being.”
YES.
But big government wants to replace the church, the neighboorhood, the friend...
With big government.
“Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people”.
“And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
True. I hope Trump can shrink, cut or eliminate whole swathes of unnecessary government, and turn back huge zones of authority and responsibility to states,local govts., and especially the people themselves.