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What you have to understand – this is not just about Trump and the Deplorables – it is about others too – millions and millions – and millions - in places far away – countries – continents - already consumed by despotism - benevolent or avowedly evil; villages – towns – precincts – parishes – places far away – you probably couldn’t imagine – or even pronounce their names; who live every single day they are alive – told what to do – how and when to do it - in every item – element – aspect – iota –...

Charles Hugh Smith December 18, 2016 Regardless of your ethnicity, class or religion, if you perceive the institutions that govern American life as corrupted, riddled with favoritism and spin or as broken, you're a Deplorable. Are you a Deplorable? The answer might surprise you. Take this short quiz to find out. 1. If you agree with this characterization of American Elites: "The self-satisfied cosmopolitan culture that sprang up among the affluent 20% or so of the industrial world’s population, who became convinced that the temporary ascendancy of policies that favored their interests was not only permanent but self-evidently right and...