No Deplorables in Australia

Historically, the industries of the rust belt built up the wealth and prosperity of the USA in the last century and until recently. They produced the hardware and real tangible stuff that people need and use for a comfortable modern life. The metropolises at the two coastal ends of the USA became the 'financial', 'cultural', 'fashion' and entertainment hubs based on this wealth from the inner industrial belt of the midwest of the USA. They later became the intangible 'technology' centres too funded from the wealth of the more basic industries and agriculture in the 'middle' states. It seems today that, politically, the 'cultural elites' of the coasts have forgotten or started to look down upon the very kind of working class  people who built up the USA - its wealth and power to become the wealthiest and most powerful nation. Just because the value of a technology stock makes some wealthy does not mean those who worked on older technology or with their hands can be treated without respect or consideration. Here in Australian culture it would be like insulting the sheep farmer or cattle drover or miner on whose labours this country survived and thrived.  Just because a movie industry or technology developed in the big cities makes some very rich if they get out of touch with the large number of country folk who might be struggling and start to label them as 'less educated' or 'deplorable' it will cause great resentment and division in society politically. I find it hard to imagine any major political party or its followers in Australia 'talking' like the so-called 'liberal' media in the USA  about the working class people here who are largely of European descent. They are spoken of with respect in Australian political discourse.

The so called 'liberal' elites in the USA seem to have forgotten the hands that have fed and nurtured their country for over a century until recently. 


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