{"id":4611,"date":"2016-05-04T10:17:09","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jackbaruth.com\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:18:46","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:18:46","slug":"does-the-rise-of-trump-befuddle-you-you-might-live-in-a-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackbaruth.com\/?p=4611","title":{"rendered":"Does The Rise Of Trump Befuddle You? You Might Live In A Bubble"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m truly enjoying the chaos in my Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds this morning over Donald Trump becoming the presumptive nominee last night, thanks to his landslide victory in Indiana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“HOWWWW?” whine the liberals. “Vote Gary Johnson!” cry the libertarians.<\/p>\n

They don’t get it.<\/p>\n

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It’s somewhat surprising that a coastal elite like Trump has been so adept at tapping into the frustration and anger felt by blue-collar, lower middle-class Americans, but that’s exactly what he’s done. The\u00a0real<\/em> reason Trump scares liberals is because he puts Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and maybe even Pennsylvania into play for the GOP. The rust belt is tired of the hard left pull that the country has taken, and they identify with Trump’s call to Make America Great Again. They reminisce for the days of the Eighties. Trump is pulling Reagan Democrats out of the woodwork.<\/p>\n

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The elites think Trump is capitalizing on #fear and #hatred, which are just liberal buzzwords for #youdontthinklikeido. I, personally, have struggled to understand why Limo Liberals think the way that they do, too. That’s why I took the Bubble Quiz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This 25 question quiz, designed by Charles Murray, helps you understand if you’re insulated from the real world. The lower your score, the more insulated you are. It’s not entirely scientific, but it can be very helpful in identifying whether or not you know what the Middle Class lifestyle is like in America.<\/p>\n

I found the above question fascinating. “In high school, did you letter in anything?” Amazingly, elites find things like varsity sports banal. No wonder there’s so little character in America any more.<\/p>\n

As you can see in the top image, I scored a 60. My mother was working poor—she was an in-home daycare provider. I don’t have a college degree, and neither do most of the people in my town. I have lived in a small town of about 18,000 people for the last eight years. I occasionally even eat at Applebee’s.<\/p>\n

I didn’t go to private schools, I have never lived in a third floor walk-up, and I don’t even drink Starbucks. I like\u00a0to think I’m an intellectual, but it turns out I’m just a regular ol’ country boy.<\/p>\n

Maybe that’s why I get Trump. In fact, in the Kentucky caucuses, I voted for Trump (all you people in my newsfeed who say “I don’t know anybody who supports Trump,”well, yeah, you do).<\/p>\n

I’m not a racist. I’m not espousing #fear or #hatred. \u00a0I support many socially liberal causes, like gay marriage. \u00a0I’m just a fiscal conservative who wants his\u00a0America to resemble Reagan’s America more than Mr. Obama’s.<\/p>\n

So do yourself a favor. Take Mr. Murray’s quiz, and check your non-privilege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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