You are not an American are you?
No, geographically speaking I am Canadian.
I liked your post but I don't consider myself what you would call a pleb... just clearing that up.
Pleb; meaning the common man. Oxford English dictionary.
There is certainly a commonly understood, negative connotation attributed to the word pleb, that far outreaches the words explicit or literal meaning, which is its denotation.
I have been meaning to sit down and try to work out a better definition based on broad terms of social, political and economic
factors. That will take some doing, but it will be a good project. Of course it must also be viewed though a philosophical and modern cultural lens, with consideration given to the roll of attitude and self perception.
I think most Trump supporters are labeled as such when many of them are educated and pretty well off
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Having money and a formal education does not guarantee an intellect capable of discerning the broad and nuanced reality of the world around them, let alone a logical and moral one. Then there is the trouble of implementation. In fact wealth and formal education can be a hindrance to intellectual exploration and honesty.
Now Trump, to put it in comedic terms, Trump is like a giant golden dick that views every void in the universe as an invitation to fuck it. lol
He knows nothing outside the boundaries of his inflated ego, and his "brand" of self interest and individualism is not to be confused with the more noble definitions that we would all like to imagine are true.
I have a strong amateur history back ground, and really haven't watched much of "the Donald", there is nothing new about his politics. I read a couple of his books and researched him a bit in the 90's and concluded then, to put it in blunt terms, that he was a steaming pile of dog shit. I have seen his kind before, and his political and economic tactics and strategies are older than the word pleb. Hillary is not much better for many reasons, and in her own special way.
It can be said that America, from the standpoint of liberty, freedom, equality, etc... has been on the wain since the 1800's, some point too WW1, some to the new deal, some to the end of WW2, some to the Kennedy assassination, some to the suppression of the human and civil rights movement, some to Vietnam, some to Reagan/Thatcher etc... the American dream was hijacked along time ago, and by the look of things we wont be seeing a decent form of democracy on any meaningful level in our lifetimes.
I am not "the sky is falling" or conspiracy theory type, I have however had the luxury of operating outside of the normal social, political and economic restraints that almost everybody must form their understandings & opinions under. This was made even more evident from my recent nomination to run for a seat on city counsel, and my work with elections Canada. When speaking with supporters and insiders, I couldn't help but feel a terrible sense of dread and frustration at the complete lack of cohesive intellectual and political understandings of both the voters and the small minded selfishness of those seeking power. I have decided that for the moment, that the accumulation of wealth through various forms of ethical and social entrepreneurship is the best way for me to enact change and to then run as an independent at a later time.
Anyway, I'm beginning to windbag.
