[RD] Comey's "A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership"

Political correctness is the dominant culture of the elite and intellectual class.

White male problems, the Federalist, and Trump belong to a different strain of culture.

There is friction between the 2 cultures.
You don't think Trump is part of the elite? He's an Ivy league educated billionaire.
 
It's WWE... and on that note...you don't think Vince and Linda McMahon are elite? As an aside... their headquarters is in Stamford CT. Have you ever been to Stamford CT?

I am speaking of culture, not wealth.

The McMahon's built their fortunes on wrestling entertainment from the south watched by millions of blue collar folks.
 
Political correctness is the dominant culture of the elite and intellectual class.
It is odd because it changes over the years.

White male problems, the Federalist, and Trump belong to a different strain of culture.

There is friction between the 2 cultures.
So if I am understanding you correctly, Trump was born a redneck and became a billionaire through hard work and dedication?
 
I am speaking of culture, not wealth.

The McMahon's built their fortunes on wrestling entertainment from the south watched by millions of blue collar folks.
The Apprentice displays blue collar culture?


You seem to be suggesting that because "blue collar folks" worship elites, that "elite culture" then becomes "blue collar culture".
 
He later chose to be a redneck.
No he didn't and TBH that is an insult to a whole segment of America. What happened is that a whole swath of folks chose to embrace him because they saw him as a member of the "elite culture", who was sympathetic to their cause/perspective. They saw him as a champion/ally, not a kindred spirit.
 
The Apprentice displays blue collar culture?


You seem to be suggesting that because "blue collar folks" worship elites, that "elite culture" then becomes "blue collar culture".

I am saying that most of the conflicts and hatred lately come from differences of culture.
How people live and see the world.

We are at the point where half the country sees the President as an alien for the past decade, and we can't collectively grieve for 5 minutes over masacre victims without breaking into arguments anymore.

Trump is so different from a normal president that career bureaurats (Comey) and the people who live day to day over what the President does (reporters) are having trouble adjusting.

Most Americans don't care as much as the PC crowd, hence 50% approval ratings.
Well, Trump tweeted he was at 50 yesterday.
 
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No he didn't and TBH that is an insult to a whole segment of America. What happened is that a whole swath of folks chose to embrace him because they saw him as a member of the "elite culture", who was sympathetic to their cause/perspective. They saw him as a champion/ally, not a kindred spirit.

Perhaps we can agree that Trump chose to Champion issues that working class people favored to get elected president?

And that this ran afoul of the politically correct people, who favor immigration and free trade?
 
Most Americans don't care as much as the PC crowd, hence 50% approval ratings.
Well, Trump tweeted he was at 50 yesterday.

Rasmussen reports has a poll with 51% approve 48 disapprove. It's one of the least reliable pollster. All the others are around 40% approve 55% disapprove.
 
Rasmussen reports has a poll with 51% approve 48 disapprove. It's one of the least reliable pollster. All the others are around 40% approve 55% disapprove.

Polls are a bit skeptical for me ever since they blew the Presidential election.

Also, didn't Comey say polls influenced how he handled the Hillary email investigation?
Ah, nevermind, he said he did not know if they did.
Kind of a weird thing to say in his book since it his brain and he wrote it.
Or did he? O_o
 
Perhaps we can agree that Trump chose to Champion issues that working class people favored to get elected president?

And that this ran afoul of the politically correct people, who favor immigration and free trade?
No. Trump didn't choose to champion anything but himself. Some Americans chose to imagine him as their champion in spite of all the indications that he wasn't.

"Politically correct" just means politeness, civility and respect. The phrase "basket of deplorables" was politically incorrect, and met with all the hand wringing and indignation that is typically raised by folks demanding political correctness. The phrase "clinging to their guns and religion" was politically incorrect and met with all the typical condemnation and complaining by folks demanding political correctness. Conservatives and Republican-voters just try to use "political correctness" as a slur against their political/ideological opponents, when they are just as likely to cry for political correctness as any so-called "SJW.".

The politicians and voters of both parties will claim that they favor immigration. As for trade... Trump is already saying he wants to rejoin the TPP.
 
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They didn't choose him as a champion, many voted trump just to spite both parties and the political system in general......
 
You don't think Trump is part of the elite? He's an Ivy league educated billionaire.
He's no more part of the elite than Rodney Dangerfield was part of the country club in Caddyshack, for the same reason. Back in the day it was Cornelius Vanderbilt. Glass ceilings are not only for women.

Now that I think of it, James Comey has a lot of Judge Smails. Out of fiction, reality.

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Perhaps we can agree that Trump chose to Champion issues that working class people favored to get elected president?

And that this ran afoul of the politically correct people, who favor immigration and free trade?

Given that the overwhelming majority of non-white working class people didn't vote for Trump and the average Trump voter was richer than the average Clinton voter and the average American, I don't think anyone needs to be agreeing with that.
 
Given that the overwhelming majority of non-white working class people didn't vote for Trump and the average Trump voter was richer than the average Clinton voter and the average American, I don't think anyone needs to be agreeing with that.
More telling is that even in minorities, Trump did far better with marrieds than single heads of household. Mrs. Clinton harped on this for a while, saying that husbands controlled their wife's vote. Also, compared to recent Republican candidates, Trump did better with minorities.

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