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 well, i can definitely see how the straightforward truth can seem v offensive.  and i can also see how i may seem a bit unforgiving, since these things may be too blunt & difficult to hear.  im sorry about that.  it is a bit ugly to be unforgiving or not gentle enough with one’s words.  

i could perhaps have taken more time to say things differently or acknowledge that lotsa people just go with the flow around them and don’t really think much about what they believe or what they do…so many of these people who are voting for a great big ugly monster actually aren’t really conscious of what they’re doing, and they’re not intentionally trying to be horrible themselves like trump.  

there are nice enough people who follow along with things that they don’t totally choose themselves or are treated poorly by others and are getting confused about what’s good. 

any way, again, i am so sorry.  i don’t mean to make nice people feel bad, and you are obviously a very nice person.

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 Im not
and its not "fact"
its unsupported nasty opinions

rationalized by claiming "it just facts"

iow, basic projection. 
 You've used the correlation of years in school with wealth and then assumed a whole lot of things about character. Unfortunately it's pretty common to pick the facts and statistics to support bigotry. 

I'm seeing so much of that right now among people who assume that their years of schooling and their media choices make them "educated." 

If there's one single thing that lost Kamala this election, I believe it's this arrogance. Both because of the condescension it breeds but also because it precludes genuine curiosity and learning about the issues that matter to voters.