All American

Senator Bernie Sanders and MSNBC host Chris Hayes ventured into "Trump Country" in Kenosha, Wisconsin last night and it was a sight to behold.  Bernie was bracketed by people who still have no idea what they bought on Election Day.  Despite the protestations that "he didn't really mean it" and "he started a dialogue" (whatever that means), the average Americans who gathered at the UAW meeting hall where the event was held displayed a breathtaking amount of racism, misogyny and xenophobia which would have gladdened the heart of any Klan members in the neighborhood.  At one point, after getting the other panelists to admit Trump lied to them, he asked the obvious question, "Then why did you vote for him".  It turns out, dissatisfaction with the status quo was probably the most likely reason for their vote.  In other words, since the kitchen floor is dirty, let's burn down the house and start over.   Immigrants, legal and otherwise were viewed as a threat to their jobs, way of life, etc.  Obama was a disappointment and the "do nothing" congress came in for criticism also.  With total republican control of the legislative and executive branches it will be interesting to see what these folks think when their social security and medicare are cut so taxes on the 1% can be cut.  Welcome to the world of 70 year retirement America. The ignorance, especially among the older members was breathtaking.   The facts don't seem to matter in post industrial America.  As Trump's surrogates have put it, facts are for losers.  I'm afraid roughly 99% of us fit into that category.