“Hillbilly Elegy” is a gripping personal account of the Scots-Irish culture that forms the core of Trump support http://amzn.to/2f5sDr5
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Several people asked yesterday for suggestions of what to read to understand social conservatism. "Hillbilly Elegy" is one great intro.
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You're aware that there's quite a backlash to this book, right? https://newrepublic.com/article/138717/jd-vance-false-prophet-blue-america …
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https://elizabethcatte.com/2016/10/16/appalachia-as-trump-country/ … (I haven't read the book, so I'm not taking sides. Just informing you in case you hadn't seen it.)
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Yeah, for what it’s worth, I think that one misses the point too.
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