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In reply to the discussion: Coal Country Trump Voters Scared that Obamacare will be Taken Away [View all]MineralMan
(146,287 posts)I'm not happy that coal miners voted against their own best interests. But, I'm also not happy that we didn't show them why they shouldn't do that. And we certainly didn't.
We fail often because we shun people who make their livings in industries we don't care for. Then, we're surprised when they vote for the other party. We need to learn from this and not do that any longer.
It's not just coal, either. It's all of the old industries that aren't good for the environment. We want those industries to go away, but don't have an alternative place of employment for all those workers and voters. We need to do better in our conversations with people in industries we dislike. Most people don't think beyond their next paycheck or the next six months.
We need to educate much better than we do.