Flyover Country, as seen from New York.
-PJ
Posted on 12/14/2016, 10:14:39 AM by Libloather
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A flyover state is the huge region between the coasts. As opposed to the eastern seaboard, northern post-industrial states and Pacific Ocean states. They’re overwhelmingly Republican, stanchly conservative, regressive right wing, evangelical Christian and working class, well, the loudest, most ill-informed of them are. The term wasn’t commonly used in a political manner until recently with the emergence of the Tea Party and the election of Obama.
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Since the inception of the term silent majority almost 50 years ago, and all of its iterations since, this block of voters was hardly a majority and never silent. This group has been exceedingly adept at dominating the narrative in virtually every election cycle. They’re proficient at dog-whistle propaganda, and since the mid-1980s, they’ve created their own media echo-chamber which exponentially multiplies the sound of their own voices, with no interference from outside sources. This was accomplished mainly with coast to coast a.m. radio stations broadcasting 24/7 right-wing indoctrination, to conservative patriot and alt-right conspiracy theory websites of the last 15 years which disseminate tragic half-truths and whole fake news.
The alleged silent majority is deafening and easily provoked. They reside in their own echo-chamber bubble of indignation about everything from "New York values" (urban, ethnic rights, LGBT, social justice), to the war on Christmas and Black Lives Matter. They mocked and derided all people’s protests from Occupy to #NoDAPL. Their old standbys are opposing a woman’s right to choose, reinstituting school prayer and eradicating "big government." They hate progress. Their idea of American values is straight from circa 1870.
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Flyover Country, as seen from New York.
-PJ
That is so racist..... /s
Love it!
Well.....SOMEONE has to be held hostage these days......glad it is no longer me.......how does that shoe feel now that it’s on the other foot?
“Well, America wouldn’t eat except for the flyover states”
Mostly correct, however there is at least a week of shelved and stored groceries on hand plus plenty of rats and pigeons to eat in those blue areas.
Jason Aldean had a number one hit called “Flyover States” a few years back. But I’ve heard the expression before. A good song by the way.
The real America lies between the coasts and I say that as one who lives on one of those coasts. For many years, those in flyover country felt held hostage by the coasts. I guess now that things have flipped for the time being, the urbanites are not liking the shoe on the other foot.
I live and work in NYC area and I’m drowning in liberal tears. They are such babies when they don’t get their way.
Looks like it’s a redneck nation we live in. With two speeds , on, off, and bust your mouth.
Duane needs a cookie, a glass of warm milk, and a slap upside the head.
The jobs that are in those areas would be missed as that's where the surrounding purple/red areas commute to for a living.
bump
“Duane Townsend is life-long resident of Detroit, Mich., and an experienced observer of the American social/political landscape.”
Because your way worked so well in Motown, right Duane?
BTW azzwype...grow your own wheat.
Interesting.I thought Clinton would win all of RI but I looked it up..Trump won Kent County by about 550 votes.I did know
from seeing the county map that one part
of VT was won by Trump..looked like the Northeast Kingdom, aka Caledonia county
That's right, Duane, get over it. And, by the way, quit whining.
Fly over country IS America. The Bi-coastal people are the problem.
Wow. Just. Wow.
Wow. Just. Wow.
A country so divided culturally and politically should be at war. What is holding this thing together? This is the miracle of our time.
Hate speech. I think we should Occupy Duane’s House. (Poor thing. His mother could not even spell his first name right.)
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