Of all the things we've learned from the flood of Hillary Clinton-related emails dumped on the web by WikiLeaks, one theme stands out: the Clinton campaign's shocking disregard, bordering on open contempt, for the very people whose votes they seek.
It's clear that disdain for average people seems to be a feature of modern American progressive leftism. They see the mass of Americans — particularly those who don't live in the elite high-income, information-economy enclaves on both coasts — as little more than sheep to be herded in the right ideological and political direction.
At times, this has taken the form of open mocking of some Americans — such as when Hillary Clinton said that half of Trump's supporters were a "basket of deplorables" who were "irredeemable" for any political purposes. Or when President Obama described small-town Americans as those who, when upset, "get bitter ... (and) cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
As the most recent trove of WikiLeaks emails from Clinton campaign Chairman John Podesta's account shows, they'll pander for your vote, but don't ever think they respect you — or really even want your opinion.
And when it comes to religion, Catholics, Jews and evangelicals in particular seem to invoke their ire and ridicule. But never fear — they also dislike Southerners, "coal people," Latinos, Bernie Sanders followers, and others as well. Talk about diversity.
http://www.investors.com/politics/commentary/clinton-campaign-emails-show-angry-contempt-for-average-americans/
