Peter Thiel to serve as Trump delegate

Re:Peter Thiel to serve as Trump delegate by api on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @01:00PM (#11668675)

While I can't vote for Trump, I definitely understand the sentiment. With the exception of a few large mostly coastal cities, the entire country has been in a low grade depression since 2001. Parts of the American interior are nearing collapse of civilization levels of decline.

This is really really dangerous. It's the classic precondition of totalitarianism. Existing politicians in both parties are doing nothing about it. Being occupants of coastal cities (DC) and largely upper class, many don't even seem to realize there's a problem.

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Re:Peter Thiel to serve as Trump delegate by Artistry121 on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @02:11PM (#11669267)

I spend my time between Kansas City, Dallas and Austin and at least in those interior parts the world looks amazing and growing well. New restaurants, excellent hospitals and community/four-year colleges, medium to high employment...

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Re:Peter Thiel to serve as Trump delegate by hellogoodbyeeee on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @01:51PM (#11669126)

Do you have any data to back up your claims that there is an economic dichotomy between central America and the coasts? I certainly don't see it in Kansas City. I would agree that there is a widening chasm between rural America and urban America, but that doesn't encompass the entirety of the country not on a coast.

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Re:Peter Thiel to serve as Trump delegate by selimthegrim on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @01:39PM (#11669012)

Which parts of the American interior do you nominate?

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