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The Following paragraph is the heart of the story but gets part of the point:

What they are are nationalists, and the fear that binds them together is that the nation—the American people—is falling apart, succumbing to its many economic and political fissures, splintering, losing its sense of self. To the extent that they sound like class warriors, that's not only because they're angry with the corporations that have outsourced jobs and replaced humans with robots. It's because those corporations—like so many American institutions—have embraced a left-wing identity politics that, in their view, conflicts with middle- and working-class values.

Trust is the fabric holding a country and its people together. Trust is built on values based on behaviors that bring people together. Values like trustworthiness and behaviors of (don't; lie, cheat or, steal, be faithful to your partner, your family, friends and, co-workers, be on time, do what you say). Another value citizenship has behaviors of (volunteer, help those in need, vote, be aware, pay your taxes, no loopholes or hiding money, don't pollute, treat others equally, don't pollute, respect the environment). These are some values that create the trust that holds our society together. Values to build trust must be performed with consistency, competency, and care.

Teaching values in society has fallen by the wayside. We do not hold politicians or the wealthy elites to the task. The wealthy do not pay taxes that should be paid since the Reagan 1981 Economic Relief act tax rollback. Profits were not invested in this country, but we're invested overseas with NAFTA. China grew, and so did the wealth of its people. Wages in the United States were stagnant for 40 years as we went from manufacturing to a service economy in sustained economic decline. The wealth gap between the top 1% and the rest skyrocketed—no wonder the WARRIOR CLASS is nationalistic.

The wealthy, through their philanthropies, fund Social justice narratives that, want to destroy the family, treat all with equity according to skin color. Competence is shunned; an idiot with the right skin color will be taking a job from more qualified. Being on time is now not to be expected. Lying, chatting ad stealing is Ok depending on politics, your wealth, or your color. Not paying taxes at a patriotic rate is ok'd by politicians who are in the pockets of the wealthy. The moral fabric of society is gone.

The Antifa, BLM, Elites, and Government are trying to normalize society to not having values dictated by postmodern philosophies. Well, it's 5% of them to 90% of us; it's a slow burn, but once the fire gets going, watch out.

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