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    Psychologically, 9/11 did start some new trends in the American culture, or at the least revived nearly dead trends. Yes, there was a chain of events with Osama BL throughout the 80s and 90s, but sometimes there are inflection points that you look back and recognize could have set the next chain of events in an entirely different direction.

    I simply don't see Donald Trump happening in a world where the US still maintains a mentality of world dominance and safety.
    Realistically, 9/11 is a non issue. Even with all the irrational emphasis that has been placed on it for the last almost two decades, the fact is that no one really truly cares at this point.

    Trump is a consequence of the crisis and the fact that white Americans can't let go of their privileges.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
    Realistically, 9/11 is a non issue. Even with all the irrational emphasis that has been placed on it for the last almost two decades, the fact is that no one really truly cares at this point.

    Trump is a consequence of the crisis and the fact that white Americans can't let go of their privileges.
    It is no doubt that the "white" vote such as it is broke for Trump, but the ones most likely to do so were NOT privileged whites but those at disadvantage for education or employment. Source

    And rest assured, the Democrat party does its fair share to keep the privileged in their comfortable perches -- they just have a different recipe for achieving it. Our war on Poverty was every bit as successful as our War on Drugs, and even more costly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seamus Fermanagh View Post
    It is no doubt that the "white" vote such as it is broke for Trump, but the ones most likely to do so were NOT privileged whites but those at disadvantage for education or employment. Source
    Oh, I very much agree. You generally try to look for someone to blame when it's uphill, not downhill, and lack of education helps with that. "honest working Americans can't find a job because of those immigrants..."

    And rest assured, the Democrat party does its fair share to keep the privileged in their comfortable perches -- they just have a different recipe for achieving it. Our war on Poverty was every bit as successful as our War on Drugs, and even more costly.
    Agree, this is not party specific at all.

    Was there ever a war on poverty, though?
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    Was there ever a war on poverty, though?
    I don't agree it was just as successful as the War on Drugs. I think these policies have had a measured, beneficial impact to American society, whereas the War on Drugs has barely brought drug use down one-tenth of a percent (if that).

    As to answer your question, the wiki page has a couple of specific bills usually lumped under the 'War on Poverty' term.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Poverty


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    I don't agree it was just as successful as the War on Drugs. I think these policies have had a measured, beneficial impact to American society, whereas the War on Drugs has barely brought drug use down one-tenth of a percent (if that).

    As to answer your question, the wiki page has a couple of specific bills usually lumped under the 'War on Poverty' term.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Poverty


    Drugs is just a currency nothing more, war on drugs is bigger than usage.

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