The number who actually believe this tripe is rather low. I’m going to be cynical and note that the non-academic college educated tend to vote R. Why? Self interest. The majority of D votes are the less educated who tend to be recipients of income redistribution schemes.
My kids didn’t rock the boat too much, got their degrees, and went on with their lives, vote mostly R. We’re just a typical middle class family in a very blue state (NY.)
All have travelled and lived abroad with more than a tourist’s view of Japan (family), and the the girls have lived in Australia (semester abroad) and Germany (military spouse living in the local community.) There are things we like about every place we’ve been, but no place we’d rather live than the US. Immigration trends seem to support that judgement.
It’s safe and easy to trash the US, and that provides a psychic reward to some. I’m not surprised some do it. Their motives are mostly envy as far as I can tell. In the meantime, we continue to give generously to charities, donate blood, provide assistance when disaster strikes, volunteer for the military – in time of war no less, and laugh at the UN. We are doing OK.
