AS RICHARD FERNANDEZ SAYS ON FACEBOOK, “NOTHING IS MORE EXPLOSIVE THAN PEOPLE WHO REGARDED THEMSELVES AS DOWNTRODDEN FINDING THEIR VOICE:” How Trump Is Transforming Rural America: In Colorado, the President’s tone has started rubbing off on residents. Well, the establishment squandered the cultural authority it used to keep these people under control. It takes a lot of self-discipline to maintain a successful ruling class, and ours hasn’t possessed that in quite a while.