Extended Interview: Author J.D. Vance

[@heatherwhitehead3743]

Thank you so much! Someone finally speaking for us. I'm proud of this guy.

[@veronicamitchell9378]

I wish there was a US President that spoke to these vital issues without the divisive rhetoric, just like this man does. Trouble is, politics is a huge turn off to people of this caliber

[@davecblanchard]

The ideas are still relevant because solutions haven’t taken hold to dealing with the problems being experienced by the American working class and struggling families and individuals.

[@stevebaker1157]

YOu totally miss the point. His points involve the entire working class of the country, of all races, who feel that both parties are only interested in their rich donors and the upper middle classes that are doing well, who would be happy to get cheap designer sneakers from China even if it costs jobs here.

[@ginakhoo8423]

We need to stop lumping people into one group such as “working class”. There are so many levels of the working population. What is obvious is that people who are better educated enjoy a better tier of the “working class”. We must invest in areas where people have experienced job losses, where the kinds of jobs that have become obsolete. People need to be given HOPE. Pragmatically, these people need education and training for new jobs. And I don’t think everyone needs a University education.

[@terrycaudill4171]

@@ginakhoo8423 Democrats have thrown all levels under the bus

[@johnjackson805]

JD's book and worldview changed my life. I have always been enraged by how people treat delinquent actors compassionately across the board. When I was in school getting all As in middle school there were several delinquent actors who were EXTREMELY disruptive, stole things, and got in fistfights. They are now in JAIL - rightfully so. No one will hire one of them - rightfully so. It angers me when people don't comply with the law. I have several other family friends whose children were miserable. I don't agree that we should be unconditionally compassionate to those people. It is MASSIVELY unfair to all the rest of us who are trying so hard to live our lives the right way. This is why distributive justice speaks to me. JD Vance's moderate conservatism speaks to me as a liberal who has voted Democrat but believes in personal responsibility and HATES TRUMP. I believe very strongly in the power of education and how it can provide people with the opportunities for a better life in an otherwise harsh and disquitable United States. I feel for JD Vance's plight and am saddened that his sister did not call 9/11, sentence their mother to JAIL for a very long Singaporean-style prison sentence abuse for a very long period of time. I have a very hard time understanding why someone like that would make the personal choices that she made. I DID NOT do such a thing when my mother died at a young age. I feel angry on behalf of JD's mother - she needs to do some atoning by being of service to him. SHE should not have done drugs. I came from my own set of disadvantaged circumstances - when I was 19 I was managing local political campaigns, when I was 21 I was leading staff for statewide political campaigns. I have drank alcohol in the past - and have members of my family who are alcoholics. When I drank I always made sure that I was comporting myself with both state and federal law and caused minimal inconsiderateness to people around me. When people told me that I needed to stop drinking in college because it was hurting my health and career prospect I rapidly stopped. I DID NOT have to stop. I could have kept drinking and ended up in rehab at best or jail at worst. I don't know why JD Vance's mother wouldn't do the same. As well, I DID NOT have children (and still do not have children because I do child planning). It is INTENSELY frustrating to see her conduct negatively effect JD. While I hope that JD forgives her, I believe that SHE needs to do the work to atone for her bad decisions! If the government needs to create more schools and stronger academic opportunities we should! Several people here have commented that Appalachia has failing schools. As a future government worker, I support additional resources to low income neighborhoods so that ambitious students can graduate from a PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY!

[@Noneforsale]

Welp jd is now vp