The Heartland's Political Realignment with Sarah Smarsh

[@grif13]

Thank you American Compass. Always interesting hearing what Ms. Smarsh has to say. Good interview.

[@wefunkedup5877]

Lovely conversation. Thanks Oren!

[@johndavis2399]

Refreshing and engaging observations regarding what is "class" in America? >< What is the status of a working class raised person who becomes rich (Dolly Parton, e.g.) relative to one of the inherited gentry?

[@timsmusic7349]

I grew up on a farm in the south of Ireland and I basically failed high school and barely managed to get an apprenticeship electrical job in 1980 when I turned 19. I had zero measureable skills that would set me up to be able to buy a house and raise a family. I had extremely low self esteem and couldn’t see how a girl would be interested in my. I immigranted to the San Francisco Bay Area within a few years after spending several years with no work and little to no income. I met an married a girl that had applied to Standford University and her father is a Harvard attorney who owned a law firm in San Francisco. I was beyond out of my class, my religion and tossed from one of the most conservative upbringings to one of the most liberal environments in the world. I have made good money but I’m always thinking like a country boy to this day.