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Literate, intelligent, well-read people are seldom Trumpers
An old friend of mine is a columnist at a major newspaper. His journalism career is infinitely more successful than mine ever was.
He is part of a rare breed — someone still making a good living at a newspaper — and I’m jealous as hell. However, by writing here at Medium, I have something he will never have at his job: overwhelmingly positive readers.
It’s so progressive here.
Of course there are some conservatives here, and even a few Trumpers (the two are not synonymous!) but overall, this is a blue corner of the web.
And you and I both know why, too. It’s like I told him: Literate, thoughtful, well-read people are seldom Trumpers.
Not everybody will agree with me on everything, and they shouldn’t — I’m not always right about everything and I know it. My opinion does evolve as things change or as I learn more.
I’m perfectly OK with someone disagreeing with me, but what I find irritating are people who disagree…
