Blaming the media for stoking resentment takes a very narrow view of what is happening on both the right and the left. Bernie and The Donald have both tapped into the same vein of anger, resentment, and frustration: for the last generation, the middle class has watched as its opportunities and incomes have stagnated if not diminished while the rich got richer and the political class on both the right and the left stood by cluelessly. The only difference between Bernie and Trump supporters is (maybe) their average age. Both groups know all too well where they stand in today's United States, and they don't like it one bit.

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