# Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread

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**Category:** Politics & Elections
**Created:** [November 3, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2020-11-03T05:36:01Z")
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### Author: ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/6673 "2020-11-21T03:40:21Z")

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Conservative historian Paul Johnson said the great societal advantage of America in the 18th century was we lacked the burden of a massive peasant class, that to just _be_ in America showed intelligence, an ability to work the system, and a self-confidence above and beyond the norm.

We no longer have this advantage.

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