Liberals are partly to blame. Many workers in the South and Midwest lost their jobs, and liberals responded by looking down their noses at the “dumb country bumpkins” in the flyover states, where the so-called “basket of deplorables” live. They should listen to the educated elites. Democrats focus on social justice instead of jobs and the price of bread, leaving them out of touch with the common person.**
The word “pagan” originally just meant “country dweller”. The beginning of what would be considered Europe would be ancient Greece, so the 8th century, I guess? Something like 1300 years ago.