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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumswhenever I'm talking to trmp chumps
and they bring up Democrats giving away American manufacturing prowess, I point them to this
https://www.alternet.org/2015/06/how-richard-nixon-destroyed-american-manufacturing/
https://www.salon.com/2019/05/27/no-mr-president-china-didnt-steal-our-jobs-corporate-america-gave-them-away/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nixons-great-decision-on-china-40-years-later/2012/02/10/gIQAtFh34Q_story.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2016/05/01/who-sent-american-jobs-away/#513e9cbf62ec
samnsara
(17,606 posts)pwb
(11,252 posts)in China. All to avoid pollution laws. Look where we are now because of Republican Administrations.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,328 posts)Both made their mark as out-sourcerers in the 80's....moving jobs from the US to Mexico to increase profits and shareholder value. They were both Republicans. Welch (GE) had many young devotee's that went on to spread the Republican gospel on moving US jobs out of the USA.
Callalily
(14,887 posts)the US will turn into a socialist country. Ask then, "exactly what does that mean". You will get a look of confusion and no real answer!
Just scare talking points, and apparently it works for some people.
llashram
(6,265 posts)whenever we socially meet at neighbourhood get-togethers, we masked, him not, but kept at a comfortable socially distanced place and no touching which he is good for or just the random beer drinking on deck, he always says "no-politics", but is the first to start spewing trump-fox-BS. We let it get out of his system and W** and I start reeling off the most obvious lies, especially about the danger we are all facing from trumps pandemic in America. He usually leaves early.
brer cat
(24,525 posts)and it does work with the low information people. Pure fear mongering.