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maxsolomon

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14. There is a segment of white men doing worse.

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Tue Apr 6, 2021, 10:29 PM

Apr 2021

There are many reasons why, but the main one is de-industrialization, particularly in small-towns & rural America. You know, Trump Country.

Of course, black men are doing worse as a result of that too. But White Grievance keeps Republicans in power to serve the Oligarchy that sent the jobs overseas in the 1st place, and talking about class and poverty means you're a goddamn socialist.

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