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Cirsium

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20. Who said that?

Reply to JI7 (Reply #14)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:58 PM

Dec 2024

That is a bizarre comment. No one said or implied that "Black women are the elites."

The upper 20% is mostly white folks, and it is the upper 20% we are talking about.

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The Left's best defense against Trump [View all] Cirsium Dec 2024 OP

So voters rebelled against an affluent candidate in favor of a FAR MORE AFFLUENT candidate? Please. BamaRefugee Dec 2024 #1

80-90 million people didn't vote. SixteenTons Dec 2024 #2

Important point Cirsium Dec 2024 #13

Thanks. There's a wall and I'm not sure how you get through it. SixteenTons Dec 2024 #29

Thanks again Cirsium Dec 2024 #31

Post removed Post removed Dec 2024 #37

No Cirsium Dec 2024 #6

Can this gap be bridged? Timewas Dec 2024 #3

Apparently the answer is "no" Cirsium Dec 2024 #7

This makes no sense. leftstreet Dec 2024 #4

Not sure I understand Cirsium Dec 2024 #9

This wasn't a "class revolt" as the author suggests leftstreet Dec 2024 #23

Understood Cirsium Dec 2024 #24

You gotta be kidding me RANDYWILDMAN Dec 2024 #5

I know. More "Here's every thing the Democrats did wrong." Aristus Dec 2024 #8

the answer is MUCH deeper than those things you mention. WarGamer Dec 2024 #11

No it didn't. That's what racists say. They have no complaints about Elon Musk JI7 Dec 2024 #15

They do? Cirsium Dec 2024 #16

It's not good to deny bigotry exists. Elites mean Beyonce JI7 Dec 2024 #17

I would never do that Cirsium Dec 2024 #19

You can criticize whatever you want. I'm just not going to pretend JI7 Dec 2024 #21

I am interested Cirsium Dec 2024 #25

Not going to pretend what? ShazzieB Dec 2024 #36

Nobody here is denying bigotry exists! ShazzieB Dec 2024 #34

I don't follow you. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Dec 2024 #33

Of course Cirsium Dec 2024 #12

100%... wake up, people!! WarGamer Dec 2024 #10

Not this shirt again . Black women are the elites JI7 Dec 2024 #14

Who said that? Cirsium Dec 2024 #20

Yeah, nobody said any such thing. ShazzieB Dec 2024 #35

Oh dear, trying very very hard to do the Republicans are the Working Class Party bullshit. LOL betsuni Dec 2024 #18

Thanks Cirsium Dec 2024 #22

This is utter b*******. k55f5r Dec 2024 #26

It started way before Biden Cirsium Dec 2024 #27

One again elitism is bullshit. The real driver of the vote was hate. ananda Dec 2024 #28

Thanks Cirsium Dec 2024 #30