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3. We've been assuming that the poverty in the South is something all sides of the political spectrum

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 06:41 PM

Jan 2014

want to stop. But what if one side actually wanted desperate and cowed people. What if poverty is the goal of the right.

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"Fear is Why Workers In Red States Vote Against Their Economic Self-Interest" [View all] applegrove Jan 2014 OP

"People are so desperate for jobs they don’t want to rock the boat" abelenkpe Jan 2014 #1

There is no "if." Brigid Jan 2014 #6

You win... Whiskeytide Jan 2014 #9

GOP wants to make the US like South America in the 70's. Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #11

Very true. applegrove Jan 2014 #5

You said "So long as they're not considered... Whiskeytide Jan 2014 #10

This is why . . . Brigid Jan 2014 #7

I once heard a guy call Ed Schultz about health care ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #8

I guess there are people like that Art_from_Ark Jan 2014 #17

Nope, it sounded totally sincere to me ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2014 #22

Spoken like a rich, well educated, northeastern liberal. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #18

I think loathing is as big a factor as fear IDemo Jan 2014 #19

Don't forget the ignorance caused by right wing radio Taitertots Jan 2014 #21