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In reply to the discussion: You Won’t Believe How Bad Pollution In China Has Become [View all]WinstonSmith4740
(3,470 posts)in, this case it's "you're" not "your", you need a comma after "Republican", and a question mark at the end. Secondly, like the troll I suspect you are, we here at DU don't deal with absolutes...we understand nuance. (nu*ance; noun. ˈnü-ˌän(t)s def:a subtle distinction or variation;"Nuance." Entry 1. Mirriam-Webster Dictionary) Not ALL companies are owned by Republicans, and not ALL Republicans are evil, selfish, SOB's like the Koch brothers, and John Schnatter. One of my brother-in-laws is a Republican...he's also kind, compassionate, and generous to a fault, especially with family. (I keep kidding him about being a Democrat at heart) He's also the kind of Republican that they keep purging from the party for not having enough ideologist purity.
So democrats can work pretty much wherever the jobs are. Unless they run into one of these assholes:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3286284
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2224603
And in case you think these are some kind of isolated incidences:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023900901
Here's your wake-up call. If given enough time and power, the current incarnation of "Republican" will destroy unions, environmental protections, public education, and anything else that benefits the 99%. And guess what...you're NOT part of the 1%. They'll figure out a way to outsource your job, too. It will go to a country where people will work under slave conditions because they have no choice. And there'll be no one left to argue on your behalf.
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn't a Jew.
When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.
Martin Niemöller
And, yes. We know that ONLY the Nazi's were Nazi's, and ONLY Hitler was Hitler. But today's hard core, right-wing conservatives are doing a damn good imitation.
BTW...look at that list. It's EXACTLY who the Republicans target.