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Response to Zalatix (Reply #71)

How do you know these people have jobs in the first place? Fumesucker May 2012 #1
Holy provincial oversimplification Batman. redgreenandblue May 2012 #2
Unfortunately, there's a deep racist, nativist vein running through America that this taps into. baldguy May 2012 #3
How dare the rest of the world have jobs. All your base are belong to us! leveymg May 2012 #4
Exactly. So why don't you give up your job and hire one of them in your place? Zalatix May 2012 #5
If one of them could do it as well, and cheaper, they would already have it. leveymg May 2012 #7
So if an American worker is in a vulnerable job then they can just suck it, right? Zalatix May 2012 #9
No, I'm not saying that. But, I can't safely assume that I "own" my job. leveymg May 2012 #17
You kinda are saying that. You show absolutely no pity for America's working class. Zalatix May 2012 #19
I am very much part of America's working class. Knowledge industry "no-collar" 1099 Proletariat, leveymg May 2012 #22
Your claim is that you have a *good reason* to undermine American workers. The rebuttal is Romulox May 2012 #23
I didn't make any such claim. You mischaracterized my statement. Read it again. leveymg May 2012 #26
Nonsense. You don't get to dictate how your attack on workers is received. You're transparent. nt Romulox May 2012 #28
Once again: You have no sympathy for America's working class. Your arguments work to their detriment Zalatix May 2012 #36
You don't seem to grasp the difference between Trade in Services and Trade in Goods, leveymg May 2012 #44
Yup, you still don't understand much of this at all. You didn't even address most of my points. Zalatix May 2012 #45
I don't think "we're" in a war at all, if by we you mean the US as a government + its corporations. HiPointDem May 2012 #78
Sigh... Zalatix May 2012 #79
sigh. it ain't that simple. there is collusion between the us & china because the arrangement HiPointDem May 2012 #80
TL;DR version: But *LEVEYMG* works in the service industry. So *these* jobs are important! nt Romulox May 2012 #47
^ Correct ^ Why were America's basic jobs offshored ? Mimosa May 2012 #58
Then the poor things should quit buying stuff made elsewhere because it is cheaper treestar May 2012 #25
As always, you are a font of both compassion and reason. nt Romulox May 2012 #27
Well I am a font of not just blaming others for our own acts treestar May 2012 #31
What's this "us" stuff? I'm blaming *you* for promoting a rightwing economics. nt Romulox May 2012 #34
Ah yes, blame American workers. The US Chamber of Commerce loves that argument. Zalatix May 2012 #35
That just means you're in a field where it doesn't happen. Head in sand. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #74
It's a Corporatist meme used to divide the Cultural Left from the Economic Left Odin2005 May 2012 #6
Ding, ding, ding!! hifiguy May 2012 #8
Thanks! Odin2005 May 2012 #12
You have hit it dead on center, Odin. TheKentuckian May 2012 #10
Headshot!!! Zalatix May 2012 #11
+1 HiPointDem May 2012 #13
And sadly, some DUers have fallen for it over the years. HughBeaumont May 2012 #14
Shameful. Mimosa May 2012 #60
I think that's one way to look at it, but not the only way RZM May 2012 #18
Question: Have you ever left the country? redgreenandblue May 2012 #20
I wish I had the money to travel overseas. Odin2005 May 2012 #30
... redgreenandblue May 2012 #51
Wait, China has tariffs and currency manipulation but you don't call them isolationist Zalatix May 2012 #69
Reread my post. I did not mention trade tariffs anywhere. redgreenandblue May 2012 #76
Sorry about getting on you about tariffs Zalatix May 2012 #77
Americans would need jobs in order to do that. Said jobs moved overseas. Any further questions? Zalatix May 2012 #46
Spot on. 99Forever May 2012 #29
Is it the Economic Left if "opposition to Globalist Corporatism" is more a right-wing phenomenon? pampango May 2012 #32
You're like a corporatist Nero, fiddling while the EU burns... Romulox May 2012 #33
You've been pushing that crap argument forever now. It is wrong and outdated. Zalatix May 2012 #38
Marine Le Pen wears pants. Pampango wears pants. Draw your own conclusion!!!! nt Romulox May 2012 #49
Ayn Rand supported abortion rights. Ergo we are all Ayn Rand! Zalatix May 2012 #54
Besides, pampango's bizarre contention that laissez-faire economics are not of the HARD RIGHT Romulox May 2012 #50
I wonder what Pampango has to say now that his argument has been destroyed. AGAIN. Zalatix May 2012 #55
Nothing, apparently, because he hasn't replied after his hit-and-run. Odin2005 May 2012 #63
Pampango is a good example of the "cultural left" that I'm talking about. Odin2005 May 2012 #62
He's not cultural left; he's a free trader. Zalatix May 2012 #66
There's nothing "left" about pampango--she spouts Rightwing economics here, and nothing else. Romulox May 2012 #75
+1 Poll_Blind May 2012 #41
It isn't corporatists who accuse me of being a racist for believing that americans should have jobs. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #59
+1! uponit7771 May 2012 #61
love it or leave it frylock May 2012 #15
I support two big issues: 1) Abortion rights; 2) race-to-the-bottom "free trade" (prison labor AOK!) Romulox May 2012 #16
I don't think it's quite that simple... cynatnite May 2012 #21
How do you assign a nationality to a job? treestar May 2012 #24
Simple. If it's sold here, it must be made here. Zalatix May 2012 #37
It is comprehensible, but impractical treestar May 2012 #52
Impractical to you, maybe. Zalatix May 2012 #53
Gawd, it's not 'racist,' it's 'chauvinist' or 'nationalist'. The way coalition_unwilling May 2012 #39
It's done intentionally, to shame American workers into letting globalism fleece them out of jobs. Zalatix May 2012 #40
It's not an honest mistake. It's a concerted effort by the Right to appropriate the language of the Romulox May 2012 #48
Yes, because those pesky foreigners working in sweat shops are the reason for unemployment. Puregonzo1188 May 2012 #42
Workers of the World UNITE! Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #43
It Isn't Racist... chickypea May 2012 #56
Americans having jobs is silly? How so? Zalatix May 2012 #57
Who Are thes Big Bad People Stealing America's Jobs? chickypea May 2012 #64
Again, I will ask you, how is Americans having jobs silly in your book? Zalatix May 2012 #65
Change American Habits, Jobs will Follow chickypea May 2012 #70
You're wrong again. American habits aren't the problem, and you are lying about American students. Zalatix May 2012 #71
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #72
YES, LYING. Mass defamation. Without any supporting facts, no less. Zalatix May 2012 #73
Some people have a real problem with the idea that a government should act in the interests of... JVS May 2012 #67
Bad global citizen! I revoke your Global ID Card! Zalatix May 2012 #68
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