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Gold Metal Flake

(13,805 posts)
17. The people around me believe all that you wrote will happen and it will be good.
Sat Jun 9, 2012, 10:15 AM
Jun 2012

Yes, even the ones in unions. The guy in the Teamsters, the guy working for Lockheed and near retirement, the plumber too physically damaged to work with no insurance and not on disability. They all favor the Republican stories of being victimized by unions (seriously, no shit), greedy overpaid public workers and of course brown people on any public assistance (the greatest enemy). They hate that anyone should be getting something but not working for it, but refuse to hear and criticism of the rich.

These are three of my neighbors. I've known them over a decade. Nothing penetrates.

Look, this bullshit runs deep in these people. Nothing will change their minds until they all lose everything they have, which of course means we all lose what we have. Even then, they will blame liberals and brown people.

I have yet to see any suggested changes that will actually work on these very stupid, self-destructive and self-deluded, hate-filled people who vote and vote and vote.

When they hit rock bottom, we ALL hit rock bottom.

So, show me a real plan.

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Elect us and will do away with labor B Calm Jun 2012 #1
Come on.. sendero Jun 2012 #2
Oh they would have a little war to take the voters mind off it Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #12
"their actions would soon be reversed" Are you sure? A Simple Game Jun 2012 #15
I am of the opinion.. sendero Jun 2012 #20
Because of the disconnect in Bubba Murika, you're probably right. BiggJawn Jun 2012 #3
"Entitlements" that we have paid into over time. geckosfeet Jun 2012 #4
And they wouldn't be saying it if they knew their wasn't an audience for it NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #5
By turning people against each other they've demonized ALL public workers. annabanana Jun 2012 #6
This is a large part of how Walker won: Jackpine Radical Jun 2012 #19
Ya know... greytdemocrat Jun 2012 #7
You're really arguing this? RZM Jun 2012 #8
you are correct riverwalker Jun 2012 #9
If You Think I Am Kidding You Are Not Paying Attention TheMastersNemesis Jun 2012 #10
You are absolutely correct about the rethugs agenda for this country Do it Right Jun 2012 #16
GOP voters love voting against themselves Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #11
Except for their own of course Bjorn Against Jun 2012 #13
I'm waiting for one of the crazies to propose Loki Jun 2012 #14
The people around me believe all that you wrote will happen and it will be good. Gold Metal Flake Jun 2012 #17
Inland CA is redder than any red state. SunSeeker Jun 2012 #18
Pretty much. Work until you drop dead or you're a burden on society. freshwest Jun 2012 #21
I think you're misunderstanding their coded message... hughee99 Jun 2012 #22
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