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colsohlibgal

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17. Those Folks Are Being Used

Reply to Peacetrain (Original post)

Fri Oct 7, 2016, 09:54 AM

Oct 2016

And must be dumber than a mud fence. The "Reagan Revolution" is dependent on middle class people voting directly against their best interests. They get swayed by racist dog whistles, worrying about who uses what restroom, and propaganda about welfare draining our budget when it is actually the defense budget and ridiculous tax breaks for wealthy people and corporations.

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When the right wing working class turned its back on unions, they lost ground [View all] Peacetrain Oct 2016 OP

Wish I could rec this 1000x. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2016 #1

I Rec Your Rec IADEMO2004 Oct 2016 #2

K&R teamster633 Oct 2016 #3

I worked in a union steel mill for 40 years and I don't have a clue wtf doc03 Oct 2016 #4

Several of them had already "got theirs." Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #5

My father is like that. Mariana Oct 2016 #18

The "right to work states" and offshoring The_Casual_Observer Oct 2016 #6

I have been hearing people who ought to know better PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2016 #7

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I agree Third Doctor Oct 2016 #10

two tiered wages mopinko Oct 2016 #11

I worked as Teamster driver for 40 years in Oakland. Good pension -- good benefits. demosincebirth Oct 2016 #12

does, or can anyone onethatcares Oct 2016 #13

I've been with the same company for 38 years... teamster633 Oct 2016 #14

You have better chance at it if you were in a union. demosincebirth Oct 2016 #20

Sadly much of the left has too aside from lip service Lee-Lee Oct 2016 #15

Ronald Reagan. LWolf Oct 2016 #16

Those Folks Are Being Used colsohlibgal Oct 2016 #17

Most excellent, insightful point in a long time. I remember �RAYGUN Democrats.� UTUSN Oct 2016 #19