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applegrove

(131,315 posts) Sun Oct 22, 2017, 09:52 PM Oct 2017

Watched Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown Pittsburg tonight. At one point [View all]

Last edited Sun Oct 22, 2017, 11:50 PM - Edit history (1)

he was interviewing a white working class person who said about Politics that for many politics is "if I can't do well then I don't want you to do well" or something to that effect. Did anyone else see that? I thought it was a telling take on politics in the USA. White working class burning down the house when they are suffering.

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"If the economy is not going to work for me then I don't want it to work for anybody"..someone from a town near Pittsburg put it to the mayor that way. Mayor was just flushing out Bourdain's point about angry voters by quoting someone else.

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Watched Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown Pittsburg tonight. At one point [View all] applegrove Oct 2017 OP

I watched the show, but didn't catch that statement. elleng Oct 2017 #1

I was half online. I'll have to watch it again. applegrove Oct 2017 #2

That's common among white wingers, especially if "you" means "minorities." Hoyt Oct 2017 #3

Yes. I had not seen it played out that way before. Applies to minorities applegrove Oct 2017 #4

What was Bourdain's reaction? I bet he didn't call out that selfish ass and tell him bettyellen Oct 2017 #5

I don't recall. I will research it. Wasn't paying much attention. And as applegrove Oct 2017 #7

He's kept his mouth shut about the rampant abuse that goes on in restaurants though.... bettyellen Oct 2017 #15

after the responses he got he said he just wanted to hear something inspiring from her since he JI7 Oct 2017 #8

That was lame of him. It's a reflex with people and yeah HE had direct knowledge and said nothing .. bettyellen Oct 2017 #13

i would say more accurate is they don't want any minority to do better than they are JI7 Oct 2017 #6

Imagine their pain with President Obama being president for eight years. justhanginon Oct 2017 #9

the support for Trump and Trump himself running had very much to do with Obama being so much better JI7 Oct 2017 #10

This is true get the red out Oct 2017 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #11

*Show is rerunning now, midnight, CNN. elleng Oct 2017 #12

I saw, and I lived in Pittsburgh in the 80s. nolabear Oct 2017 #14