Economic insecurity is a blip

[EffieBlack]

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1. A lot of people here aren't fond of the b-word

You might consider a quick edit if you don't want to chance a hide....

[EffieBlack]

2. Thanks

[Locrian]

4. or "drag" - "life's a drag", "economic security's a drag", etc - n/t

[ck4829]

3. We hear they have "economic anxiety"

But they don't want the business of GLBTQ people.
But they want the "FREEDOM" to prefer a less competent white man over a more competent black man.
But they say racist things and then nobody magically does business with them anymore.

And then they wonder why their bank is all screwed up.

[theaocp]

5. I don't think it's a blip.

Insecurity can manifest itself in many ways and it all leads back to fear. People unable to deal with their fears in an adult way tend to cope using easy, infantile approaches and racism is certainly easy. This person is obviously coping with life poorly or they wouldn't act this way. I don't feel sorry for her, but at least it's easier to understand.

[Garrett78]

6. No Dem presidential candidate has won the white vote since LBJ.

In other words, "economic anxiety" has persisted since the Civil Rights Act. That, of course, is a coincidence.

And the large minority of white folks voting Dem, as well as the large majority of persons of color voting Dem, don't experience economic anxiety.

And the Republican position on labor rights, wage stagnation, equal pay, health insurance and every other issue important to working people is clearly superior to the Democratic position on those issues. Such as the recent Supreme Court ruling.

Racism, sexism, xenophobia and jingoism has nothing to do with Republican support.

The end.

[dawg]

7. Economic insecurity is why *some* of these people actually voted for Obama in 2008 ...

and to a lesser extent, 2012.

They didn't run back to Trump because of their economic insecurity. They did so because the economy was sufficiently improved to allow them to cast their votes based on ... ahem ... other reasons.