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It is the working class of America that makes this country move. (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2021 OP
He is of course 100% correct Patton French Oct 2021 #1
We have a bunch of working classes and all of them make this country move. Hortensis Oct 2021 #2
If only we had more Democrats in the House and Senate, if only we had Eliot Rosewater Oct 2021 #3
Butbutbut Dirty Socialist Oct 2021 #4
Well, if workers have all the power, then why... Ligyron Oct 2021 #5
I work in manufacturing and my fellow white coworkers Boomerproud Oct 2021 #6

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
2. We have a bunch of working classes and all of them make this country move.
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:08 PM
Oct 2021

Contributions of all are real and of value, and deserve respect. I don't think it's a compliment to lower-pay workers to try to glorify them, as if being underpaid somehow made them of greater value than those who are being smeared for the purpose. Like all their fellows who make this country move, they need equitable compensation, and genuine respect, for their contributions.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
3. If only we had more Democrats in the House and Senate, if only we had
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:31 PM
Oct 2021

voted for ANY and ALL Democrats from day one.

Sure, for every 25 elected maybe 1 will be a bluish Manchin type, or an all out sellout like the other one in the news.

But given we can count on ALL republicans to do the WORST POSSIBLE things on EARTH, we sure as FUCK better get it in our heads how good the average Dem is compared to cons.

For instance, Hillary would have been EVERY BIT AS PROGRESSIVE and probably MORE than Joe Biden, who I love, is.

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)
4. Butbutbut
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 06:41 PM
Oct 2021

But Ayn Rand wrote John Gault and his CEO buddies ran off and formed their own perfect society. Ain’t Ayn Rand a genius?

Ligyron

(7,616 posts)
5. Well, if workers have all the power, then why...
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 08:59 PM
Oct 2021

why do we pay the highest prices for prescription drugs on earth?

and why do they allow a minority to stymie every progressive policy the majority of Americans support?

Like free healthcare or paid leave for maternity or at least 2 years of free college to name but a few?

Why do they allow the MIC to suck up the largest share of revenue available instead of funding those programs?

We all know who really wields the power and it sure as shit ain’t the workers.

But it sure as shit should be.

Boomerproud

(7,943 posts)
6. I work in manufacturing and my fellow white coworkers
Fri Oct 15, 2021, 09:09 PM
Oct 2021

all worship at the feet of the "job creators". Of course they bitch when we work 60 hour weeks. Trump lovers all.😣

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