The greatest act of self destruction in american history.

[shockey80]

Until we correct this great problem, great mystery, this country can not move forward.

For decades we have watched working class americans vote against their best interests. Here are some examples.

Working class republican voters voted to get rid of social security and medicare. They have failed so far. Both of these great programs are under great stress for this reason. Neglect. They are getting weaker not stronger. It's the republican voters fault.

Republican voters voted to get rid of Obamacare. Many of them voted to put their lives at great risk. Many of them could die prematurely. This, by itself, could be one of the greatest acts of self destruction in our countries history. Obamacare saved countless lives. Roughly 20 million americans got Obamacare. Preexisting conditions outlawed. Take that away and millions will die prematurely over time. More people than we lost in all are wars combined.

They voted to destroy unions. If you are a working man or woman it does not matter what your personnel opinions of unions are. They are necessary. They give us political power. Without it we are helpless.

They voted to destroy pensions.

They voted against workers rights.

They voted to weaken labor laws.

They voted against overtime pay.

They voted against raising the minimum wage.

They voted to poison their water, food, air by weakening regulations.

They voted to take care of the rich and corporations. They voted for giant tax cuts for the rich, which in turn defunds government programs that protect the working class.

They voted to deregulate the financial markets. Banks, wall street, etc. This leads to greed and corruption. This puts working class americans financial health at great risk. Our retirement funds and so on.

Many working class americans are now killing themselves with pain killers. There lives suck so they self medicate. Many of them did this to themselves by voting against their best interests their entire lives.

I wish the news media would report on all of this more often. Like every day. The last few decades have been a era of self destruction. Perhaps the biggest in our history.

I don't care what party a person belongs to. If that parties policies puts your very life at risk. You can't vote for that party. No excuses.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. These are people who believe that "undeserving" other people

(and we know what they mean by those people) are getting something they did not work for and are not entitled to, and they are willing to vote against their own interests as long as they think doing so will take away from those people.

[KT2000]

2. Yes!

Resentment is the key. That is the subtext of most RW media.

[shockey80]

3. Their decision to vote for trump may be the final nail in the coffin

for their decades long era of self destruction. Time will tell.