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In reply to the discussion: The reality about working class whites... [View all]Barbara2423
(460 posts)17. It's the threat of equality white people are afraid of.
Example: you have 10 job openings, 5 will be given to whites. The remaining will go to Blacks, Asians, Hispanics,women, and others. I don't understand why white (racists) are afraid, they are still in charge.
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I disagree, when you have people who have always voted one way getting them to change
redstatebluegirl
Nov 2020
#32
So ... They hate Trump and everything he stands for but they think "defunding the police"
StarfishSaver
Nov 2020
#34
This sounds mean, but it's true. "Trumpamerica" is short on smarts and character. nt
Progressive Jones
Nov 2020
#38
And I'm saying we need to do a better job of fighting that propaganda somehow
mr_lebowski
Nov 2020
#7
If it's about isms then democrats need to talk differently and stop GOP from
beachbumbob
Nov 2020
#3
They feel a sense of powerlessness not because of the economy, but because of the culture.
Yavin4
Nov 2020
#11
Yep. We (those of us who are middle class or working class) are all riding in the
BusyBeingBest
Nov 2020
#22
And what and whom they blame is driven by certain factors - including, in large part, racism
StarfishSaver
Nov 2020
#30
Even if we bring back every factory job sent overseas and gave them middle class wages with benefits
Yavin4
Nov 2020
#24
The Democratic Party just needs to do a lot better at educating voters about the issues...
WyattKansas
Nov 2020
#40