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ck4829

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18. You're not wrong at all

Fri Nov 13, 2020, 02:15 PM

Nov 2020

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Daily Show, LBN here on DU, social media, the Economist, CNN, publications by the Southern Poverty Law Center, it’s not media in the traditional sense but I listen to what people are saying on the street and on the bus, I even look at Fox News every once in a while to see what they are saying.

And yep, I pretty much have a permanent tab open for Snopes and related sites, and I google what I hear about.

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The reality about working class whites... [View all] Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 OP

RW Propaganda has poisoned working class people against unions Sanity Claws Nov 2020 #1

OTOH, it's not that hard to come off as ... mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #2

The defund the police stuff sent 3 of my friends back to Trump. redstatebluegirl Nov 2020 #5

Of course, you know your friends better than I do StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #28

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

Cool story, bro. Yeehah Nov 2020 #39

But Democrats are none of those things you listed. Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #6

And I'm saying we need to do a better job of fighting that propaganda somehow mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #7

I'm not against attempting Turin_C3PO Nov 2020 #8

We have a consensus then mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #14

But you didn't say it was about propaganda. You said Democrats can ... Caliman73 Nov 2020 #15

If it's about isms then democrats need to talk differently and stop GOP from beachbumbob Nov 2020 #3

Spot on, I think matt819 Nov 2020 #4

I wonder what the difference is... I'm lower class/working class and a white guy ck4829 Nov 2020 #9

You just said the difference: you're college educated. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #10

What media do you consume? Caliman73 Nov 2020 #16

You're not wrong at all ck4829 Nov 2020 #18

Exactly. Caliman73 Nov 2020 #21

You not being a racist is a big difference StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #29

Thanks ck4829 Nov 2020 #37

They feel a sense of powerlessness not because of the economy, but because of the culture. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #11

Agreed. Ironically, they're the real snowflakes. Drunken Irishman Nov 2020 #13

I agree for the most part. Caliman73 Nov 2020 #20

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

Run John Fetterman (Pa. Lt. Gov) for POTUS and we'll bring them back farmbo Nov 2020 #12

It's the threat of equality white people are afraid of. Barbara2423 Nov 2020 #17

And they feel those 5 that went to others were stolen from them StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #31

it's cuz being white is all they have. mopinko Nov 2020 #19

Ding ding ding StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #35

It's identity politics for them JI7 Nov 2020 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Nov 2020 #25

I'm gonna give you a big old kiss StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #26

Appeal to the working class. Whites are welcome to join, or not. lagomorph777 Nov 2020 #27

Post removed Post removed Nov 2020 #33

K&R betsuni Nov 2020 #36

The Democratic Party just needs to do a lot better at educating voters about the issues... WyattKansas Nov 2020 #40

Exactly! Thank you! Duppers Nov 2020 #41