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Spider Jerusalem

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7. It isn't financial anxiety, it's racial anxiety

Reply to applegrove (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 18, 2022, 05:26 PM

Apr 2022

the USA was over 80% non-Hispanic white, the year I was born; that's down to around 59% as of the 2020 census and projected to drop below 50% by 2040 or so. Trump won a majority of voters with incomes over 100K. Trump also won a majority of white people in every demographic except under-30's, Jews, and people with advanced degrees.

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JD Vance, OH Candidate Backed By Trump Texts- 'America's Hitler' 'White Lower Income Lower Educ GOP' [View all] appalachiablue Apr 2022 OP

When people suffer from financial anxiety they stop voting with reason applegrove Apr 2022 #1

Good points, people most at risk should understand this, fast.. appalachiablue Apr 2022 #2

I wonder if they are attracted to anger as it feels less vulnerable than applegrove Apr 2022 #3

They LUV anger, no doubt- plenty are addicted to it now.. appalachiablue Apr 2022 #4

that is letting them off too easy Cosmocat Apr 2022 #6

Yes the rich selfish are part of it. But the GOP broke off a large chunk of applegrove Apr 2022 #10

Yep Cosmocat Apr 2022 #11

It isn't financial anxiety, it's racial anxiety Spider Jerusalem Apr 2022 #7

And upeer class people who inthewind21 Apr 2022 #9

And Putin is Russia's Trump. dchill Apr 2022 #5

What is it with Dump and these roundheaded fuckers CurtEastPoint Apr 2022 #8