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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Sensitivity? I just described them as clueless and credulous.
I also noted that they are not the most downtrodden in borrowing the descriptive “Upper Precariat.”
If you’re in constant fear of being downsized, you’re in a bad place. Pick an adjective.
You just want to call them all racists. I actually agree many of them are. But as I noted earlier, the interplay between economic anxiety and racist attitudes is complex. You’d rather see it bluntly, call them all racists and being done with it. This of course allows you to avoid the discussion of how neoliberalism is one of the biggest causes of Trumpism.
Your version of capitalism is, “Fuck the middle; charity for the bottom.” That’s fine. I don’t really give a fuck because I don’t think the situation is solvable. But at least I own that corner. You want to be an apologist for monopolies and neoliberal polices that fuck the poor and the middle and absolve yourself of being selfish by saying “I’m in favor of greater redistribution…”. That’s crumbs for the desperate. And your bullshit in that regard is the definition of transparent.
You’re as selfish as any of the rest of us, including me.
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Stop changing the subject. Here's Adder's post that you and Hank objected to:
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Originally Posted by Adder
Someone with your track record should be very careful about typing those words. You only think you're correct because of your incorrect stereotype of who the Trump backers are.
They are not the economically downtrodden. They are just white people.
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Adder was right. Trump's supporters are not "the economically downtrodden." Do they have grievances? Sure? Plenty of people have grievances and aren't the economically downtrodden. Elon Musk for example. Might they feel economically vulnerable? Sure, who doesn't? It is very clear that support for Trump generally correlates with income, not the reverse. If you look at the population and try to figure out where Trump's support is, it is exactly *not* the economically downtrodden.
Among other things, I think it's hysterical that you think I'm an apologist for monopolies. But that's a whole different conversation.
