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maxrandb

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Mon Mar 10, 2025, 08:16 AM Mar 10

10s of millions of Middle Class Americans have been at war with their fellow Middle Class Americans for 50 years [View all]

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Since before Saint Ronnie Ray-Gun, the Retrumplican Party has been able to convince a large number of Middle Class Americans, making $48K-$50K a year, with shit wages, no pensions, bullshit benefits and zero labor protections, that their true enemy is their fellow Middle Class Americans making $50K-$52K a year, with less shitty wages, a modest pension, barely passable benefits and minor labor protections.

It's why a large segment of the Middle Class are gleeful to see Civil Servants get screwed.

If they ever start questioning why their wages, pensions, benefits and labor protections suck so much, instead of being pissed at their neighbors, that are just barely doing marginally better than they are, the trickle-down bullshit that has been shoved up the American Middle classes ass for 50 fucking years, collapses like a house of cards.

Their idea of workplace standards is; everyone should get as fucked over as I do.

That's their idea of fairness.

It's bad enough that Middle Class Americans, that enjoy some modest labor benefits, have to fight the billionaires and corporate America. It's criminal that they also need to fight 10s of millions of their fellow Middle Class Americans.

I have a pension and benefits from 30 years in the military. You'd be shocked at the number of my neighbors that consider me a "Lucky Ducky".

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"Divide and conquer" said every dictator in the history of our world! n/t werdna Mar 10 #1
I was just about to make this comment. The Putin GOP strategy. Irish_Dem Mar 10 #14
It was the same argument used to destroy unions: "If I can't have it, neither can you." sop Mar 10 #2
Average American has the reasoning ability of what - a seventh/eighth grader AT BEST? NoMoreRepugs Mar 10 #3
Trump's economic demagoguery has been so successful because he taps into this ignorance and stupidity. sop Mar 10 #6
It's like this Ray Bruns Mar 10 #4
THIS!!!!!! FalloutShelter Mar 10 #16
Absolutely correct and embedded in that is racial discrimination Cheezoholic Mar 10 #5
LBJ was right and Dylan explained it to us back in the 60s EverHopeful Mar 10 #8
Great Qigong master quote, too Dave says Mar 10 #18
That's a great LBJ quote; so true Evolve Dammit Mar 10 #13
Republicans are anti-union dlk Mar 10 #7
They've convinced a large segment of America maxrandb Mar 10 #11
Well they are against unions when they do not control them. A union that has its presidents fly around in private LiberalArkie Mar 10 #15
We can't pay you enough for 30 years. Kid Berwyn Mar 10 #9
I don't look at it that way maxrandb Mar 10 #21
100% spot on Johnny2X2X Mar 10 #10
It is a phenomenon. Jealousy without understanding and greed seem to be what motivates Evolve Dammit Mar 10 #12
Apparently it is disputed whether markodochartaigh Mar 10 #17
And that's the truth. Divide and conquer. patphil Mar 10 #19
This message was self-deleted by its author ToxMarz Mar 10 #20
I've never envied public employees HereForTheParty Mar 10 #22
But they do have a floor maxrandb Mar 17 #23
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