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In reply to the discussion: I've noticed some "progressives" seem to think Hillary owes them something [View all]joshcryer
(62,269 posts)The thing is that colored people, minorities, immigrants, women, they are already on the receiving end of the bullshit. That white people are now feeling their pain is inevitable.
For one simple reason: globalization and technological advancements. Cheap goods from abroad and cheap manufacturing locally. It's over. Automation is going to literally in the next decade destroy several million jobs with self-driving cars alone. It only goes "down" from there.
And a Republican is not equipped to deal with it.
We're at the precipice of the Marxist Historical Materialism roadmap. I've argued against this for over a decade (search my name and "historical materialism" . We didn't need to go here, but it appears that we have done so. It's going to be extremely painful.
The "rural poor" you're talking about are going to be affected, comparatively, more than any other group. You're going to have ghost towns. It's going to get real.
Basic income is going to be needed. And it is not happening under a Republican.