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In reply to the discussion: You guys can't keep doing this. Working class white man here. [View all]cwydro
(51,308 posts)123. The upper middle class who voted for Trump dont give a shit about your shaming.
You are missing Tobins point.
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if they voted for Trump they are involved in the political process. and they told us why they voted
JI7
Nov 2017
#2
everyone who voted for him is shit. and there is nothing wrong with calling out the low income
JI7
Nov 2017
#6
Jesus Christ! The problem is that you guys are calling ALL of us shit and bigots.
Tobin S.
Nov 2017
#7
we do. but we don't continually get people going on about the goodness of those groups
JI7
Nov 2017
#8
That is nonsense...my own son is 'working class' although after being laid off from GM is seems
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#71
I'll delete the post since it doesn't address Tobin's concern. I think my response is #95...
Corvo Bianco
Nov 2017
#121
Anyone who voted for the Nazi-in-Chief is a POS... period! Fuck them all!!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2017
#32
My 26 year old son is an electrician, and everyone he works with voted for Trump
adigal
Nov 2017
#145
Just amazing how all those rich and middle class voters just happen to live out in the sticks
n2doc
Nov 2017
#3
Did you read the article? I thought the Washington Post was a respected news source here.
Tobin S.
Nov 2017
#5
Okay I think the problem here is that you don't like being "lumped in" with Trump supporters.
Corvo Bianco
Nov 2017
#95
You're on DU. Posters here are more knowledgeable than to assign a whole demograhic segment...
brush
Nov 2017
#112
The groups in your last sentence are the ones who deserve all the scorn we heap upon them.
brush
Nov 2017
#156
Not to be argumentative or snarky, but now you know how we Southerners or Texans
Stonepounder
Nov 2017
#157
The media's interviews with voters conrtibute to our impression of each other.
Jim Beard
Nov 2017
#173
The county where I live and vote went the lightest pink in the general election.
PufPuf23
Nov 2017
#129
That might be the reality where you live, but it is not representative of Trump's entire base.
Tobin S.
Nov 2017
#10
The first half of your post was very good and you should have stopped right there.
Tobin S.
Nov 2017
#19
I seriously doubt that you're going to get anywhere by reasoning with cult followers
Cary
Nov 2017
#82
Just make them watch the shiney silver dollar you started spinning on the table
Jim Beard
Nov 2017
#174
Yes. By all means, shame them and tell them that they're terminally stupid.
WillowTree
Nov 2017
#100
The upper middle class who voted for Trump dont give a shit about your shaming.
cwydro
Nov 2017
#123
The sub thread kinda veered off topic, but that doesn't change the fact they should be ashamed of
mdbl
Nov 2017
#124
Well, for a fact, some unions turned their backs on Hillary in 2016 and voted for Trump and the
mamas
Nov 2017
#37
That's in the ANES study; this says they put the overall 4 year college degree figure at 62%
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2017
#42
you need to stop taking this stuff personally, the demographics are pretty clear and you are
beachbum bob
Nov 2017
#22
? A majority of white men ... DID ... vote for Red Don. That doesn't mean demean them though
uponit7771
Nov 2017
#65
Yes please: Let us know how that conversation goes AND Get back to us with your results!
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#76
Please post a few examples of DUers attacking white working men as one monolithic group
BamaRefugee
Nov 2017
#36
you asked...But posts that simply blame that entire group? Nah. Don't think so.
questionseverything
Nov 2017
#136
that was the point I was making. He picked out 3 lines out of a thread with HUNDREDS of responses
BamaRefugee
Nov 2017
#137
actually i said "post 3 to 5 DISCUSSIONS where white males were attacked end masse"
BamaRefugee
Nov 2017
#159
You do understand that most things you talk about also apply to working class people of color
ehrnst
Nov 2017
#48
I've been in that boat my entire life. Hard work and never made big money. I'm just under 40k
brewens
Nov 2017
#53
Republicans don't have solutions for WWC workweek beside feel-good-now-racism & religion un-freedom
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#61
Ah misogyny it is baked into the whole she-bang PIE and cannot be separated.
Madam45for2923
Nov 2017
#102
The average Republican isn't just a middle class to wealthy class white male voter.
Baitball Blogger
Nov 2017
#79
Sorry, but a lot of us poor whites are racist morons looking for someone to blame for their life.
PubliusEnigma
Nov 2017
#81
I'm am also a black woman and I agree with you. Whether real or perceived, if poor white men feel
SweetieD
Nov 2017
#117
I think the reason "they" say that is because the white working male group in 3 states....
Honeycombe8
Nov 2017
#133
I, for one, am sick of to death of hearing about white male grievance, and this is just another....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2017
#140
Shockingly, income does not equal 'class.' The MSM just keeps assuming that
TrollBuster9090
Nov 2017
#142
Yep, it's a soft prejudice of the media. Without doing actual research, they just assume that
TrollBuster9090
Nov 2017
#163
Tobin doesn't really need my help or support, perhaps, but I'd point this out:
PatrickforO
Nov 2017
#146