Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Latest Breaking News
In reply to the discussion: Exclusive: Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to U.S. miners [View all]maxrandb
(15,324 posts)25. This is such bullshit, miner-worship horseshit
We truly do suck as a country.
For a god damned century, we have immortalized and fetishized the "miner"
They are constantly held up as the epitome of the "hard-scrabble, salt-of-the-earth, hard-working" 'Murikan Middle Class.
There are 158,000 Americans employed by the United States Mining Industry...
There are 1,319,000 Accountants!
There are 3,500,000 Teachers!
Nothing against Miners, my grandfather worked the mines around Corning, OH, but how we came to use miners as the example of workers whose jobs are so much more important and deserving of protections than other, much large workforce, is, quite frankly, MADDENING.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
30 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Exclusive: Biden looks abroad for electric vehicle metals, in blow to U.S. miners [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2021
OP
Since when does POTUS tell corporations where to purchase their raw materials???????
groundloop
May 2021
#2
The Federal Government can deny mining permits, forcing manufacturers to buy metals to buy metals
Jose Garcia
May 2021
#6
Yep,agree with you that's key, but some are shortsighted and can't see the forest for the trees. n/t
iluvtennis
May 2021
#27
You literally responded to a post that said US is #5 in the world in lithium reserves
mathematic
May 2021
#23
It's like keeping enough domestic fuel in the ground for national-security purposes in cases
Justice matters.
May 2021
#18
The market was flooded worldwide a couple of years ago and demand has yet to build
pecosbob
May 2021
#9
Does "the miners" mean the mine owners? And if so, how is it a blow to them, seeing as how...
Hekate
May 2021
#20
Right. I'd be more impressed with "concern" for miners if they were not still dying of black lung
Hekate
May 2021
#28
With all the recycling and efficiency and demolition, we still mine metals?
bucolic_frolic
May 2021
#21