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Tessiee's avatar

"When we think about why the United States does not have the social welfare policies of Europe, understanding the anger of white workers when the idea of the nation as a white state became challenged is a critical part of the problem."

Umair Haque has an essay wherein he posits that white Americans, as a voting bloc, don't really WANT a better country. They will shoot themselves in the foot, over and over, and vote for people and policies that make their lives demonstrably worse, rather than live in a country that includes and benefits the people they hate.

https://eand.co/americas-pr...

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Eileen is Still Pissed's avatar

Erik, thanks. I did NOT know a lot of this.

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