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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 120 points 8 months ago (2 children)

They have been at war with the working class since at least Reagan and have been lying about it the whole time.

[–] DBT@lemmy.world 50 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yet the working class still votes for them

[–] wagesj45@kbin.run 36 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Racism trumps self interest, it seems.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

(paraphrased) Make the lowest white man believe he is better than the highest man of color, and he will empty his pockets for you.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

-LBJ

He understood that being from Texas

[–] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 14 points 8 months ago

The idiots with two brain cells fighting for third place are the ones still voting for him. Everyone else that can think for themselves and doesn't need fox "news" to tell them what do and how to feel has moved on from him.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

At least since FDR. They tried to overthrow and kill the man for Christ sakes because of the new deal.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 51 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Wage war? More like mop up and finish the class off.

Only got room for the slave and merchant classes down below the billionaires and their politicians.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Capitalism is in perpetual war with the working class, it isnt specific to republicans.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But if Trump wins it'll be back to the 19th century.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Vote for him and push him left after the election. That method worked so well for Biden

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

thanks for making me spit out my coffee 😂

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I know you're joking but I've seen that sentiment on here before.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

It did. But only because Biden was already trending that way. Trump has never been for anyone but himself. As imperfect a candidate as Biden is. And he is very. Especially when it comes to Palestine Etc. He's in a whole nother higher League compared to Trump.

To have even a fraction of similar success. You'd have to find someone independently wealthy and left leaning. To follow trump around 24/7 licking his greasy orange taint. Unpaid, keeping everyone else away. Because trump memory makes a goldfish memory look like elephant's memory. And even then, you'd likely fail because trump is a natural born narcicist.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

the GOP Is Ready to ~~Wage War~~ wage another war on the Working Class

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 months ago

The working class lost the war a century ago.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

But I thought the GOP has successfully branded itself as for the working people? Republican voters are fucking stupid.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

GOP plays country music and talks about Jesus/God. That's enough to get a solid 40% of the country to vote for them.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You forgot trucks, guns, and drinking themselves stupid instead of trying to understand the world and people outside of their deliberately myopic views.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago

As I said, they're fucking stupid.

[–] Conyak@lemmy.tf 9 points 8 months ago

They have also branded themselves as the fiscally responsible party and that is a joke.

[–] admin 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

At this point, how tf people even consider him fit for such crucial role.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He has an R next to his name.

[–] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It’s not even that though, because lots of people love him more than the R, such that the GOP has to follow his stupid lead on everything.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

He's going to own the libz, and that's all I care about! /s

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 5 points 8 months ago

I’m just above the income ranges that will be screwed over, and I feel if you are dumb enough to vote for trump, your consequences will come with his victory.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

This makes sense if the plan is to destroy the US before another country can become a credible threat and find a way to get the job done. It's petty and childish but then again, so are the people (term used loosely) involved.

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

They're not already?