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First, I'm a conservative though I lean heavily towards libertarian. That said, who called anyone names? Would you have felt more comfortable with my statement

by deelowe 10y ago

First, I'm a conservative though I lean heavily towards libertarian. That said, who called anyone names? Would you have felt more comfortable with my statement if I had substituted xenophobia for brown people? I don't think racism is as huge a factor as simple scapegoating and opportunism by politicians. The public is being misled and comments like the parent's ignore the very real impact automation is having on society.

rhapsodic 10y ago
> That said, who called anyone names? You said: > while millions of blue collar workers take to blaming brown people for job losses Which is effectively calling millions of blue collar workers racist. That is a vile and disgusting and baseless insult which is right out of the playbook of the Democratic party, whether you're a Democrat or not. And it's also signalling your own virtue to the world. By decrying the racism in others, you're announcing to the world how properly non-racist you are. This has started to backfire on the Democratic party. Their hectoring and name-calling is not nearly as effective as it used to be. If it were, Clinton would have won in a landslide, because that's the main way she argued against the need to control the US's borders. I really hope they keep it up though.
- TheAdamAndChe 10y ago
  It also really dismisses the effect of illegal immigration on lower-class labor work and acts like they're crazy for even suggesting it. 10 million immigrants is a lot of people, and if a lot of them are doing lower class work, that suppresses wages for American workers.