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The current white working class in the Midwest was at one time, not too long ago, the economic backbone of this country. Economic policies propelling forward gl
by corporateslave5 7y ago
The current white working class in the Midwest was at one time, not too long ago, the economic backbone of this country. Economic policies propelling forward globalization directly destroyed the economic livelihoods of those people. And now we’re being told it’s racist to complain about, racist to argue against policies that are destroying the Midwest.
- ianai 7y agoActually the destruction was headed for us when billions of people overseas were going to rapidly develop to our level of technology. There’s only a few hundred million of us and over a billion more of them. The US positioned itself to be in the best possible posture as the market leader through setting the terms early to benefit themselves just enough, but also lenient enough to keep our real pressures for disruption. There’s a good Frontline episode with Kissinger about granting China MFN status. He clearly saw the writing on the wall.