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> I agree that NAFTA is one major inflection point, but it supports 25 years ago, not your 10-15. Things take a while to have an impact. The factory my dad wor
by war1025 7y ago
> I agree that NAFTA is one major inflection point, but it supports 25 years ago, not your 10-15.
Things take a while to have an impact. The factory my dad worked at for 25 years didn't go to Mexico until 2007 [1]. Manufacturing in the area really didn't start moving to Mexico until the financial crisis. Whether as a result of the crisis itself or just a convenient side effect, I don't know.
> I didn't say "Southern racism", I said "Southern Strategy"
I know the Southern Strategy. My point is that people in the northern states are much less motivated by racism than you imply. You can choose to believe that or not, but I firmly believe that its true.
[1] https://globegazette.com/news/imi-cornelius-to-close-mason-city-plant/article_b1380796-5216-5cdc-b915-43b2c3509f09.html https://globegazette.com/news/imi-cornelius-to-close-mason-c...