It is goes further back, and is way more international. In Western Europe, somewhere around the early 90s most social democratic parties abandoned their blue c

It is goes further back, and is way more international. In Western Europe, somewhere around the early 90s most social democratic parties abandoned their blue collar base. They used to fight for them. For reasonable hours, minimum wage, social benefits. I guess they were not cool or interesting anymore, as they shifted focus almost exclusively to minorities as well as various forms of elitist salon socialism. On top of being abandoned politically, blue collar got destroyed economically by manufacturing moving overseas. And if that wasn't enough still, they were next culturally destroyed and labeled bigots or privileged, on the basis of their skin or what is between their legs. This class, which is very large and makes sure shit works in society, is why you have Trump but also various other right-wing rises in Europe.