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Always a surprise to see the contempt people in blue collar jobs are held in by Democrats.
by gadders 2y ago
Always a surprise to see the contempt people in blue collar jobs are held in by Democrats.
- niek_pas 2y agoGenuine question: is farming a blue collar job? My (possibly incorrect) image of farming is management of heavily industrialized processes, not of rolling up your sleeves.
- pjc50 2y agoCareful study of farming often reveals that it's a mix of landowners (rich on paper, possible cashflow problems) and workers (usually immigrant, often undocumented, in which case they're not voting at all).
- gadders 2y agoFair point. I guess it is more like managing, say, a building or plumbing firm. I guess what I should have said is "contempt for people outside of the laptop class" (and yes farmers may use laptops but you get what I mean).
- Jensson 2y agoHave you see any farmers with white collars? I haven't, they tend to wear working clothes even if they have lots of money.
- pjc50 2y agoPrisoner's dilemma, innit. If people are going to use "I'm working class" as an excuse for holding other people in contempt, they shouldn't be surprised to see it reflected back at them. And contempt is one of the defining features of Trumpism/Muskism, far more than "blue collar".