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The sudden explosion in zero-sum thinking in the right wing will be studied for generations
by estearum 1y ago
The sudden explosion in zero-sum thinking in the right wing will be studied for generations
- greesil 1y agoNot sudden.
- heavyset_go 1y agoIt's a defining characteristic of reactionary thought and it's already studied.
- hshdhdhj4444 1y agoFunny how H1Bs are responsible for the destruction of the American labor force but also happen to be represented most in the jobs whose salary and size have grown the most in the U.S. over the past 2+ decades. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that H1Bs are most represented in the industry that has generated nearly all the growth that has been generated in America over the past 2-3 decades.
- philosophty 1y agoI'm sure it's just a coincidence that slave labor is most represented in the industry that generated nearly all of America’s economic growth during the 18th and 19th century. Is the argument you're making, which is ridiculous. The success of an industry says nothing about how exploitative or unethical its practices are.
- philosophty 1y agoThe way many people like yourself seem to have been completely fooled by major corporations wanting cheaper labor to exploit (through both legal, semi-legal, and illegal immigration) will be studied for generations. Their favorite trick (which you've adopted here) is to accuse people of being "racist" and "right wing" for objecting. For the record, you would have to search long and hard to find someone more opposed to Trump and his minions than myself. Bernie Sanders has the same basic viewpoint I've expressed. I have absolutely no hatred for anyone based on their origin or race. I am completely in favor of allowing as many people into this country as we can sustainably absorb, and even a little more. At the same time, I strongly object to prioritizing the desire of major corporations to exploit cheaper labor at the expense of American citizens.
- estearum 1y agoI don’t really know what you’re responding to
- philosophty 1y agoYour suggestion that these are "right wing" ideas when Bernie Sanders says the same thing and for the same reasons. You might accuse him of being "zero sum" but you can't accuse him of being right wing.