They despise government because Black people are disproportionately employed in those jobs. They supported the campaign promises of dismantling the U.S. because they figured it would be targeted at Black people not them. There is no class consciousness in America without acknowledging racism. - ThreadSky

mimi9324.bsky.social • 16 days ago

They despise government because Black people are disproportionately employed in those jobs. They supported the campaign promises of dismantling the U.S. because they figured it would be targeted at Black people not them. There is no class consciousness in America without acknowledging racism.

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luramrod.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes absolutely. It's all of that.

Plus the fucking billionaires and upper class. It's not one exclusively over the other, they're mutually together exclusively about what happened.

sophia-elleborin.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes. Which is why I have little to no sympathy for people who voted for him getting their comeuppance. Most of them absolutely voted for him because he made being a fucking asshole bigot "ok" again.

Fuck em.

stevennicholson.bsky.social•16 days ago

Racism isn't separate from MAGA grievance, it is grievance. It’s rage over lost status, with racism, misogyny, and hate as outlets. Trump didn’t offer a better life; he offered someone to punish. Racism becomes the excuse for anger Trump weaponized, not solved.

sophia-elleborin.bsky.social•16 days ago

I'm aware. I'm also aware that people who view other poor people as the issue aren't too fucking bright.

I have no sympathy for their perceived loss of status. Poor fucking babies. Cry more.

Funny that my, not even 13 yet, son gets that equal rights means EQUAL. But adult men can't wrap their...

sophia-elleborin.bsky.social•16 days ago

tiny little emotional brains around that fact.

stevennicholson.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yeah, I get it. I was stuck in explaining mode and you were venting real anger. Totally fair. I’m with you though. No sympathy here either.

amyanabartley.bsky.social•12 days ago

This

lizzellw.bsky.social•16 days ago

My hope is that with the collective rise in class consciousness, there’s an equivalent rise in anti-racism and how they interact, intersectionality is one hell of a tangled mess, and I really hope this starts a chain of anti-racists in the coming times

ameleh.bsky.social•16 days ago

I think that class cannot be addressed without stark recognition of how this country has benefited from racism for its whole history. i agree it is one hell of a tangled mess.

terrabvail.bsky.social•16 days ago

Totally agree. The more you look, the more you discover how much racism has shaped this country.

xiruxi.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yep. Look at the white vote since 1964. Leftists pretend this has nothing to do with racism.

pearl50smag.bsky.social•16 days ago

If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.
Lyndon B. Johnson

lostnemophiliac.bsky.social•16 days ago

You know it's not just you black folk,last i remember Muslims and the Latino community are being targeted atm the most for existing and don't forget black people did vote for trump too. POC needs to get together and realize they want all of us down from blacks to Asians and Mexicans.

mimi9324.bsky.social•16 days ago

While we are all at stake. I am speaking on how racism guides voters’ choices. Black people voted in the +90% to +80% for Harris because we knew this would happen. Based on the voting percentage we need to have some intracommunity conversations in minority communities as well.

skunkityskunk.bsky.social•16 days ago

And women, and lgbtq+, and and and sigh.

poodle01.bsky.social•14 days ago

Is it just black or did they vote against a woman- again. I am starting yo think that we may see another black president we will never see a woman president. Especially a black woman. I think people hate women ( including other women) more than they hate anyone else.

odhran25.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you. Thank you. Exactly. To this whole thread.

ameleh.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes!

eseating.bsky.social•16 days ago

Thank you. All of this! They have always leveraged the insecurity of white poor and working class poor people by pointing it at black people. Look at the miserable record of unions.

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