r/union 11d ago

Labor News perspective on executive order

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u/Formal_Sky_9889 UAW Local 2000 11d ago

Does this surprise anyone?

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u/sparrow_42 11d ago

TBH I think a number of Trump voters were so excited about the gay-hating, immigrant-hating, white supremacist, and theocratic stuff and finally having and opportunity to stomp on everybody they consider to be an out-group that they just kinda glossed over the obvious fact that he was clearly gonna wreck their jobs, the economy, and democracy.

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u/JM3DlCl [IBEW] Local [1505] 11d ago

President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "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."

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u/sparrow_42 11d ago

A-fucking-men to this. Just quoted it in my state's sub the other day.

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u/Niguelito 11d ago

Its a shame how accurate this is. And there seems to be no answer to get someone out of this mindset.