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The Way Forward

creon

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15. Got it in one!

Reply to TBF (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:22 PM

9 hrs ago

All four are quite true.
Especially three and four.

The rural - urbad divide is rreal. ( The USA is not unique in this)
They are quite different.
When rural moves to urban the state of mind tends to come with them.
Four is correct as well.
They tend to obey whatever the preacher tells them.

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What the Working Class Really Believes [View all] Passages Jul 2025 OP

It adds to the confusion as to why we lost the presidency. cachukis Jul 2025 #1

Jacobin one of the orgs doing the study also did a good write up about the thing. somsai Jul 2025 #2

"the wealthy prefer higher taxes and then they will give handouts" Skittles Jul 2025 #4

Thanks to the creation of WMDs, anybody can kill everybody Gum Logger Jul 2025 #3

I don't know... myohmy2 Jul 2025 #5

Me too. Passages Jul 2025 #6

What the working class aspires to is a fantasy. JustKay Dec 28 #7

You covered everything except the tax tables - TBF Dec 28 #8

But I think the working class aspires to be rich someday and wants those tax advantages to be there waiting for them. CTyankee Sunday #9

I grew up working class - my dad worked in a factory TBF Sunday #10

OK, then I need a better reason to understand why not everyone who is working class votes Republican these days. CTyankee Monday #11

This message was self-deleted by its author TBF Monday #12

Do you mean "everyone who is working class votes Republican" - TBF Monday #13

thank you TBF! You have clarified my thinking here. CTyankee Monday #14

Got it in one! creon 9 hrs ago #15

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