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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Money. Stability.

When people feel stressed about money, it’s human nature to lash out at those perceived as getting a free ride or those perceived as a threat.

“I did everything right: worked hard in school, work hard at my job, pay my taxes, etc., so why should “those people” get a free ride?”

Trump knew this anger was bubbling under the surface because he literally paid staff to listen/watch conservative news/talk shows. He built a platform on this, and it worked. Why? Because even moderates and some liberals feel stretched and stressed, making them susceptible to his manipulative talking points.

This isn’t surprising. Racism and classism aren’t unique to America. Go look at Africa and South America and Asia. When economic inequality takes hold, people lash out to protect what they have. Human nature.

And the Dems aren’t exactly victims. The Dems on the Hill has a hand in the policies that have harmed the middle class. This started in the 1970s. [/quote]

Except that they are not just ‘manipulative talking points’.

When I see my tax money going to support illegal immigrants in MoCo, so much so that my kids’ schools are hiring more and more ESOL/support teachers while cutting music and art - it is frustrating.

When I see my neighborhood being taken over by illegal rentals that house these illegal immigrants, I am frustrated.

When I see the huge increase in hit and runs caused by illegal immigrant drivers who have been given drivers licenses by the Democratic leadership, I am frustrated.

[b]You can pretend that illegal immigration is not a problem because it does not directly affect you.[/b]  But it does affect some of us, and Democratic rhetoric does not provide any legitimate solutions to the issue.[/quote]
This can literally be said for just about any political problem. For example, do you complain when racist policies still affect the lives of black people, or because that doesn’t affect you you don’t care?

And there’s one party that wants to hold businesses accountable for their shady practices. Which is to say that if the GOP cared about the effects of illegal immigration (they don’t, they just enjoy whipping up bigots into a frenzy), they’d impose enormous fines on businesses who hire them.

All this is to say: you’re being used.[/quote]

I’m a lifelong Dem, and I believe your blind faith in Dems is misplaced. I’m not defending conservative policies; rather, I believe the Dems are complicit in much of the damage caused by the political shifts that started in the 1970s.

There’s another thread where a Dem poster helpfully pointed out and linked to numerous environmental policies that Dems quietly voted against...presumably to protect the interest of their donors.

The republicans have not been in control 24/7 since the 70s when unions started losing ground the middle class was thrown out the window in favor of corporate interests. Either the Dems were complicit, or they simply cannot move progressive policy even when they control congress.

You have obviously bought into identity politics. Most people have. [/quote]

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