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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have family that would claim they are pro-labor, keyword claim. One family member was in a union for his entire working career. Him and his spouse vote conservative (afaik) everytime. I've tried to explain that they are voting against what helped them get to the point they are at currently but they just can't see it. It has helped some that now I'm in a union but even when agreeing with me that corporations only care about profits and will cut you and your benefits the first chance they get, they will still side with R. It's crazy! We even had an interesting conversation about trickle down economics and how it hasn't worled or trickled down at all. I was surprised they agreed with me on that.

[โ€“] lordnikon 2 points 3 months ago

It's because it stopped being about representation and starter being about identity and being in the in group. Whenever that happens they don't mind being ruled as long as they stay in the in group and by the time they are in the out group. It's already too late.