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Jerry @js_edit
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Remember that most of those who claim that "both parties are the same" are well-off white people, mainly straight white men. And for them, it's largely true. The worst elements of Republican policy don't touch them directly. (1/)
I say this as a middle-aged, middle-class white guy. My wife and I are comfortable. We both have good jobs and we don't have kids. In most ways that really matter, the trump tsunami doesn't touch us. (2/)
Yes, we may pay more taxes if this bill gets passed, and there are other inconveniences. But we don't have to worry about being deported, having our marriage legislatively annulled, having social programs we rely on to feed our kids taken away, and so forth. (3/)
We don't have nearly as much skin in this game as many others. We recognize and acknowledge this, and pay attention to what those who have everything to lose have to say. Because everything the GOP does touches them in very tangible and horrible ways. (4/)
Ask people who really have skin in the game whether both parties are the same, and you're likely to get an earful LOL But those are the people we should take our lead from. Not pampered white folks with an axe to grind because Democrats don't do everything their way. (5/5)
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