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Theodora30's avatar

Actually I grew up in Appalachia so the lazy people were overwhelmingly white. Manchin’s latest statements about not wanting an entitlement society reminded me of that. He knows his poor white constituents would benefit greatly from the proposals he is trying to cut. It’s mind boggling.

Of course in recent years Republicans have managed to convince low income white people that it’s those brown people who are getting things they don’t deserve. The fact that the media — both news and entertainment — has ignored poor white people even though they vastly outnumber poor minorities just reinforces that belief.

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Ms.Katz's avatar

And hypocrites like J.D. Vance don't help the narrative either. I read the book back in the day before his true colors were revealed. But watch --- the idiot class in his district will vote for him.

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