Argumentative Penguin
2 min readMay 31, 2023

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Sure... the Taft-Hartley fuck up cost white and black folks the chance to have strong union workers and that was down to right-wing fearmongering and it worked, more people should've listened to MLK and his socialism, had he not been assassinated I think he would've made great in-roads with the working class with a universal massage of socialism... but alas, it was not to be.

You have simplified the voting record somewhat, whilst it's true the GOP does have a lot of white votes, it does also court other niche interest groups and there are plenty of white democrats who oppose the stripping away of votes. The only reason you have any liberal governance in the US cannot be because of Black and Brown people because a) there was such a time when those people couldn't vote and b) the maths doesn't work population wise. There has to be a significant liberal or left-leaning white group.

But sure, if you think the best way to ensure the wellbeing of black and brown folks is to throw your ire at the centre ground rather than working with liberals or those who oppose factionalism on the left then by all means carry on. I think it's the quickest way to ensure the right remains entirely in power - because niche interest groups primarily speak to their own niche interest groups.... and unless you're an armed niche interest group prepared to seize the instruments of Government, then.... you don't got the votes.

So, I'll continue to push for an agenda around better early intervention for struggling families (of all skin colours), more nursery places, better access to universal healthcare and an end to private education.... you keep banging on about how white people are the root of all evil. :o)

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Argumentative Penguin
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