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Mnemosyne

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51. The comments at your link are hysterically funny and scary batshit crazy. Wow. nt

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This is an angry working class conservative [View all] Pharaoh Nov 2012 OP

K&R 99Forever Nov 2012 #1

Oh yeah. Working Class Whites are the %1 problem! Romulox Nov 2012 #2

saddly maindawg Nov 2012 #3

Well said, maindawg. 'That we are all equal...must respect the rights of each and every person....' freshwest Nov 2012 #15

We are all equal pocoloco Nov 2012 #20

That sounds like my brother liberal N proud Nov 2012 #4

I'm wondering if the picture is trying to be offensive to the working class people. MichaelMcGuire Nov 2012 #5

oy............ Pharaoh Nov 2012 #6

I am union working class(ret) and Post #6 is 100% on the mark. byeya Nov 2012 #12

I am also retired Union. dotymed Nov 2012 #85

100% agree Pharoah AldoLeopold Nov 2012 #46

two things....oh wait...ok, three things BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #54

I think the lack of education is really key here. They feel inferior, so overcompensate. Squinch Nov 2012 #57

I think that's an excellent analysis AldoLeopold Nov 2012 #64

4) The Democratic Party dismisses and belittles them; the Republicans flatter and court them YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #70

The main part of "cultural liberalism" that seems to "turn off" the white working class Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #75

You could say the same about non-white working-class and poor people.... YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #77

Um, yeah, since you saw the need to state it as if it was your idea, you obviously missed my point. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #90

Except for that mocking and insulting part... jberryhill Nov 2012 #78

Lol! To be clear, my point wasn't about my opinion of those behaviors, but about the RWers' Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #91

Classless gussmith Nov 2012 #16

Agreed. Seems like a very antidemocratic term to me. efhmc Nov 2012 #88

yes it could very well be created by a conservative Enrique Nov 2012 #25

Wow - Freeping TeaBagging RepubliSuckers Personified Berlum Nov 2012 #7

And the answer to this is oversimplification and condescension Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #8

What is your answer? JDPriestly Nov 2012 #17

You can start by refraining from calling people Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #29

It's just TRUTH. Lex Nov 2012 #26

Don't think so. Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #30

Sorry, I'm around people like that EVERY DAY Lex Nov 2012 #44

Not necessarily "Truth". I'd change "dumb" to misinformed and manipulated by whathehell Nov 2012 #36

I agree with that. Lex Nov 2012 #45

Thanks, yes. whathehell Nov 2012 #83

+1 Apparently some think that more name calling will be win them over. grantcart Nov 2012 #60

Not sure these voters like Rmoney so much mountain grammy Nov 2012 #9

my racist grandpa loved his first biracial grandchild Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #13

Yup, once the grandkids start showing up, it's hard to keep that racism going NICO9000 Nov 2012 #37

thank you, I shouldn't be so cynical and I'll try not to be mountain grammy Nov 2012 #74

LOL.... too damn good! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #10

A "chicken for Colonel Sanders" if I ever saw one. DinahMoeHum Nov 2012 #11

love. love. love. love. k & r nt LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #14

K&R quinnox Nov 2012 #18

Where is his Klan membership card? santamargarita Nov 2012 #19

Where's all the "this is elitist" replies..? Bigmack Nov 2012 #21

ok, since you asked Enrique Nov 2012 #24

Which parts aren't true? Lex Nov 2012 #27

"this is a conservative" Enrique Nov 2012 #31

No, sorry, that's not a caricature. Lex Nov 2012 #43

He's not actually living off the rich's table scraps. DaveJ Nov 2012 #22

Yes, thanks for correcting that! nt SunSeeker Nov 2012 #40

That is great!! loudsue Nov 2012 #23

Same look I see with libertarians up here. Aggressive, looking for a fight over imagined slights. freshwest Nov 2012 #28

The enemy? burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #34

I generally smile at them. Which just makes it worse. Fortunately, most won't hit you in the store. freshwest Nov 2012 #41

The comments at your link are hysterically funny and scary batshit crazy. Wow. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2012 #51

Just think, they vote, too! freshwest Nov 2012 #52

Many of the batshit crazy ones sound like three of my sisters! No wonder we are estranged. nt Mnemosyne Nov 2012 #56

They are a sad, disturbed lot. sheshe2 Nov 2012 #66

69% of whites voted for the Romney/Ryan, because they looked like him. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #32

"white Americans have become anti-intellectual, anti-reflective and unworthy of any respect at all." just1voice Nov 2012 #50

I've looked at it. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #71

Any links or sources for those stats? ErikJ Nov 2012 #33

Exactly. Sounds right, probably is right, but... ReallyIAmAnOptimist Nov 2012 #59

The same can be said of middle and upper class conservatives YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #35

I think there is a distinction between upper and working class conservatives LiberalLovinLug Nov 2012 #55

Because middle class conservatives aren't likely to actually use the safety net jeff47 Nov 2012 #62

Yeah right. YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #69

Conservatives only demagogue the safety net for the poor. jeff47 Nov 2012 #72

i call them royalists. supporting a king that doesn't give a shit. pansypoo53219 Nov 2012 #38

What a Tool warrant46 Nov 2012 #39

A CEO, sulphurdunn Nov 2012 #42

Perfect! ReallyIAmAnOptimist Nov 2012 #58

Who is the fellow pictured? They_Live Nov 2012 #47

I'm wondering that, too. Union Scribe Nov 2012 #80

just a repost Pharaoh Nov 2012 #87

You can play this up, it's legit toby jo Nov 2012 #48

Get back to me when any one of those groups have run this country for over 200 years. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #53

I'll do that when they figure out how to toby jo Nov 2012 #65

So which is it-race or class? YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #68

And a poor White person in this country STILL has benefits that don't extend to people of color. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #89

A middle class white person STILL has benefits that don't extend to poor white people YoungDemCA Dec 2012 #92

K&R. We can only hope there is help for the morons. AAO Nov 2012 #49

He can't figure out who is really screwing him PD Turk Nov 2012 #61

I thought he was a moran... Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #63

television mcgarry50 Nov 2012 #67

K&R! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #73

211 recs YoungDemCA Nov 2012 #76

bashing workers; good strategy for the party of the people. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #79

try working at low-wage jobs (like i have the last few years). you'd meet plenty of these kind. KG Nov 2012 #81

Posted on FB. AnnieK401 Nov 2012 #82

He believes the FOX news talking points AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #84

Uneducated and Angry dterrell Nov 2012 #86