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One party caters to the America of the past and a declining base, the other caters to the America of the future and an increasing base. Seems one party is penny wise and pound foolish...
Search the threads on these forums and you can find thousands of post by liberals telling the Republican base, who is largely middle class, that they are supporting a party and platform designed for the wealthy elite and that doesn't benefit them in many ways. The base, who was previously in denial, has never been the staunch free market capitalist they have been labeled as and simply looked the other way as elites (like Romney) laid Americans off and moved factories over seas, propelled free trade, and promoted tax cuts for wealthy while proposing few economic policies that would actually benefit their average middle American voter. The Republican elite are globalist, while the base has always been nationalist, and Trump tapped into that nationalist sentiment that cares much more about combating Mexico, China and the Middle East, than they do about repealing Dodd-Frank, Obamacare, and reforming social security.
"you can find thousands of post by liberals telling the Republican base,"
It seems many liberals are ALWAYS trying to tell others what to do, what to buy, what to think, what to wear, what to drink, how to live, etc., etc., etc.
Hint, we conservatives DON'T give a hoot WHAT liberals say about what we should do, think, wear,, drink, or how to live, etc.
Trump hires illegal alien labor, outsources his jobs to China and Mexico, and yet his loony unhinged base believes he is a messiah who will "build a wall."
There's a reason Drumpf says he loves "poorly educated" voters. Because that is his base. He is the George Wallace of the 21st century.
"Trump hires illegal alien labor,"
I know facts are sometimes embarrassing but, Trump hired a CONTRACTOR who hired illegals.
Do you really think Trump goes out and personally hires laborers?
It's very simple: in a globalized economy, everyone makes Bangladesh wages.
Unless we end globalization, our standard of living in America will continue to fall until we are at parity with third world nations.
Want to end globalization? Good luck with that! Both parties are pro-globalization, because globalization benefits the elites for whom they work, at the expense of everyone else.
There's no difference between Hillary and Trump on economic issues, but no one seems to care. We will vote based on our tribal loyalties as always: we will vote based on Abortion, God, Guns, and Gays.
And the super rich are laughing all the way to the bank.
The Federal Reserve, enables the power grabbing, called globalization. It is to benefit the wealthy elite and open markets to free trade once closed, because it was not fair trade and hurt our economy and the middle classes....
Without the federal reserve, the federal government would not be able to get bigger & bigger & bigger, taking more freedom to choose and taking the choices away, leaving one they feel is best.
Search the threads on these forums and you can find thousands of post by liberals telling the Republican base, who is largely middle class, that they are supporting a party and platform designed for the wealthy elite and that doesn't benefit them in many ways. The base, who was previously in denial, has never been the staunch free market capitalist they have been labeled as and simply looked the other way as elites (like Romney) laid Americans off and moved factories over seas, propelled free trade, and promoted tax cuts for wealthy while proposing few economic policies that would actually benefit their average middle American voter. The Republican elite are globalist, while the base has always been nationalist, and Trump tapped into that nationalist sentiment that cares much more about combating Mexico, China and the Middle East, than they do about repealing Dodd-Frank, Obamacare, and reforming social security.
What an ill informed and absurd conclusion to draw.
Search the threads on these forums and you can find thousands of post by liberals telling the Republican base, who is largely middle class, that they are supporting a party and platform designed for the wealthy elite and that doesn't benefit them in many ways. The base, who was previously in denial, has never been the staunch free market capitalist they have been labeled as and simply looked the other way as elites (like Romney) laid Americans off and moved factories over seas, propelled free trade, and promoted tax cuts for wealthy while proposing few economic policies that would actually benefit their average middle American voter. The Republican elite are globalist, while the base has always been nationalist, and Trump tapped into that nationalist sentiment that cares much more about combating Mexico, China and the Middle East, than they do about repealing Dodd-Frank, Obamacare, and reforming social security.
I am not sure if it thousands of liberal posts but I pretty much agree with everything you said here. The Republican Party has not really represented the vast majority of the Middle and Working Class people that vote for them. They use them for elections but forget or even outright drop their interests once they get elected.
I seen this even back when I was a kid. Bob Dole, during elections times in the 80s and 90s would talk about family values and violence on TV? (I forget the exact issues). But did he fight to do anything about it when he was Senate Majority Leader? Crickets.
But guess what? Almost everything you said also pertains to the Democratic Party Elite! The Democratic Party, you know the party supposedly of the working people, continually supports flooding the country with cheap labor at a time when wages have been stagnant. And they support every free trade deal the Republican Elite do.
It's very simple: in a globalized economy, everyone makes Bangladesh wages.
Unless we end globalization, our standard of living in America will continue to fall until we are at parity with third world nations.
Want to end globalization? Good luck with that! Both parties are pro-globalization, because globalization benefits the elites for whom they work, at the expense of everyone else.
There's no difference between Hillary and Trump on economic issues, but no one seems to care. We will vote based on our tribal loyalties as always: we will vote based on Abortion, God, Guns, and Gays.
And the super rich are laughing all the way to the bank.
The super rich already own the banks, so all they do is sit in their mansions or on their yachts and laugh while their profits shoot through the roof each day.
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