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ForgoTheConsequence

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8. You have never worked on a job site.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #7)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 01:59 PM

Apr 2025

You learn about culture by working next to people of all different cultures united in class solidarity. You sometimes trust them with your lives. I have a masters and I’m a union member. I have learned more from eating lunch with my coworkers than I have from cultural anthropology 101.

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Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in US over Trump Tariffs: Reports [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 OP

Trump is such a job creator like you won't believe IronLionZion Apr 2025 #1

FAFO we can do it Apr 2025 #2

Anxiously awaiting comment from Shawn Fain about how this is a positive. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #3

Fain is blaming Stellantis MichMan Apr 2025 #12

Interesting. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #13

Ordinary working people always PAY the price for this crap. We need to make Republicans Bengus81 Apr 2025 #4

I would almost bet that most of those workers voted for Trump. LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #5

You are probably correct. This country is LOADED with rubes like this: AZ8theist Apr 2025 #6

Working class folks generally do not have much of a college education. Not at the point where they learn about LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #7

You have never worked on a job site. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #8

No not like construction work, For the last 20 years before retirement it was in the corporate environment doing phone LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #10

in 2025 the trades have diversified quite a bit. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #14

Lack of formal education doesn't necessarily mean you lack critical thinking skills... Trueblue Texan Apr 2025 #9

And the UAW regrestic Apr 2025 #11