How the Democrats Lost the Working Class (NYT)

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3. Free trade benefits the majority. How do you stop globalization? AI is going to exacerbate things. This article has good

info but money drives decision making. It always has and always will. How do you stop globalization in a global society?

Wait until AI kills off a bunch of jobs soon. Autonomous trucking might be one of the first big industries to be impacted by AI by 2027. Wait until truckers are out of work. Go google the idea. It’s only the beginning and progress can’t be stopped.

This article is also BS because it failed to mention (or only mentioned briefly) that Democrats fight for affordable health care, tax cuts for the poor and middle class, an expanded child tax credit, a higher minimum wage, the growth of labor unions, protection of Social Security, protection of Medicare, higher taxes for the rich to pay for a better society, modern manufacturing like microchips and clean energy, and so much more.

The article mentioned social/cultural issues briefly in 1-2 sentences. The fact is blue collar workers who Democrats unquestionably support are also culturally conservative.

While we should heed the results of the 2024 election we should also avoid overcorrecting. Inflation and trans issues (for whatever reason) drove The agenda and Trump won by fewer than 1.5%. Let’s not go crazy overthinking this!