Remembering The Working Man

No, He’s *NOT* Right « The Confluence: "...But the propaganda that did the most damage was directing the attention of the working man from those with wealth to those who have nothing. It wasn’t the company that ramped up union busting that was responsible for falling wages and benefits. It was the welfare queen driving a cadillac and sucking up hard earned tax dollars. It wasn’t that the corporations were taking manufacturing overseas and robbing millions of Americans of a decent middle class lifestyle. No, it was the fault of the African-American man who rightfully demanded an opportunity to compete for jobs. Always the attention was directed downward because the middle class and working class has power to do something about that. When attention was directed upwards, the message was clear: the rich and powerful were untouchable and could do whatever they pleased. Ronald Reagan then brought government into it by firing the air traffic controllers. It was a clear signal that there would be no help from that direction either..."