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Playboy
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"When everything collapses around you—the economy, your home life—you’re conditioned to maybe blame and get angry at the world, but you’re certainly not conditioned to wanna reach out for help." @kimkelly.bsky.social talks to a fourth-gen union member on Trump and the state of working class men.

playboy.comWe Need to Talk About the Blue-Collar American ManFourth-generation union member James A. Williams Jr. opens up about the worrying state of the working class.

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Mike
@miked-up.bsky.social

People whose world has collapsed are drawn to the con man who knows how to harness their anger and direct it for their own advantage.

jbpoppnstuff
@jbpopp.bsky.social

Thanks for the article. Kim Kelly is an excellent journalist and asked pertinent questions. Personally, I feel the article should have even titled: We Need to Talk About the Failings of the Blue Color American Man. I’m just weary of the fear-based bigotry and mysogyny.

Gregory Butler
@gregoryabutler.bsky.social

about 20% of blue collar workers are women of the men, a solid majority are recent immigrants from Latin America, Africa or Asia, or American Black men or Latinos on parole (none of whom can vote, FYI) White males who voted for Trump ARE NOT THE TYPICAL BLUE COLLAR AMERICAN WORKER, FYI