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Re:Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic P... by Affric on Monday February 16, 2026 @11:15PM (#47043647)
So your thesis is that the segregationists were right and there’s a causal link between the decline in conditions for white American workers and the success of the civil rights movement?

Why must anyone be content to be poor and equal to only the poor?

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Re:Why Affordability and the Vibecession Are Real Economic P... by lunar-whitey on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @03:13AM (#47044914)
The civil rights movement broke the New Deal coalition and ended popular support for many of the policies that had maintained the socioeconomic status of working and lower middle class whites. Today, neither party seriously entertains extending social programs for anyone.
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