so you have one pol you know and trust (Hillary) and a new guy who you don't know, who doesn't show up at your church or NAACP...
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Replying to @csilverandgold
But how was Bernie Sanders a 'new guy'? This shows me that people do not really follow Congressional politics, at all.
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Replying to @GrkStav
well duh. Also we don't go up for "I marched with Dr. King that one time" the way white ppl do. That doesn't actually prove a lot.
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Replying to @csilverandgold @GrkStav
but yeah, most ppl are doing good to know the name of THEIR Senator and Rep, let alone who is moving and shaking in Congress.
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Replying to @GrkStav
...I'm just stating facts here dude. Also like... woah for an economic progressive how WILDLY elitist.
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you do get that the leisure time to follow congressional minutae is a privilege largely confined to the professional class?
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Replying to @csilverandgold @GrkStav
and of course there are working class political junkies too, duh, but those of us who are obsessed with Congress are mostly...
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middle class to upper middle class, disposable income, no kids or good childcare, frequently married w\2 person home...
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Replying to @csilverandgold @GrkStav
went to good colleges where we were trained in how to hunt for information and read relatively complex texts with fluidity and ease
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a politically informed working class (to the degree you expect) is an OUTCOME of socialism, not a precondition thereof.
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