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Why the Working Class is Giving Up on Democracy

If Working Classes Keep Voting Ultra-Conservative, Democracy Will Be a Failed Experiment 

umair
May 17, 2021
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Image Credit: Dave Leip

Take a look at the chart above. What do you see? The poorer Americans get, the more conservative they vote. It’s not often I’ll use the same chart twice in a row, but this one deserves it. It’s a vivid, clear demonstration of one of the most troubling trends in the world today: the working class has undergone a Great Reversal. Now…

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