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SpankMe

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3. It's confounding

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 10:41 AM

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Unions endorsing Republicans is like white-supremacist militias endorsing Democrats. Republican policy is to eliminate collective bargaining and weaken organized labor. It's actually in the Republican party platform.

This so-called union support isn't about organized labor. It's a proxy for other issues.

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Unions place early bets on Republicans in key Ohio races [View all] BumRushDaShow Friday OP

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and supplying the hatchets rurallib Friday #8

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It's confounding SpankMe Friday #3

It's the guns Hieronymus Phact Friday #5

It's also racism and misogyny. I was a proud union member when Obama and Hillary ran for President. Midnight Writer Friday #7

All those dirty, brown, illegal, non-union immigrants are stealing our jobs! ECL213 Friday #10

This smells like the Union's upper management is getting funds under the table. KS Toronado Friday #6

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If the white working class want to be so terrible, maybe we shouldn't give a shit about their plight. Lucky Luciano Friday #11

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