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simmonsj811

(345 posts)
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:18 PM Nov 2012

Ok where are the poor white people

in all of this? W e don't see anyone with a camara in there faces. Why do they always GET A PASS?
don't they have skin in the game. when talking about the poor you always see black faces but the poor white just sit while others are in the forefront IMO

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Ok where are the poor white people (Original Post) simmonsj811 Nov 2012 OP
That's the M$M for you skeewee08 Nov 2012 #1
A documentary on food stamp recipients had exboyfil Nov 2012 #2
Sure, they have skin in the game Generic Brad Nov 2012 #3
Putting "poor white people" in front of a camera Cerridwen Nov 2012 #4
ARE THEY VOTING simmonsj811 Nov 2012 #5

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
2. A documentary on food stamp recipients had
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:24 PM
Nov 2012

mostly white people in it. One was a single dad with his son. He was a contractor that lost his job and took his son to school (some special school). He would sit in his truck all day so as to not use more gas.

Cerridwen

(13,260 posts)
4. Putting "poor white people" in front of a camera
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 10:42 PM
Nov 2012

would destroy the propaganda promoting racism that is daily (hourly?) catapulted by our "news" media.

In order for the propaganda to be effective, it has to give those who know they are exploited and suffering, a "common enemy", a scapegoat, to attack.

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