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In reply to the discussion: It's time to examine where my loyalties lie, you judge, I'll just explain my position. [View all]socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)I too, came from a working class background and supported Democrats for almost all of my life. Even when I became aware of class in my late teens, I STILL supported Dems. But NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD A "D" BEHIND THEIR NAMES. I supported them because their POLICIES seemed to support ME and my class. Intellectually, I've known for decades that the Dems were not a "labor" party, but were a bourgeois party. But they, at least for most of my life, supported things that made life for my class easier. That doesn't seem to apply any longer.
Trotsky said about the American working class in the 30s that they were militant and brave. He also said that they have an IDEA that they ARE a separate class of itself. The only thing that was lacking is for that consciousness to lead to becoming a class, not just of itself, but a class FOR itself. Hopefully, more and more are finally making that transition.