“…are getting paid” ftfy
Makes me sad to have been a teamster.
Fuck that twat.
UAW fired back by calling Trump the “mascot and lapdog” of billionaires.
Yeah I don’t think he was under the impression they cared about unions. If they invite a union to talk why wouldn’t they though? Get them pilled on pro union stuff and watch the fallout.
But then I also didn’t watch the convention so I don’t know how friendly his speech was.
Non-radical unions exist to play the working class.
Have any other unions came out in support other than Teamsters?
Let’s not kid ourselves, Teamsters isn’t getting played here. They’re current leadership is racist as fuck, and have thrown their lot in with the racists.
I listened to an interview with someone who said that she thought this was a calculated move to play both sides to push Dems to deliver more. She said that he’d asked to speak for both parties and only the Repubs accepted him. Given that this was while Biden was still the candidate, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s true.
I dunno. I watched him speak live and it didn’t seem like he was talking to or trying to convince Trump. He did seem to be talking to the Republican base to pay attention and be aware of whether the GOP does anything for working class people.
I don’t think he got through to many, if any, but honestly there’s literally no one in the GOP Convention-going Base talking about unions or working class issues. Worth a shot.
Maybe I’ll have to give it a listen. Disgusted me to see Sean O’Brien up there.
In the short term sure, probably. In the long run? I’m not so sure.
It feels like, a period of major change may be sprouting. Trump has been a massive shake up to the Republican Party. Eventually he’ll die. Nobody knows how the party’ll handle that, or what it’ll look like after. This last primary cycle they had several debates, offering the public lots of options. That’s how democracy is supposed to work. The Democrats on the other hand, refused to hold any debates. Even when lots of people were questioning Biden’s health and ability. They even canceled a number of state primaries. That’s kind of the opposite of a democratic process. And even now, rather than searching for a replacement for Biden, they’re more or less all rallying around Harris. Basically right now, the Republicans are embracing the will of their voters, while the Democrats aren’t even pretending to ask their for voters opinions.
It’s happened before. Republicans were the progressives at their founding, and Democrats the conservatives. They’ve trades places once. There’s no reason to think it couldn’t happen again. It doesn’t happen over night, but it does happen faster than you think. In 20 years the political landscape in the US might be very different.
I’m also keeping an eye on the Forward Party. They’re doing things very differently than any other 3rd party. And Represent US along with Forward, are trying to change the very process of voting. We’ll see how that effects things if they’re successful.
Eventually he’ll die. Nobody knows how the party’ll handle that, or what it’ll look like after
History gives us some ideas… What happened after Alexander the Great died? Or Genghis Kahn…? The “empire” collapses into infighting and several “warlords” all vying to take the reins shatter into warring camps. It’ll be the end of the Republican party as we know it, and we’ll have 20+ minor groups, all with varying degrees of hatred fueling their “politics.”
