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Words matter.

You aren't writing an academic paper. Always use simple direct language.

  • Help the poor
  • Healthcare for everyone
  • Good treatment at work.

Don't use complex words.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just want to point out that this negative association is based on racist dog whistles like the, "welfare queen," which were propagated by right-wingers to convince low-income whites to hate the programs designed to help them.

[–] isaaclw@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

And I think theres a place to break that association, but .aybe candidates that are running to change our system dont need to be the ones to do it.

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

I would actually say that would he a great strategy in building working-class solidarity. Making poor whites realize that their declining standard of living isn't caused by minorities accessing social programs but the ruling-class gutting the those programs is key to building a progressive coalition.