Divide And Conquer!

Illustration via Tywkiwdbi

I've always found it... amusing how so many people blame the poorest, most powerless people in the world for many of their woes. As if those on the bottom are the ones with all the money, pulling all the strings- they're the ones holding people back from their dreams and aspirations! And yet, that is exactly who gets blamed time and time again...

Why is it that (in America) those in the middle (ie- White Middle Class) seldom look up at their own when daring to question or challenge the monied power structure that separates and uses them as pawns, keeping their heads pointed at those who have even less. Decades past, certain people would tell me in a very somber, sober tone that if only those lowly bottom feeding illegal and temporary immigrants weren't here, deserving Americans citizens would no longer be undercut and undermined, and would happily absorb those very jobs with- substantially increased wages! 
And I had to admit- there was a certain logic to that...

And yet- all I've seen over the decades are those on top sending as many good paying jobs: first to Mexico for cheaper wages, then onward to China for yet cheaper wages, then onward to South Asia for cheaper wages still; all the while their profits soar- profits kept off shore to avoid the very taxes that would strengthen infrastructure, job growth and wages here at home! And as for those not so great paying jobs that are not outsourced... their hours are reduced, their wages stagnated or cut (further), while their benefits... extinguished! The one (1) percent is now even after worker tips- the fact is, US worker lives (or deaths) have now literally been declared... no longer even worth mention!

 But Don't Take My Word For It...