It's interesting the way the desire for low cost Chinese electric vehicles plays out as class politics.
It notably is not in solidarity with the American factory worker.
I wonder if that could be a result of the red state / blue state split. Progressives still identify by their anger with the bosses, but perhaps the workers are perceived to be almost in another country already?
(BYD factory workers make about $325/month.)
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