I am not denying that, but I am in the position of strength. I have the keys and financial stuff as the only black person in the company. There is no way I could work myself up in a union lead, white Democrat company, no way, I know, I worked at one. I was told LITERALLY, know your role and shut your mouth and be thankful you have a job. This is right after I voted for Clinton. I was like dayum is it really like this. It was insufferable. I make decent amount now and offered more in Minneapolis and the ones at my company was willing to pay me more when they got wind of it. Dems would have let me go so they can get someone else in there for pittance because I knew when I took the job, I had requirements and they met everyone of them.
So when the state big wigs from both states come to out facility, I am paraded out like a porch monkey, but it costs them. I want a bonus to make them look good and they honor it. It makes them look good, makes me look good and get a stipend to do it.
When I look at my salary and what others make, I am ahead so I can't say I am working for nothing. My friend from my last place I work, his daughter is at the same dance class as mine, he ask if I want to come back and work for them. I ask what is the salary (he is the manager), I was like, that is not enough. Then he asked if I made more, I said a lot more, the conversation ended right there. On top of that, their bennies absolutely sucked but my wife worked at that time and had great bennies and I have good ones now.
Not saying you are wrong, but you have to think that both sides can be evil and both sides can be good, but the difference is, you don't know until you work for them.
What I have learned since I voted Democrat is that there is no winners or losers, but you have to make a choice between Satan and the Devil. I chose to not choose either and I feel comfortable with that.
Sorry my typing is bad, I still have paralyzed two left fingers and my hen pecking is not that good.