Here's the thing about all those vaunted "blue-collar" jobs - they sucked. People died and suffered lifelong disabilities from working in them for shit wages for shit owners all while politicians extolled the virtues of those workers' servitude while cashing checks from their overlords.
PSA: When White Supremacists in the UK talk about "Native Citizens" this is what they're talking about.
detective: you're a sick son of a bitch, you know it? that bird was your friend of 10, 12 years and you drop a big fuckin boulder on him.
wile e. coyote: i swear to god man i didn't think it was gonna work. it never works. oh god.
detective: nevada's a death penalty state.