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Adolphus Jones, a 71-year-old retired textile worker from Union, South Carolina, dismisses President Trump's vision of a manufacturing revival. He recalls low wages and lack of upward mobility in the textile industry during its heyday in the 1970s. The industry's decline, attributed to automation and cheaper overseas labor, left Union's economy devastated. Jones questions the desirability of reviving a sector he views as offering little benefit to younger generations.

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