#esp 'unskilled' bluecollar clones
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no bc a large reason i was instantly drawn to the Walmart Echo was because he WOULD be a walmart employee
all these modern AUs where the clones are cops or lawyers or whatever are missing the Big Thing about the clones in canon: they come from nothing, earn nothing, and die with nothing. They don't make money (i think?), they have very little rights, and they're fucking expendable.
You know what that is in real life now? That's the fuckin working class! That's minimum wage, no benefits, no overtime! Your front desk attendants, your cashiers, your stockers, your servers, your retail associates!
not to mention, the clones are men of colour, and a large portion of them becoming disabled (via physical disability or PTSD or what-have-you)... you think they're easily finding jobs? And in THIS economy? I hid my disability, played pretend, and I'm still makin jack squat. I've got privilages they don't have! I have a degree--they wouldnt have gotten formal educations in this universe!
in Star Wars, the clones are taken advantage of the whole damn time. you think it's gonna be any different in the real world?
now obviously people break through and stuff. some clones would, too. but by and large... society is made of working class. clones are blue collar through and through and damn its actually nice to see it.
#I LIVE IN FEAR EVERY DAY OF GETTING FIRED AND I HAVE NOTHING IN MY SAVINGS DO YOU THINK THE CLONES HAVE IT ANY BETTER#sorry i just. idk. it would be nice to see some blue collar clones#esp 'unskilled' bluecollar clones#im gonna die with nothing and by god id like to look at people who would die with nothing too.#regular fucking people <3#sorry this is a ramble and i dont know if i got my point made eloquently#i hope i didnt word anything wrong.#like im not implying you cant level up in classes. my father did (tho i instantly dropped back down the moment i became independent lmaooo)#so obv clones irl could get scolarships and go to college and stuff like that#but my fathers many siblings? didn't get that opportunity.#so THATS what real life is like#and i kind of want to see that in what i consume. bc again. i want to be okay with the fact that i will exit this world with nothing to me#clone troopers#star wars: the clone wars
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