• CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    See, this right here is the MAIN AGENDA of the qon elitists.

    All the other identity politics bullshit is largely red meat for his dipshit base. Sure, there are true believers like Bannon and Miller that are for that, but this is the MAIN thing: sending more money to the already extremely and obscenely affluent, and fucking the 99%.

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      Well, that and crashing the economy to steal everything they don’t already own for a pittance.

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      4 days ago

      You guys gotta get out of this teamsport mindset.

      It’s not just them feeling the pinch. It’s real people that you probably care about. And we’re all in the shit together.

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        Yes, but they keep voting for this shit because they want to harm “certain” Americans. And yes, we are all having to live through it.

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          And they do that because of decades of propaganda and being lied to by cunts.

          They’re as much victims of this shit as the people they’ve been told to hate.

          You and I have more in common with the most rabid chud on this continent than we do with oligarchs like Musk and Zucc or carpetbaggers like Trump.

          Be mad. Go through those stages. But when shit gets bad and they turn on him. Don’t go wagging a finger. Offer a hand instead.

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            I want to thank you for posting this. In dark times like these, it’s a much needed reminder to show compassion when the time comes. People will have a hard enough time once they realize they’ve been duped. No need to make it any more difficult.

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    I dont think these people realize how close they are to being ripped apart in the street by an angry mob…and I kind of hope they don’t realize it until its too late.

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      Are they though? Are they? Or is everyone too focused on not upsetting the status quo to even throw a pebble in protest?

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        Give it a few months. Also it will be a situation of critical mass. Seemingly nothing until it hits the tipping point, then suddenly massive

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      The only thing getting ripped apart are his pants so they can kiss his ass raw

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        For real. I talk with my friends about the tipping point, and this unfortunately ain’t it by a mile. MAGAts don’t make up the entirety of R voters, but not one MAGAt would give a shit if D voters started getting rounded up. It’s been an incredibly thorough brainwashing effort by whoever spearheaded the effort. R used to mean small government, states rights! Now it means fuck Joe Biden, fuck your feelings, fuck work culture. And it all feels like it happened so fast. Say what you want about Bush, but the sentiment among those who voted for him wasn’t this open hostility that we have today.

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      Really? The people affected by this wanted this turd in the office or at least didn’t have a problem enough with him to go vote for someone else.

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        Because the people who need this money are leading rough, rough lives already and often don’t have the time or energy to properly learn politics. They’re the kind of people who can’t afford to miss work or looking after their family to vote.

        They’re victims of their circumstances and now they’re going to suffer more for it. They’re not the enemies here.

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    This is dumb, you can do America First policies and have FDR-type socialism, or Nordic model policies, together. American permanent residents and citizens should get benefits they pay for via their taxes. Simple.

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      America is the land of wealth not well-being. Would you want to live out your retirement in America or Denmark?

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      It is dumb, as long as your goal is to be as rich as possible and not be as powerful as possible

      You will generate better profit from a rich population; they’ll also advocate for your business if you openly support their ascension, and you’d lose nothing in profits by doing so

      But you do lose power. Power over people, and the benefit of doubt that the government won’t strike down on you if you appease, and the people will have more important shit to focus on now that their benefits are gone

      Both parties did this, republicans can do it more outwardly without causing a split in parties

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      Idk how it hasn’t occurred to these billionaires yet that some of those few benefits are what keeping people from going full Luigi. They keep fucking around.

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      While I agree the US does a fraction of what they could: Social Security

      Medicare

      Medicaid

      WIC

      HUD

      ESG

      COC

      Department of Education

      The list goes on and on. If you think there aren’t a LOT of social programs that they can cut, you are in for a very, very rough time.

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        I sympathize with the commentor who you are responding to although I know my present crap life could always get worse and probably will. Just doesn’t feel like much to lose

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        Buddy, I’m being sarcastic here. I KNOW they’re gonna destroy tons of public services like that. The cruelty is the point.

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    Hmm interesting how all the efficiency that they are introducing requires cutting benefits. Almost as if they were pleasing the 1% or something.

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    If you slash OUR services, then you slash OUR taxes. You want to save the rich money, stop spending their taxes on bombs to rip the legs of little kids in Palestine, you ain’t spending my money on propping up their system, you’re using my money to help US citizens first. I’ll set an appointment with the cheese turd, might execute his secret service first just so he fuckibg listens for once. Also it’s not illegal to threaten secret service like it is the president. Hi secret service guy, I look forward to beating you to death so I can get to your boss for a genuine conversation where he realizes he is not all that powerful without you idiots pointing guns for him. See you soon shit squat.

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      Why would you be homeless when you could just perform slave labor grow organic lettuce on a isolated off-the-grid tech-free camp farm in Kansas?

      That’s the plan for people “addicted” to (prescribed) amphetamines and ssri’s, right? What is that, like, 1 in 3 millennials? (no shade I’m in that group)

      Why not send offer the homeless to go there too, if it’s so great?

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    Don’t forget the new tax plan also includes tax increases for us plebs too!

    Cut benefits, increase payments! Good job Magoos!