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[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Hupf@feddit.org 3 points 4 hours ago

Your tax returns, Sir.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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%.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 8 points 8 hours ago

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

[–] Carl@lemm.ee 11 points 8 hours ago

Hey, I've seen this one

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 32 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

dumbfucks voted for this. jesus fucking christ.

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 22 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

What ya waiting for?

[–] dustyb0tt0mz@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

the only answer. don't care about how we got here. no need to highlight their hypocrisy. we move forward from here. keep making the calls until it's deafening.

Chopping off the head of a hydra is not an answer.

Who is feeding it?

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 45 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Their level of cruelty is just expected now, huh. Sad times.

[–] dustyb0tt0mz@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

of course it is, and yes it's sad. now do something about it.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

I wish I could, honestly. Well-meaning Americans have my full support, though.

[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

What I'm hearing is... the rich get richer. Hmmm...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago
Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u9ZbCJgQ

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 49 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (5 children)

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.

[–] tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk 39 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You're way more optimistic than me about the future of America.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 21 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

but not one MAGAt would give a shit if D voters started getting rounded up.

Just like in Germany nearly a hundred years ago, when they rounded up the socialists. And you know who they were back then, and who they are now.

[–] dustyb0tt0mz@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

if you know what's coming, you make a preemptive strike.

[–] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

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

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 15 points 12 hours ago

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

[–] pufferfischerpulver@feddit.org 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

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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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 22 points 14 hours ago

The angry mob came when they didn't win the election 4 years ago.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 87 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Socialism for the Rich. Rugged individualism for the Poor.

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[–] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 45 points 19 hours ago (1 children)
[–] a9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.world 53 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

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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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 151 points 23 hours ago (11 children)

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

Cut benefits, increase payments! Good job Magoos!

[–] doortodeath@lemmy.world 17 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

But the price for food is down... It is, right?

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[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 43 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] protist@mander.xyz 131 points 23 hours ago (9 children)

cutting taxes for the wealthy could risk damaging the populist image that Trump has cultivated.

It's never seemed to damage his image with his supporters before. He could hold them down and shit into their mouths and they'd find a reason to think it was an ok thing to do

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 153 points 23 hours ago (61 children)

I knew this would happen and loads of people on lemmy accused me of “fearmongering” or “only caring about myself” when I said I’d vote Harris

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