• FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    When was the last time the minimum wage went up in this country?

    Almost two decades ago, and 2/3 of the US states use that as the standard.

    So yes, if you’re poor or working class in this country, it doesn’t matter much who we elect.

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      11 months ago

      So yes, if you’re poor or working class in this country, it doesn’t matter much who we elect.

      Says the person with a white male profile pic lol

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      Oh I’m sure my mixed race marriage would be totally in jeopardy under Harris. I bet NOAA would get defunded by Harris. I’m pretty sure my immigrant in-laws would get deported under Harris. Oh and I’m for SURE my LGBT friends will be put in harms way by Harris. Climate, womens health, child rearing, education etc etc etc

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        When you elect an opposition party that doesn’t actually oppose anything, every issue that concerns you is in jeopardy, yes. Further, I wouldn’t trust someone who built their career on locking up nonviolent drug users en masse to care much what happens to you or your family.

        They certainly don’t care about mine. My eighty-year old parents are driving for DoorDash, in a car I lent them, and that’s the only thing separating them from homelessness and starvation.

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          And Trump will increase their taxes, reduce Medicare, reduce social security blah blah blah. He has stated as much. Those I’m pretty sure will impact your parents.

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      You’re ignoring how much worse it can get, especially for people of color, people who are lgbtq, and yes, people who are making minimum wage and/or getting assistance today.

      It does matter.

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        I don’t think that’s accurate.

        I’m not the one gaslighting myself about Democratic governance or pretending that they actually did the things that they promised, and neither are the people who need better pay instead of memes.

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              Well let’s see, in the past presidency, Democrats have failed to do much of anything good, and Republicans have succeeded in causing significant harm.

              Clearly these two are the same, right? You fucking clown

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                Totally.

                I was very impressed by Democrats’ reaction when the Roe repeal was leaked.

                They used it to raise money.

                That alone is indicative of the fact that they’re unsuited to govern.

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                  Yes, Democrats are shitty, and unsuited to govern. Do you prefer the more aggressively shitty party, who are less suited to governing, and actively initiated the thing you are complaining about, rather than passively allowing it?

                  If you want to talk molotovs and revolution, I’m all ears, but if your idea of resistance is allowing the worse people to win, again, clown.