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[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 118 points 1 day ago (4 children)

These are people who don't want rights, they want privileges. They don't want equality, they want hierarchy. They can't say "gimme gimme", they say "take America back".

From who? Americans. They want to take what you have. Now that Republicans control the Federal Government they will start to take from each other.

This literally happened during the first Trump administration. Does no Trump supporter remember how they all fought for attention and sucked so badly?

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

There's a reason they're so threatened by words like equity and inclusion. When the culture of your ancestors was based on exclusionary hierarchies it can be very hard to embrace all people as equal, even if that is a fabled part of the American ethos (on paper, not in practice).

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All animals are equal but some are more equal.

[–] Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Two legs good, four legs bad.

Edit: actually think I got that backwards.

Four legs good, two legs bad. And if I remember correctly, there was an amendment for ducks/chickens/etc to be good. Haven't read that book in like 35 years.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Right between me and the goddamn tree I want to read under.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

They also poop wherever the fuck they want. Geese staying in place rather than migrating make so many lawns unusable

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

This made me laugh a bit harder than expected lol, you're absolutely right.

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

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I remember the hilarious part where they all campaigned for years on "repealing Obamacare". Then they had House and Senate majorities + the Presidency, and guess what didn't get repealed?

It was like that silly video where a dog is barking viciously at another dog, looks super serious and mean, and then the barrier between them is removed and they both act real cool immediately. Then, barrier back in, vicious barking again...

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

2016 - It will be so easy, it's the worst law in history. We're going to repeal and replace it in the first week.

2024 - I have concepts of a plan.

How fucking dumb is half the country... At least that fucking dumb.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Really really fucking dumb.

So dumb I can't help but wonder where I'm that blind

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 1 points 22 hours ago

I like to think that they’re all just non-voting leftists - it helps get me through the day.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I remember the hilarious part where they all campaigned for years on "repealing Obamacare". Then they had House and Senate majorities + the Presidency, and guess what didn't get repealed?

For a while, there were a surprising amount of people who wanted to repeal Obamacare, but keep the Affordable Care Act.

Letting it be called Obamacare was probably a misstep for his administration. It'd likely be less disliked if it wasn't tied to his name, and they went with something like "Americare: Because America Cares for you".

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 18 points 17 hours ago

Republicans are the ones that nicknamed it that, to try to make their supporters hate it as much as a Black man, even if it hurts them.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 22 hours ago

I'm putting that first line in my pocket and gonna use it often. Thanks