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[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 days ago (8 children)

In the spirit of ELI5 I'm going to give this an old school shot:

You see, a large part of the people in in this country have somehow convinced themselves that helping poor people is a bad thing. I'm not sure how that happened. When I was growing up helping poor people was a good thing. It's even in the Bible that you're supposed to help poor people.

The people who think that helping poor people is a bad thing feel very strongly about it and voted really, really hard. They voted harder than the people that think helping poor people is a good thing, and they voted waaaaay harder than the people who most likely think that helping poor people is a good thing but didn't vote for whatever reason.

The politicians who got elected by the people who think helping poor people is a good thing (Democrats) don't have much power right now, but the politicians who got elected by the people who think helping poor people is a bad thing (Republicans) still need the Democrats participation to run the government. The Democrats have refused to help the Republicans when the Republicans are actively trying to take away help for poor people.

So it is the Democrats "fault" for not participating when the Republicans intend to take away help for poor people. But the Republicans are in control and could easily just, you know, continue helping poor people.

Really it's everybody's fault for letting people who think helping poor people is a bad thing become so powerful that they now run the country. We could do better.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (7 children)

You see, a large part of the people in in this country have somehow convinced themselves that helping poor people is a bad thing.

Illegal Immigrants are stealing from me, personally. I should be richer and healthier and happier than I am right now. But every time I turn on the TV, I see grainy video footage of someone with excessively brown skin (or perhaps blue hair) saying or doing something I don't like. And then I get a paycheck in the mail and its too small to cover my increasingly bloated household budget. The people on the TV are telling me that the grainy video footage is why costs are going up far faster than my household income can cover it.

Poverty leads to anxiety. Poor personal health and mental wellness fuels my mental instability. The people on the TV tell me that things used to be much better, but all these illegals ruined it. They're breaking the law and nobody is doing anything to stop them. But now, at long last, we have someone brave enough and strong enough and charismatic enough to lead a revolution against the illegals. We have an army now and that army is bravely fighting for our freedom by catching the illegals and punishing them.

Once we've finished getting rid of all the illegals, we're going to see a big wave of prosperity. And then I, a poor person, am going to benefit enormously.

But the Far Left liberal elites don't want me to enjoy that prosperity. So they're trying to stop our brave heroes by taking away their money and wasting it on stupid Chinese Hoaxes and welfare for Muslim terrorists. This has been a plot I've heard about for a long time, because the people on the radio told me about it when I was much younger. And so we're in an existential fight for the soul of the country.

Really it’s everybody’s fault for letting people who think helping poor people is a bad thing become so powerful that they now run the country.

I agree with you completely. I'm poor and I'm tired of the Radical Leftists saying I shouldn't receive any help.

Mr. Donald President Trump is changing that. We're Making American Great Again. Anyone who can't see that is being brainwashed. I support our President. I love our President. I love Jesus Christ, because he also wanted to help poor people like me. I'm going to join ICE and help my nation become strong again. And then I'm going to join the National Guard so that we can bring this freedom to the rest of the world.

We need to beat the evil communists and radical socialists who are destroying our country. We need to do this before I get any sicker and poorer and older. If we don't do it now, we're going to lose. I don't want my white children to grow up in a world where they are treated badly. I want them to rule the world. So I'm going to fight and do whatever it takes to make sure that we secure the existence of our people and a future for white children

[–] ElysianBladeRunner@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I looked at your comments feed. How do you comment on a post every minute? And write up all this in a minute. You smell like a bot.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

How do you comment on a post every minute?

I'm a bot.

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