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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 89 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So back during COVID when restaurants complained, that was enough pressure to justify jeopardizing the entire health of the planet to allow them to re-open. I was told that economic activity was worth the death and destruction and suffering.

So that means these same people are going to be calling for an end to this military occupation, right?

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Funny how it's always what THEY want that is what THEY suggest. Fuck Republicans.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

My brain jumbled up your last two words into Refucklicans haha

Edit: it was already on urban dictionary https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=refucklican Needs a refresh

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

I prefer republifucker

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Some of the people in the younger brosphere were also saying it's "only" the older people and fatter people at risk, so fuck 'em. Everyone else should just "live their lives", be antima and antiva, forget social distancing of any kind, and let the old people just....die?

I'm sure the very same brosphere is going to be quite outspoken about this...

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 85 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The fact that restaurants were that much busier before all this directly contradicts any claims of rampant crime necessitating a federal takeover. People aren't out spending DC restaurant levels of money if they might get shot or disappeared, but before they were just fine doing so.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 49 points 1 month ago

It shows that people are more afraid of the police/national guard/ICE than they are of crime. Exactly what Trump wants.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We were going to take our niece up there this weekend. Not anymore. Headed to Philly.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I have homeless in my hometown, and this isn’t the first time an idiot has tried to “solve” homelessness by making it illegal. It hasn’t worked in the past, and they’ll be back when the current idiot I’d dead and gone. Just like last time.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is where Trump finds out the real reason that he couldn't get a reservation at any of the DC area restruants.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Doesn’t Trump literally eat McDonald’s every day?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Not by choice.

He's not even allowed in the white house cafeteria.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Yeah, when meals cost twice as much.. we don't want to pay for that shit

[–] miguel@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago

Gee, who'd have thought

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I thought they were already seeing a sharp drop due to all of the firings