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Conservatism is a psyop to get poor people to vote against their own interests. The French aristocracy would’ve been salivating at the idea of a populace that would vote to cut their healthcare/benefits to fund tax cuts for the rich and corporate welfare
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Anonymous 2w

This shit is so real holy fuck

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Anonymous 2w

I’m in an all red state and it’s crazy how some people literally voted their homes away. We had gnarly flooding and due to emergency relief cuts and lack of federal help people lost their homes, but was easy for rich real estate companies to buy it at a cheap price! Trump literally talked people into voting themselves outta a home

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Anonymous 2w

I don’t think it’s crazy to be pro small government and want to encourage people to work hard

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

Is it really "small government" though? Massively expanding spending on ICE, levying huge tariffs across the board, parading the National Guard around in LA and DC, suing universities to let them influence their curriculum, going after companies that still practice anything resembling DEl, putting nonsense restrictions on Covid vaccines, threatening to eliminate “woke” from museums, need I say more? This isn't small government, it's just one that shits on its poor people and calls it such

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

I agree it’s definitely not all small government. I also don’t support most of what you said. Although I don’t our country “shits” on our poor people. I want less government involvement, that includes less taxes. Can we find any common ground?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

Our government is currently sitting on poor people. Our government is currently getting rid of all the assists and social safety nets that we have. Coming from a poor person.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

On top of what I previously stated, we are also currently one of the worst countries when it comes to welfare. Out of all Nations that we can be compared to, the EU Canada developed countries in Asia like Japan, we are the worst. We do so so little for our homeless people it is actually kind of disgusting.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

My mom is literally homeless. The government does nothing for her because she doesn't technically have a house of residence for the assistance office to get her the money the government is supposed to give her. No homeless shelters or anything until about an hour over in the next city.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 2w

She literally begs me and my grandmother who I live with for money because she has nothing. Can't get a job because she's homeless and most jobs require a house of residence. Can't get assistance, can't ask us for money because we're also very poor, can't ask anyone else. Our government and social systems are fucked. You are conditioned to not care through corporate brainwashing and self centered mindsets of Americans.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 2w

You conservatives I swear will never understand literally breaking down over $20. You'll never know what it's like to not be able to afford a real meal and live off ramen because there's literally no other option. That's what turns boys to men and conservatives into liberals.

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