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@LoveCodeTrade @baren_nick @RockChartrand Except that's not the only other option. Unions, for example, were a response to worker exploitation ("convincing"). As were most labor and wage laws. Capitalism is a wild dog, and socialism is the leash we put on it to ensure it doesn't harm us.

@baren_nick @RockChartrand The other option (socialism/communism) is for the government to force you to work, rather than convince you. Would you rather be convinced? Or forced at gunpoint?

Capitalist view of parasitism: someone who seeks to live off your effort by force, without your consent. Socialist use of “parasitism”: a voluntary trade is redefined as exploitation after the fact because they don’t like the outcome.

@AthletesInSpace @drew_haughn The thing about Gaza from a political standpoint is 1. While most Jewish voters lean D, many are pro-Israel above all else. 2. Israel is our only foothold in the region with most of our enemies. Like it or not, we can't afford to burn that bridge.

@drew_haughn I will fully admit I’m not as educated on foreign policy or geopolitics in general, but no denying that - I also understand the confusing optics and political challenges of publicly disagreeing with your own administration’s stance on an ongoing conflict

I’m a progressive politically on most issues but I I still haven’t seen any data that would suggest the reason Kamala Harris lost is that she wasn’t far left enough on policy She was in fact **perceived** as too far left & as being too preoccupied with social issues

@iamwe1rd @BrandonLBradfor That's not exactly true. What they've been taught is to fear. They've been told that POC, feminism, islam, socialism, etc. all want to destroy them and the US, and to fear it, and then that fear becomes the hatred that you see.

@BrandonLBradfor Rght wingers hate everyone who is not white because they were trained to. The "n" word is taught. The hatred of POC is taught. The hatred of DEI is wildly lied about and taught. Demonizing LGBTQIA+ is taught. Black people who fed children and protected communities were murdered.

At scale, most right wing fears are just "what if you treat us the way we treat you"

@Border_Dawg @BiatchDulce Sure there's always some nuance, but there's also real evidence in the data connecting trickledown, deregulation, and privatization to bad economic outcomes. Throughout history, a widening wealth gap has never ended well.

These stats get shared a lot, but they mash together different time periods, different economic conditions, and different definitions. Some of the numbers are directionally based on real data, but the way they’re presented is misleading. Economics isn’t as simple as ‘party X good, party Y bad.

ECONOMICS FACT CHECK: -8 of the 10 poorest states in the US are controlled by Republicans. -10 of the last 11 recessions started under Republican Presidents. -The only 3 Presidents to lower the deficit in the last 50 years were all Dems: Clinton, Obama, Biden. -6 out of 7 Presidents with the highest job creation rates since 1945 were Democrats. -GDP growth under Republican Presidents averages just 2.5% but a whopping 4.3% under Democrats. REPUBLICAN TRICKLE DOWN HURTS THE ECONOMY #FACTSMATTER

@EckhartAurelius @DarrigoMelanie 73% of snap recipients live below federal poverty level. A living wage means earning enough to have a 1st world quality of life, which includes an occasional $2 soda.

@DarrigoMelanie A lot of people on SNAP are making more than a living wage, hence why they have enough leftover to buy soda and candy So the stats on that are misleading But you are right that big business like Walmart do advocate for more taxpayer-funded welfare and higher minimum wages

44% of Americans earn less than a living wage and are forced to rely on social safety nets to survive. 70% of Medicaid and SNAP recipients work full time. The government isn’t giving handouts to “losers who won’t work” — they’re subsidizing greedy companies paying poverty wages.

@Leesworld561 @King_CommonHerb @HopeisaBison So what you're saying is that trans people, reproductive rights, immigrants, Ukrainians, voting rights, etc. don't matter to you. Because yall had a choice there, but I guess they were worth sacraficing to 'teach Dems a lesson'.

@King_CommonHerb @HopeisaBison Her husband is a small hat in pictures with Epstein. She supported zionists. We didn’t have no choice. All 535 in it. Unless you ready to say fuck em all just shut the fuck up.

Downplaying Trump as a threat while defaulting to the worst assumptions about Kamala Harris was always stupid and it's getting stupider by the day.

@swollenpollen @ToothTruther @RockChartrand Well, we taxed the top bracket at or above 70% from 1940-80, and it led to arguably the best economic period in American history, so I guess they didn't all sit on the couch.

@ToothTruther @RockChartrand Why would you even try to increase your wages when you only get 30% of the proceeds? At that point you might as well stop working and sit on the couch.

“We should tax the rich out of existence” while depending on them forever to fund everything isn’t a plan, it’s a contradiction. If you succeed, the tax base disappears. Either way, the system eats its own foundation. It also ignores incentives. The more you punish the creation of wealth, the less of it gets created, stays, or shows up to be taxed. You can’t build a permanent system on a shrinking target.

@feji_boy @ToothTruther @RockChartrand No one making 100m/yr needs the money, so if someone that rich is still only in it for the money, maybe someone that greedy should be deincentivized.

@ToothTruther @RockChartrand Lol. If someone took 70% of your money, would you work as hard the next year to get the same 100 million so that they take another 70%?

@AdrianDittmann 1. Mackenzie Scott sold 12.6b in stock over the last year, and Amazon has gone up $30 during that period. 2. It's still just 5% of his worth, and neglects the economic impact of avg people having surplus income. Miss me with that gaslighting nonsense

Firstly, the 12k is a one time gimmick and secondly, Dimon's wealth isn't sitting in a checking account. To cover an annual $135+ million bill, he'd likely need to sell shares repeatedly. That depresses JPM stock price, hitting pension funds, 401(k)s, and everyday investors who own the bank, not just “the billionaires.” Same issue for most ultra wealthy people whose net worth is tied up in company stock or illiquid private assets. This wealth tax is an economically destabilizing joke.

@Cr7Godbrand 1. Feminism means that women have the freedom to be a breadwinner or a homemaker. 2. Ppl always see what they can get away with in relationships. If you don't like their duplicity, call it out. If they don't change, then break up.

Women claim men were “oppressors” for being the sole providers and protectors, because supposedly women couldn’t work. Fast forward 100+ years…women now work, run businesses, lead companies, even fight wars and yet they still want the same men they once called oppressors to step up and provide for them. Why? Because now that’s what makes a “real man. So let me get this straight: relying on a man back then was oppression, but relying on him now…and expecting him to pay, protect, and do all the hard work….is suddenly proof he’s a real man? That’s the logic? They’ve turned independence into a convenience: they’ll work when it’s easy, take his money when it’s harder, and call him “toxic” if he complains. They want equality on their terms, but old-fashioned roles on his dime. You can’t scream about being oppressed for centuries, build a world where you can do everything a man can, and then still demand men carry the weight you once claimed was oppressive. This isn’t equality….it’s selective empowerment, dressed up as entitlement. And men are supposed to swallow it quietly. No bitch. Split that bill my dear.

@RockChartrand The purpose of the US is to act in the best interest of its people as a whole. So what's fair is whatever is best for all Americans. That's how they sold cutting taxes for the rich 40yr ago, but the data shows it to be a net negative overall and thus walked back.

“Fair” in that framework isn’t about what’s earned, agreed to, or produced. It’s about what can be taken without immediate collapse. If you can remove $135 million from someone and they’re still standing, it gets labeled “reasonable.” If you can redistribute it and make others feel helped, it gets labeled “just.” The standard isn’t rights. It’s tolerance for extraction. That flips the moral question entirely. Instead of asking, “Who created the value?” it asks, “How much can we take before it hurts too much?” Instead of voluntary exchange, it becomes calibrated coercion. And once that’s the premise, there’s no limiting principle. Because “you’re still rich” is infinitely elastic. There’s always more that “won’t kill you,” which means there’s always more that can be taken. So fairness stops meaning equality before the law and becomes a moving target based on envy, optics, and political leverage.

@RockChartrand You seem to not grasp some basic economic concepts. Socialism isn't mutually exclusive from capitalism. Most countries have both. And wealth doesn't come out of thin air. You export/import/trade to gain wealth. When exactly was the 'before that' period you reference?

Pretty much everything socialists claim capitalism “deprives” them of only exists because capitalism created the wealth for it. Before that, there wasn’t enough surplus to fund chemo, welfare, mass healthcare, or global aid even if you taxed everyone at 100%. You can’t redistribute what hasn’t been produced.

@MAGAMAHACindy Boomers thrived under unions, high taxes on the rich, and a strong public sector which they then had Reagan dismantle. Its not about 'belief' or any emotion. It's that the Reaganomics model is failing, and returning to the Boomers economy isn't 'socialism' but balance.

If you believe rich people are only rich because they're evil, working hard will never get you anywhere, and that Boomers had it easy and now refuse to share so there's no way for you to get ahead. Then it's no wonder you're so angry. You have very little common sense, no work ethics and see no path forward.

@IMSBoston @angeloinchina That all sounds good, but put it in terms of policy. Enforcing divestment for those in office? Campaign finance reform? Reversing citizens united? How can we prevent the private sector from controlling the term limited? I'm not just deriding you. I want to hear your ideas.

@TheArtofJacking @angeloinchina Let's come together, start with prosecuting the corruption, eliminating big money interests in politics, and installing term limits.

I see mostly zombified masses who take issue only with the cosmetics of their Empire, all while remaining dominated by their elites.
Trump is the worst president ever, yes. But any other US politician would simply continue pursuing the same agenda, just dressed up in nicer language.
The system is rigged. As long as they don’t challenge the system itself, they will be fooled over and over. As long as they refuse to address the roots of the problem>>>> the class struggle, US imperialism, their pedophile-Epstein elites >>> then it will remain nothing but COSMETICS. Trump is not the issue, he is emblematic of a sick society and a system of control that has brainwashed people into believing this is democracy. Being anti-Trump is not enough, it is the system that needs to be changed.

@PowerOwn45 But don't you see why ppl are aggravated that Trump killed the Iran nuclear deal, only to feign surprise that Iran developed nukes, then 'obliterate' their sites before going ground war. Politics aside, how is this anything short of a foreign policy bungls?

‘Forever War’ is the dumbest term ever concocted and it’s become even dumber. It’s like kids whining that it’s taking ‘forever’ to get to Disney World. No, it’s not. It may be a long drive, but the destination is worth it. Similarly, if a new world order is snatched from the hands of Islamists who want to spread their ideology through terror, the destination Is worth it, even if it feels like it’s taking ‘forever.’ Have we really become so spoiled that a feat of this magnitude exhausts our patience in only a month? This is one of the many reasons it is very stupid to give timelines on military objectives.

@FreeStateWill 1. No kings was on a Saturday. Election day is always a Tuesday due to 18th Century logistics 2. How exactly is mandatory in person voting better than mailin? If your answer is fraud, please give details so I can forward to Dan Patrick and get that reward.

If democrats can coordinate to protest 'no kings' on the very same day in every city in America, then why can't they all get out to vote on Election Day instead of demanding to mail in ballots for weeks?

@Somun03682911 @angeloinchina Expand on that. How would it look.

@TheArtofJacking @angeloinchina It should be a social democracy, without totalitarian tendencies.

@PHXCards11 @mikeymusto Thing is, we didn't know things in 2020 that we know now. What we did know then was that millions had died from covid, and to quote a superintendent "we won't know if we did too much, but we'll know if we didn't do enough"

@mikeymusto The fact that people believe this in 2026 knowing what we know now makes me sad. I hope you’re not American. I really hope not.

Where were the "No Kings" protestors during Covid when there were authoritarian lockdowns, mask mandates, and vaccine passports?

@Somun03682911 @angeloinchina Ok I'll bite. A revolution to what? What should the new govt be?

@TheArtofJacking @angeloinchina They need another revolution.

@TheTrendMaker_ @Chizitere_xyz A goal of feminism is a world where men don't have to 'give up their lives', but truth is many men need that identity to justify their unhappiness and harmful behavior. IMO, most men who oppose feminism are just afraid of working through their baggage.

@Chizitere_xyz men give up their lives for their women and children on many occasions they're not gracefully celebrated or thanked but still they know it's their job to do and nobody will do it better. new age women are focused on fake feminism & still get credits for doing the barest minimum

The absolute darkest truth about how society views men is that we do not actually value male life; we only value what a man is willing to destroy himself to provide. Think about the male archetypes we actually celebrate. The soldier who doesn't come home. The father who works three grueling jobs until his heart gives out. The athlete who permanently destroys his brain and body for our entertainment. We only applaud masculinity when it is actively bleeding for the benefit of someone else. The exact moment a man decides he wants to step off the treadmill—to prioritize his own peace, his mental health, or his physical safety over his utility to the world—he is instantly branded as lazy, weak, or unambitious. We don’t want men to be whole, healthy, or at peace. We want them to be highly functioning shock absorbers. We demand they build the houses, fight the wars, and fund the lifestyles, and our only reward for this lifelong, crushing expectation is a quiet funeral when the stress finally kills them