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634-5789

(4,481 posts)
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:57 AM May 18

This is it...in a nutshell

Taking the actual food out of the mouths of the poor of this Country to jack up the wealth of the already uber rich. I am sorry I have lived this long to see it.

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This is it...in a nutshell (Original Post) 634-5789 May 18 OP
Those damned poor people don't need no food or healthcare, give it to the rich and it will all trickle down...ha ha... wcmagumba May 18 #1
Need Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #2
" You heard me! " liberalla May 18 #25
The tax cuts are going to be permanent gab13by13 May 18 #3
This Graphic Starbeach May 18 #21
This is so horrible. TommieMommy May 18 #4
WWJD? What Would Jesus Do? BoRaGard May 18 #5
it's just more proof Skittles May 18 #24
The problem is they tend to apply their "faith" PatSeg May 18 #28
if they kept their sanctimonious garbage to themselves that would be OK Skittles May 18 #29
Yeah, they wield it like a weapon PatSeg May 18 #30
So maybe the DNC could spring for a couple mountain grammy May 18 #6
DNC: Crickets sop May 18 #7
And that would accomplish what at this point? paleotn May 18 #11
Not necessarily. Joinfortmill May 18 #14
Well right now maga is doing all the brainwashing.. mountain grammy May 18 #15
We did that. It was called the 2024 election. paleotn May 18 #17
republicans do it constantly mountain grammy May 18 #19
At this point Cosmocat May 18 #8
I once did an experiment NJCher May 18 #16
First people have to see the graph.. mountain grammy May 18 #18
Effective Messaging: We MUST get better at it!!! CaptainTruth May 18 #20
$500k and up must pay fair share. oasis May 18 #9
Sell the Statue of Liberty for scrap multigraincracker May 18 #10
Might as well. paleotn May 18 #12
This cannot stand. Joinfortmill May 18 #13
That graphic is wrong. KentuckyWoman May 18 #22
How does that make the graph wrong? nt. druidity33 May 18 #23
Even if your country finanes Gordcanuck May 18 #26
The cuts to medicare will decrease the GDP Johonny May 18 #27
Sick Greedy Fucks should Cha May 18 #31
So what's new? Been doing the same for 40 years. rickyhall May 18 #32
ALL repugs are spitting in the face of America Nigrum Cattus May 18 #33

wcmagumba

(3,963 posts)
1. Those damned poor people don't need no food or healthcare, give it to the rich and it will all trickle down...ha ha...
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:00 AM
May 18

liberalla

(10,502 posts)
25. " You heard me! "
Sun May 18, 2025, 03:36 PM
May 18

yikes, that sounds just like my Dad... :smdh:

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... but it's an effective cartoon!

gab13by13

(28,266 posts)
3. The tax cuts are going to be permanent
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:24 AM
May 18

They will amount to 4.7 trillion dollars. I heard Chris Murphy say 7 trillion.

BoRaGard

(5,579 posts)
5. WWJD? What Would Jesus Do?
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:38 AM
May 18

He would shame the republicons for their wanton, greed-infested attacks
on the poor and the basic tenets of Christianity.

PatSeg

(50,247 posts)
28. The problem is they tend to apply their "faith"
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:22 PM
May 18

to just themselves and their loved ones, if that.

Skittles

(164,482 posts)
29. if they kept their sanctimonious garbage to themselves that would be OK
Sun May 18, 2025, 05:34 PM
May 18

but these fuckers USE that crap to inflict their nonsense on ALL of us

PatSeg

(50,247 posts)
30. Yeah, they wield it like a weapon
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:51 PM
May 18

and think they're being righteous. They pretend they are saving souls, but they are just trying to be superior. It gives them an excuse to look down on others I suppose.

mountain grammy

(27,839 posts)
6. So maybe the DNC could spring for a couple
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:38 AM
May 18

Of tv ads to hammer this home for the masses. I saw another big maga ad again before SNL.

paleotn

(20,400 posts)
11. And that would accomplish what at this point?
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:15 AM
May 18

Last edited Sun May 18, 2025, 08:54 AM - Edit history (1)

You actually think the will of the people means a goddamn thing anymore? A third are brainwashed like fucking Moonies. Another third don't give a damn. You'd appeal to the third that's already pissed but so what?

mountain grammy

(27,839 posts)
15. Well right now maga is doing all the brainwashing..
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:36 AM
May 18

constant ads about making America great.. call your republican reps and thank them for keeping jobs in Colorado, and they work.. they really get to people.

Everyone in Colorado knows the name Gabe Evans, but not the Democrat he replaced... who do you think they'll vote for in 2026?
Their brainwashing is working, we need to get on board. Constant, relentless brainwashing with the truth..

paleotn

(20,400 posts)
17. We did that. It was called the 2024 election.
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:53 AM
May 18

Most Americans didn't give a shit.

I see the country sliding further and further into some kind of 21st century fascism, with 1/3 of the populace actually cheering it on and 1/3 not giving a shit.

mountain grammy

(27,839 posts)
19. republicans do it constantly
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:05 AM
May 18

They spread their lies constantly in big, beautiful ads showing happy people working and how great maga is for America. How about we spread a little truth. Every year is an election year. Why did Omaha elect a Democratic mayor this time?

Hey all you Nebraskans out there.. tell us how you did it!

Cosmocat

(15,166 posts)
8. At this point
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:49 AM
May 18

They don't care.

Republicans do this EVERY time, and this country keeps putting them into the position to do it.

NJCher

(40,202 posts)
16. I once did an experiment
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:39 AM
May 18

In grad school. The students and I found some very revealing graphs, such as the one in the op.

We put them up on a screen and asked people to look at them and write a short description what the graphic conveyed.

I would love to see the looks on the faces as this one sinks in.

mountain grammy

(27,839 posts)
18. First people have to see the graph..
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:57 AM
May 18

and it's up to Democrats to show it to them. Spread it far and wide with a minimum 4 ads a day during popular tv shows and not just in election years.

I've heard all the arguments against this, but republicans do it and look who's winning. Propaganda can be our friend too.

CaptainTruth

(7,666 posts)
20. Effective Messaging: We MUST get better at it!!!
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:37 AM
May 18

Right-wing propaganda is ruining America & if we want to destroy Fascism we MUST fight the propaganda war.

There are multiple battlefields in this war & propaganda is one of the most important.

KentuckyWoman

(6,999 posts)
22. That graphic is wrong.
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:56 AM
May 18

Yes Snap and Medicaid will get slashed.
Yes taxes on the upper 5% will get slashed.

Expect a lot of other things that benefit the 95% to get slashed.

But overall spending won't get slashed. It's going to be increased. Huge new contracts are already being written or signed. The agencies that audit are being dismantled. Billions and Trillions for the taking. Pigs at the trough. The 95% will be paying for it for 100 years.....

Gordcanuck

(92 posts)
26. Even if your country finanes
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:16 PM
May 18

itself with $20trillion of debt and continues to pay past borrowings, the reckoning in the opinion of the lenders is now here. Trim expenditures to match income or watch it get worse, much worse. You’re overextended & the well is going dry.

Johonny

(23,717 posts)
27. The cuts to medicare will decrease the GDP
Sun May 18, 2025, 04:20 PM
May 18

And the cuts for the wealthy will not. Hence they will make the deficit greater than anticipated.

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