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Yuvneas t1_itn8ur2 wrote

Reply to comment by yaba3800 in Yakima needs our help... even the ARMY seems to not care. by mjlen4

I disagree. There should have been environmental regulations on the military, regulations that the republicans have time after time blocked. By their history of voting against their interests they have made their own beds. Help should be provided, but we should be able to take measures that the next generation doesn't end up as stupid as the one that got us here. If left to their own devices they would rather install christian nationalism.

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yaba3800 t1_itnaf0b wrote

There are environmental regulations on the military, they work under NEPA like the rest of the government. Forever chemicals like PFAS are CEC's or chemicals of emerging concern. Their negative health effects were not known and were seen as safe to use. There is no bad guy in the town of Yakima that is guilty of being poisoned by the US army. They are Americans who, regardless of how they vote, were poisoned by their own government and deserve redress.

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Yuvneas t1_itnh8cg wrote

Republicans, "we're all americans, everyone should bail me out despite digging this hole myself."

Sorry, I don't give a shit about a bunch of regressives. Why am I supposed to care about a bunch of people ushering in fascism, stripping my rights away and supporting politicians who think I should be put in front of a firing squad for being queer?

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yaba3800 t1_itnienr wrote

Okay, lets say that every adult republican voter in Yakima is the person you think they are. 52% of voters so far have cast their votes for Tiffany Smiley for senate, 48% for other, non-MAGA candidates. Current population of Yakima is about 100,000. So 48,000 people DID NOT vote for the hate you claim they did. Do they deserve to drink poisoned water? Do the children of Yakima deserve to drink poison water for being born there?

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