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KrissaKray t1_ir72oha wrote

Reply to comment by chain_me_up in Bomb threats, credit card fraud: state rep Stacie-Marie Laughton of Nashua by Final_Act6703

None of them care about us, R OR D. The minute you realize that, the better off you'll be.

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chain_me_up t1_ir73829 wrote

Again, one party hates the middle class and the other at least has some progressives trying to help us. If anything I want a 3rd more left party, American democrats are barely center/right. Isn't it crazy how many other countries have universal healthcare, better education, more vacations, better parental leave, legalized weed, etc? I'd really love to have even some of those things here and Republicans seem to care much more about who is writing checks to them than the average citizen so I'll stick to voting Democrat unless that changes.

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KrissaKray t1_ir79u9u wrote

If you think politicians care about anything other than lining their own pockets… I’ve got ocean front property in Nebraska to sell you.

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glitteryunicornlady t1_ir7bqoq wrote

I am looking to start an Airbnb in Nebraska, particularly the ocean front properties. 😉

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besafenh t1_ir9hesh wrote

The waves were amazing. Hashtag cornsurfing

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bastardosybastitdos t1_ir9e43g wrote

That is so cynical and immature. Try not making blanket statements about any group of people. Sure there are corrupt public servants but that is not their defining characteristic. Your simplistic view makes the world worse.

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KrissaKray t1_ir9e8a8 wrote

God, I wish I could see the world like you do.

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bastardosybastitdos t1_ir9fq60 wrote

It’s called nuance. There are all types of people and all kinds of things motivate them. I believe most people are good and I assume that people come from a good place until their actions prove otherwise.

Stereotypes and prejudice against people based on one aspect of their identify is harmful to all even the person holding those beliefs.

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KrissaKray t1_ir9fv44 wrote

I just go by what I see… and rarely see politicians, especially on the national stage, that care about anything other than their political capital and how far they can go. They speak out both sides of their mouths. I just wish they’d be REAL. Stand for SOMETHING other than what looks to be their own financial or political interests.

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bastardosybastitdos t1_ir9gohb wrote

Bernie Sanders.

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besafenh t1_ir9h989 wrote

😢 No. When Bernie caved instead of fought in 2016, my Berner friends were devastated. The Bern in 2020 was a hateful man towards everyone else in the primary process. As if we owed him a fresh start from the top of his 2016 wave.

Nyet Kulak.

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bastardosybastitdos t1_ir9ho6h wrote

If any of that were true, it still does not make him a corrupt politician only motivated by greed. It makes him someone whose actions you don’t agree with.

It’s undeniable, except perhaps in the outermost echo chambers, that Bernie is a man who stands for something other than his own financial interests.

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besafenh t1_ir9gt51 wrote

Those same words… Written by an awakened person of color in Chicago back in 2016:

“They don’t know us. They don’t care about us. Hell, they don’t even like us, ‘cept every 2 years when they come shuffling back wanting more money and votes.”

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