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(38,309 posts)Sane gun regulation is possible. Universal health care is possible. Eliminating homelessness is possible. Clean energy is possible. Safe workplaces are possible. Paid six week vacations are possible. A clean environment is possible. Near universal literacy is possible. College education without debt is possible.
The only people these policies would hurt are those who seek to gain and maintain their own political and economic power by unethical means.
The deplorables have no idea how horridly they are being abused.
Their political and religious leaders see them as stupid pawns, and don't care how poorly they live or how they suffer and die.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)I feel like we need to go into 21st century, not the 19th. I grew up in the 60s and got used to Progress, then it stopped and miss it. I loved the Space Race and then it stopped. I figure the USA peaked with Moon Landing and has gone down hill ever since.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)1) Cancel the unneeded wall.
2) Never mind Space Force. Let's "Make Earth Livable Again".
3) In only 3 years, we've paid $115 million for Trump to golf EVERY weekend.
4) Are all cabinet members spending like Carson, Ross, Mulvaney, Mnuchin
on office furniture, travel, perks for relatives, etc.?
5) What about Trump's kids and Giuliani and their incessant travels for criminal behavior?
If Americans are healthier, they'll be more productive. This leads to a stronger economy. The MFA will eventually pay for itself. We need to reverse the follies of our impeached moron.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)"Europe does it."
"Socialism!"
"They're happier, they live longer, healthier lives."
"Then we should bomb the hell outta them!"
"Why?"
"EXCEPTIONALISM!! Beats Communism every time! Exportin' freedom to those backwards shitholes! Let's roll!!"
"You want to bring 'freedom' to peaceful allies by imposing 'exceptionalism' through brute force and war crimes?"
"TRADITIONAL VALUES!! FREEDOM FRIES!! BACON BULLETS!! TO THE VICTOR GOES THE OILS!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!"
"All right, orderlies, you can wheel Mr. Buchanan back to his room now."