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Augiedog

(2,702 posts)
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:28 PM Nov 2025

What kind of government do we have that wants it's citizens starving and sick/injured?

I rarely get into the “outrage” or “indignation “ modes. But this business of risking kids lives, not to mention the other family members: grandparents, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters is just beyond my comprehension. Food is a basic necessity, not a choice. Besides being immoral and unethical….its monumentally disgusting. It’s a form of terrorism in my sense of the right and wrong spectrum.

How does a group, not just one person as a bizarre outlier, but an entire political party say “go hungry….die in the hospital parking lot”. What is that conversation like? I read that they want to “own the Libs”! Well the way to do that is offer things that all people need for their lives, their families, their sense of security and community, whether they are Libs or Magats.

Not everyone in our society wants, or needs, a golden toilet or a golden ballroom to party in. The warped nature of what’s being normalized is desperately despicable. My “outrage and indignation “ needles are bouncing on the pegs. I still remember Paul Ryan when he was Speaker of the House and complained about “eaters” referring to people actually consuming food. I thought then that that was just unbelievable. Not to mention Paul Ryan grew up on welfare benefits…so he was his own hater of self. Ronald Reagan complained about Welfare Queens buying steaks and loading them in their Cadillacs. It wasn’t true then and it’s not true now.

Now though we have elected officials complaining that SNAP recipients should stop smoking crack…perhaps the politicians should stop swilling alcohol….or snorting cocaine.

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walkingman

(10,860 posts)
4. The same kind of government that kills people "they" declare to be drug smugglers without proof.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:36 PM
Nov 2025

They have proven they can do anything they want....their definition of making America Great. This version of America is the same as the old America pre-60s.

Initech

(108,772 posts)
5. And what does it say that we give all of our money to the least deserving among us?
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:37 PM
Nov 2025

By least deserving, I mean the billionaire criminal cabal. The four horsemen (Musk, Zuckerberg, Ellison, and Bezos) have enough wealth that they could collapse half the world's economy. And these extremely greedy psychopaths just want more. They want it all to themselves. And we get what's left of the scraps. And seriously, what the ever-loving fuck do you need half a trillion dollars for? What could you possibly do with it?

Now we have them to thank for the most sadistic and ruthless government in United States history. A president with his middle finger and asshole aimed at the people who didn't vote for him. A cabinet full of James Bond supervillains, each one more horrifying than the next. A multitude of propaganda channels kissing his worthless ass 24 hours a day. And they're not just letting him get away with it, they're actively cheerleading the insanity and brainwashing the masses. We need to break this spell.

rampartd

(4,628 posts)
6. a government that believes it does not need citizens
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:44 PM
Nov 2025

and begins to thin the "useless eaters.":

this is standard stuff when a conqueror imposes his rule.

if you don't remember being "conquered" think of it as a "hostile takeover" by private equity.

GoodRaisin

(10,922 posts)
10. Fascist. Fascism doesn't care about starving or sick or injured people.
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 06:51 PM
Nov 2025

Fascists just dig large holes and pile them in.

GopherGal

(2,905 posts)
12. A "Christian" one, apparently
Sun Nov 2, 2025, 07:01 PM
Nov 2025

Just ask them.
These lovely souls seem to think they're doing the Good Lord's work.

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