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634-5789

(4,474 posts)
Sun May 18, 2025, 06:57 AM 4 hrs ago

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 4 hrs ago 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 4 hrs ago #1
Need Bernardo de La Paz 4 hrs ago #2
The tax cuts are going to be permanent gab13by13 4 hrs ago #3
This Graphic Starbeach 1 hr ago #21
This is so horrible. TommieMommy 4 hrs ago #4
WWJD? What Would Jesus Do? BoRaGard 4 hrs ago #5
So maybe the DNC could spring for a couple mountain grammy 4 hrs ago #6
DNC: Crickets sop 3 hrs ago #7
And that would accomplish what at this point? paleotn 3 hrs ago #11
Not necessarily. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #14
Well right now maga is doing all the brainwashing.. mountain grammy 3 hrs ago #15
We did that. It was called the 2024 election. paleotn 2 hrs ago #17
republicans do it constantly mountain grammy 2 hrs ago #19
At this point Cosmocat 3 hrs ago #8
I once did an experiment NJCher 2 hrs ago #16
First people have to see the graph.. mountain grammy 2 hrs ago #18
Effective Messaging: We MUST get better at it!!! CaptainTruth 2 hrs ago #20
$500k and up must pay fair share. oasis 3 hrs ago #9
Sell the Statue of Liberty for scrap multigraincracker 3 hrs ago #10
Might as well. paleotn 3 hrs ago #12
This cannot stand. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #13
That graphic is wrong. KentuckyWoman 1 hr ago #22

wcmagumba

(3,904 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
4 hrs ago

gab13by13

(28,105 posts)
3. The tax cuts are going to be permanent
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:24 AM
4 hrs ago

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

Starbeach

(108 posts)
21. This Graphic
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:55 AM
1 hr ago

Needs to go far and wide. Turn it into graffiti. It's clear and infuriating.

BoRaGard

(5,410 posts)
5. WWJD? What Would Jesus Do?
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:38 AM
4 hrs ago

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

mountain grammy

(27,808 posts)
6. So maybe the DNC could spring for a couple
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:38 AM
4 hrs ago

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

paleotn

(20,363 posts)
11. And that would accomplish what at this point?
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:15 AM
3 hrs ago

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

(27,808 posts)
15. Well right now maga is doing all the brainwashing..
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:36 AM
3 hrs ago

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

(20,363 posts)
17. We did that. It was called the 2024 election.
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:53 AM
2 hrs ago

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

(27,808 posts)
19. republicans do it constantly
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:05 AM
2 hrs ago

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

(15,154 posts)
8. At this point
Sun May 18, 2025, 07:49 AM
3 hrs ago

They don't care.

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

NJCher

(40,050 posts)
16. I once did an experiment
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:39 AM
2 hrs ago

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

(27,808 posts)
18. First people have to see the graph..
Sun May 18, 2025, 08:57 AM
2 hrs ago

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

(7,619 posts)
20. Effective Messaging: We MUST get better at it!!!
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:37 AM
2 hrs ago

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

(6,977 posts)
22. That graphic is wrong.
Sun May 18, 2025, 09:56 AM
1 hr ago

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.....

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