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ananda

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2. OK, riddle me this.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jul 10, 2025, 04:35 PM

Jul 10

Why are Republicans running so hard with this
crazy idea?

Is there an ulterior motive?

Do they really believe plantation literature and
the notion of the happy slave?

All I see down the road with it is empty grocery
shelves and seriously possible chances of
starvation for many people.

Help.

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Labor secretary says Americans want to work hard jobs for little pay [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 10 OP

And we'll work without healthcare BOSSHOG Jul 10 #1

OK, riddle me this. ananda Jul 10 #2

Why? WestMichRad Jul 10 #4

That IS a given with everything they do. ananda Jul 10 #12

I suspect it will eventually be tied canetoad Jul 10 #13

Well, yes, the authoritarian myth of the simple slave is behind this thought process... haele Jul 10 #15

Thanks. That's exactly what I was thinking. ananda Jul 10 #16

Well... WestMichRad Jul 10 #18

No, you're right. They are following the 2025 playbook. ananda Jul 10 #20

yes, they really believe plantation literature DBoon Jul 10 #6

That is definitely possible. ananda Jul 10 #11

Put a bunch of seniors in the fields picking crops. KatyaR Jul 10 #14

Repukes are fucking delusional if they really think this way sakabatou Jul 10 #3

I know. cloudbase Jul 10 #5

"What happened to the threat from the left that American citizens won't do the jobs that illegal immigrants are willing Karasu Jul 10 #7

And what "threat"? maxsolomon Jul 10 #8

Exactly. They live completely in their own fucking post-factual reality. Good luck rounding up all those babies and Karasu Jul 10 #9

Americans know a sucker deal when they see one DBoon Jul 10 #10

Trump's history of using foreign workers in his business ventures: IcyPeas Jul 10 #17

You mean MAGA Americans. chowder66 Jul 10 #19

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