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Just something MAGA-people seem to have a hard time with sometimes. Probably not as much when Americans are speaking to themselves, but as a non-American, sometimes it's challenging to get "those people" to admit that there is indeed anything wrong with the US. As in they won't accept a single criticism, and will loudly proclaim "America is the greatest country in the world", while wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat, which for me pretty explicitly means America isn't great, if it has to be made to be such again.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

One of the funny things about the whole MAGA thing is that they’re clamoring for a return to something like the 50s or 60s… but only the shitty parts. These idiots seem to be under the impression that everything will be better once we re-implement institutionalized racism and sexism, but ignore the fact that the “better times” they want to bring back ALSO included like a 90% tax rate for the wealthy, and pensions for, like, literally everyone (or more accurately, every white male). But of course, that’s communist talk, and we can’t have that!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

i mean, id be happy returning to subsidizing education, space exploration, and taxing the rich 84%+

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

You’ve got my vote. Not this election though, I need my vote to go somewhere else this time.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Those were the positive things that white middle class people had access to. I would love those things to come back, but for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

These idiots seem to be under the impression that everything will be better once we re-implement institutionalized racism and sexism

I’m slowly getting convinced that they would enjoy that reality more, that’s how much of a sadist some can be.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

One of the funny things about the whole MAGA thing is that they’re clamoring for a return to something like the 50s or 60s… but *only

[So the exact opposite of the people in this skit?] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc6VP7Qp-Y8)