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It's hard to get a job, man.
Hot take incoming...
Another daily "Eat the Rich" post.
There's too much emotion on this topic to be able to have a serious and honest conversation about it (either/both ways).
Like with everything else that has to do with human beings, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
And yeah, I know, "Centrist, kill him!!!1!!". But seriously, neither extreme has it 100% right.
Fix the supply of available new homes to purchase so that the costs come down, and stop just sitting on the couch bitching and moaning and go earn the money to buy the houses at the cheaper prices (and while you're off the couch, contact your elected reps and tell them to fix the housing shortage).
Centrist, kill him
Oh, look... a "centrist" has shown up to lick boots in public.
Yawn.
Centrist, kill him
Oh, look… a “centrist” has shown up to lick boots in public.
Yawn.
Not that there's anything wrong with being a centrist, but for the record, I'm a 70's/80's liberal. But you do you (for real, or for the /s's).
I’m a 70’s/80’s liberal.
So you've always been a right-winger. No surprises here.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being a centrist,
Yes, there is. Lots. If you are "in-between" two right-wing ideology you are still a right-winger - ie, an apologist for and/or functionary of powerful elites.
I’m a 70’s/80’s liberal.
So you’ve always been a right-winger. No surprises here.
I guarantee you that a 70's/80's right-winger would not consider a 70's/80's liberal a right-winger.
Personally I'm still pissed off at Reagan for calling ketchup a food group.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being a centrist,
Yes, there is. Lots. If you are “in-between” two right-wing ideology you are still a right-winger - ie, an apologist for and/or functionary of powerful elites.
That's a very narrow and unwise way to see the reality of things, but again, you do you. But I got to warn you, raw rage won't fix things, it just destroy things.
Centrists are citizens too, and your blind anger can't magically make them disappear. We need consensus on things that all citizens can agree to, and abide by.
I guarantee you that a 70’s/80’s right-winger
Do you always defer your opinion to right-wingers? What a "centrist" thing to do - and I wish I was being sarcastic.
That’s a very narrow and unwise way
Considering that you, up until now, didn't understand how deeply your world-view has been dictated by right-wing ideology, perhaps it's best that you don't throw words such as "narrow" and "unwise" around too much, okay?
But I got to warn you, raw rage won’t fix things,
Neither does appeasement - no matter how you justify it.
Centrists are citizens too,
So are serial rapists and parasite billionaires. What's your point?
We need consensus
No thanks... I'm not comfortable with slavery and genocide - no matter how you justify it.
You're definately on a mission, I'll give you that. lol
Aren't we all?
Some moreso than others. 😜
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