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RockRaven

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3. It helps Repugs because when people are sufficiently immiserated they cannot

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Mon Nov 10, 2025, 12:03 AM

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do anything other than scramble to survive until tomorrow, every day a literal struggle to live, which means they cannot vote, cannot protest, cannot strike, cannot organize, cannot resist.

Repugs WANT everyone scared and desperate and cowed every second of every day. This helps with that.

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Millions of people are going to be harmed by this and I don't see how that helps Republicans [View all] Quiet Em Sunday OP

Tell the millions of people who will die, gab13by13 Sunday #1

I see zero political benefit it this Quiet Em Monday #2

It helps Repugs because when people are sufficiently immiserated they cannot RockRaven Monday #3

I agree with you that this is what the con artist and his disgusting cult wants Quiet Em Monday #4

They are sadistic, greedy hypocrites BigmanPigman Monday #5

it is Not. They "won" killing Health Care Cha Monday #6

Just stop it. Baitball Blogger Monday #7