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IronLionZion

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6. GOP loves recessions because of the scarcity thinking, zero sum game

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 10:21 AM

May 20

that's when it's easiest for them to control people through divisive hate, rising up by stepping on someone else.

They love telling people "they're stealing your jobs" instead of telling "job creators" to hire more workers.

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"They have you busy fighting a gender war to keep you from fighting a class war." [View all] CousinIT May 20 OP

THIS! FalloutShelter May 20 #1

"When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means the sun is about to set." - Lin Yutang. sop May 20 #2

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 20 #3

Grew up on Classic Trek. . . Collimator May 20 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Collimator May 20 #5

GOP loves recessions because of the scarcity thinking, zero sum game IronLionZion May 20 #6

The list of petty fights to keep us from fighting the only one that counts Beastly Boy May 20 #7

Who is they ? JI7 May 20 #8

The propaganda machinery controlled by America's oligarchy? William Seger May 20 #12

Who? Cirsium May 20 #15

But who are they ? How is it being done ? JI7 May 20 #16

Not sure if you are serious Cirsium May 20 #17

No, they're not forcing swong19104 May 20 #18

"They have you busy fighting a gender war to keep you from fighting a class war." That's exactly what they are doing. Martin68 May 20 #9

They've been distracting Americans with all their left-vs-right culture war bullshit for decades. sop May 20 #11

Gender war, race, war, religious war,... Magoo48 May 20 #10

One of the top engineering schools in America (without a PHD program) -- JT45242 May 20 #13

Outstanding!! CrispyQ May 20 #14

It's too bad it's taken this long for us to wake up. jalan48 May 20 #19