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minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoYep. There’s cynical asymmetry here. Assuming the billionaire top 0.01% are driving MAGA policy, they benefit the most from it, while the masses suffer. And like a cherry on top of a turd, they dump the cost on those very oppressed masses.
minus-square20cello@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoThat’s how evil they are but also how dumb people must be (kept) in order to accept this kind of stuff.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 days agoWell that’s been the “best” trick of neoconservatism for a while now: to portray itself as being pro working class.
Not the rich? I’m disappointed
Yep. There’s cynical asymmetry here.
Assuming the billionaire top 0.01% are driving MAGA policy, they benefit the most from it, while the masses suffer. And like a cherry on top of a turd, they dump the cost on those very oppressed masses.
That’s how evil they are but also how dumb people must be (kept) in order to accept this kind of stuff.
Well that’s been the “best” trick of neoconservatism for a while now: to portray itself as being pro working class.