it's only been 2 months, and already I've lost all my civil rights, my best friend can no longer have health insurance due to Medicaid cuts, and my in laws are just retired and now facing possible ss cuts. i feel like this nightmare will never end. all our lives are turned upside down.
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For anyone who’s confident Trump is going to cut social security, you can earn money by predicting that correctly: https://polymarket.com/event/trump-signs-bill-cutting-social-security-before-july?tid=1741193398789
Yeah, well, I can't read and this is all obamas fault
I'm still not voting for Hunter either!
Can't wait to hear the complaints about how Biden is responsible for the collapse of social security.
“People should start saving now,” he urged.
How? Fucking bellend
Hunter Biden's labtop!
Just a reminder: People don't steal food. No one has ever witnessed a hungry person stealing food, that is a myth, an urban legend. It never happens. If you thought you saw someone stealing food, you were wrong and should call your eye doctor for a vision check. In conclusion, hungry people do not steal food, that's not a real thing. The More You Know.
Sorry about the needy, but for us outside the US it is high time to stock up on popcorn.
I wonder if the gun owners under the affected population will sell their weapons to buy food, or if they will use them to remedy their situation.
Maybe the number of seats needing re-election will rise next month...
A few weeks ago I did the math. In my very liberal corner of the US, one egg was worth 2.002 9mm rounds, or 1.6 12 gauge shells.
In other terms, it's not cost effective to sell the guns in order to buy food.
As an American I hate to say it but enjoy this nightmare that we're about to endure do the stupidity of the dumbest of the dumb. I don't want to see it I don't wish it on anyone but every single one of these stupid fucks who voted for this deserves exactly what they get and it's going to be horrible
Kick ass, I hope you’re right.
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If such a thing does not incite mass revolt, I cannot imagine anything ever would.
Why would retired old people suddenly riot? They will call their social security rep and wait for hours on hold while they watch Jeopardy and cable news that tells them rioting is bad and only criminals do that.
Anything over 65 is "elderly", but there are absolutely a lot of people that age able and willing to cause trouble.
Between Social Security Insurance and Supplemental Income, there’s about 70 million recipients (holy wow - just shy of 20% of the U.S. population). Most of them are elderly, sure - but not all, and not all of those elderly will be infirm.
The way I see it is if these checks don’t come in April, we’ll start to see protests as the winter weather fades into spring.
I think a lot of folks feel disempowered by the system. Voting doesn’t work. And even when voting does work, the political parties seem to have their own agenda that is divorced from their purported constituents, their promises, and even reality. (Purported, because we know that voters are just the vehicle, but money is the fuel under our current system. The constituents they claim to have are not the constituents they serve.) Beyond that, they’re slapping felony convictions onto college kids who protested a genocide. Even if you want to soften the language, they were protesting violence in a nonviolent way, and they are going to have their entire lives impacted by criminal charges for expressing their ‘right’ to freedom of speech. Add in that a lot of folks are trapped in media bubbles and don’t even realize there are problems, or if they realize there are problems, they don’t really recognize their severity. And as we’ve repeatedly seen, Trump does not see justice, and there are no advocates for democracy or the rule of law. The only person that a lot of people felt was ‘on their side’ was Luigi Mangione, and failing attempts to paint him as a terrorist, the media has done their best to quash coverage of him to erase him from the national consciousness. The deck is clearly stacked in every which way.
So I mean, the consequences are dire, the impact of Trump’s actions are not yet being felt broadly or acutely enough yet, and it’s frankly kind of shitty outside, so no one wants to go stand in freezing temps, cold rain, or ceaseless winds for no gain, and incredible peril. I hate to serve up excuses, but I think the situation will have to get much worse before people are driven to action.
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I don't know specifically about elderly people, but I have heard it said that historically, people who cannot afford to eat have a higher chance of overthrowing their government.
And so it is often in a government's interest to have some sort of social programs that provide food security.
Historically, there have been riots during the Great Depression where people raided grocery stores. But, hey, homeless people and poor single parents have been doing this for years and are called criminals for doing so.
These people will need to be okay with being considered criminals if they truly wish to riot and change things, but they’ve spent decades voting to put people who do those things in jail.
I think the moral dilemma of knowingly committing crimes is easier when your only source of income is cut.
"When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops, or criminals. Today, what I'm saying to you is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference?"
A lot... Trying to act like none of your life choices matter due to government BS is a sad look at life. Many of the choices you make matter, what you do matters, it can all make a difference.
It’s a quote from The Departed and that’s exactly what the character is saying. The Church and State present the masses with binary choices that they ultimately control. They don’t want us to know about a third choice because then we start wondering about an infinite amount of possible choices which makes the masses harder to control.
In this case, we are taught that you are either a good guy who follows the law or you are a bad guy who breaks the law; abolitionists and runaway slaves were considered criminals but slave catchers were considered “Good Guys”. Today, the lobbyists and lawmakers are trying to make it illegal to criticize the government, protest, etc. to the point where the binary view of justice starts to cave in on itself.
Damn, don't hate me but I've never seen it, so the quote went over my head, my bad. That's a damn good view on things though. I gotta make time for that one.
Yea, there’s a Japanese film that came out around the same time with a similar premise that is also really good.
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Bring it, bitches. This is what the fucking idiots voted for, let’s go. I got a bigass bowl of popcorn.
And for everyone else that was barred from representation? This isnt going to hurt who you think it will.
They’re all along for the ride. Fuck you, fuck me, fuck us all. Take it out on a republican.
You mean Nazi? I'm pretty sure they're the same goddamn thing
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No it's going to hurt who you think it will. The collateral damage on the other hand will be absolutely horrific and unfortunate... And hurt all the other folks who don't deserve it
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Will the ones not recieving their assistance understand why they are not getting it any more?
Sure, it will be Biden's fault. What do you think? /s
It is funny how when Trump took office the first time, riding Obamas economy, he took credit for it. Now with his words he has started the downward trend of the stock market and now it is Bidens fault, Bidens economy.
As for the people that will be affected by the SS not coming, they will believe what they are told to believe.
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Hey look, the MAGA cult is seeing if they can more directly steal our money to see if anything happens.
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Well, I guess the price of eggs won't matter if they don't have any fucking money, huh?
I really wish they do. I guarantee you people who can't pay for food or rent because they didn't get their check will exact violence on those responsible.
The fact of the matter is it’s still far, far easier to punch sideways than up.
If your child is screaming in hunger, do you plan a trip to Washington? On what time and money? Or do you grab your gun and visit the neighbor’s house to get him some food?
What’s that middle aged lady in the parking lot of the grocery store going to do if you just push her down and grab her groceries from her cart? Or even approaching grandma and gently taking the grocery bag from her hand and hopping into a vehicle before she even knows what happened.
You think your house window is a barrier? Psychological, yes, it is. Actual? Not at all.
This is where things get violent but not for the rich men in Washington because they’re not accessible.
Frankly, as someone who has studied people for 35yrs, I am bordering on an intense fear that could be likened to terror. People go for what’s easiest, in general. You all are thinking of Luigi, but he’s the exception not the rule. Most people grab what’s easiest and closest and pull from their guts, not careful planning.
I think people would aim at corporations, not their communities. In a crisis, people tend to flock together and do what they can to help each other. It is elites who panic and go out of their way to 'protect' what they perceive to be theirs.
Behind the Bastards has an episode about Elite Panic.
Here’s hoping we get the timeline right on that when (not if at this point) it happens.
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