• cosecantphi [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The US has seemingly infinite money for the military but the moment you ask about putting any amount of money toward the actual public good these same politicians start ranting about the national debt and taxes.

    How does the average liberal in this country reconcile this? How are so many people still fooled by the "how are you gonna pay for it" argument?

    It should be plain as day that the capability to satisfy the fundamental material needs of every person on Earth exists. So much so that it's maddening how everyone around us is constantly denying this extremely obvious truth. After a while you start thinking maybe you're the one that's misinformed. But that only lasts until another example of the depravity of capitalism comes to light and strengthens your resolve.

    • Totalscrotalimplosio [he/him,any]
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      3 years ago

      Liberals always accept the conservative or fascist framing of a given situation because they need to seem open minded and or accepting even if they disagree. So much to the point where they don't acknowledge that they've accepted it at all.

    • bigboopballs [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      How does the average liberal in this country reconcile this? How are so many people still fooled by the “how are you gonna pay for it” argument?

      Capitalists spend billions of dollars per year ensuring that we are all bombarded with propaganda 24/7/365 to convince us that this bullshit is the only way human civilization could possibly.