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holy shit lol pic.twitter.com/mK5xFOWva0— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) October 21, 2022

I don't want to hear it from MAGA Republicans, who had hundreds of thousands of dollars of debts, even millions of dollars, in pandemic relief loans, forgiven. And who're now attacking me for helping working class and middle class Americans.

Marjorie Taylor Green, she and her husband got over $180,000 in business loans forgiven from the PPP loan. She said it's completely unfair for us to forgive student loans.

Representative Buchanan of Florida said our plan was reckless. Guess how much he got in that program forgiven? $2,300,000. That is not a joke. You can't make this stuff up.

Republican governors wrote me a letter saying this relief only helps the elite few.... Ted Cruz, the great senator from Texas, he said it's for slackers, lazy slackers who don't deserve relief.

Who in the hell do they think they are?

Apparently he has a video up on YouTube too.

Honestly...Dark Brandon may be okay. He's no Bernie or Corbyn, but at least he's not Boris or Starmer.

Maybe I'm just being a lib, but c'mon, this speech is poggers.

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    as far as messaging strategies go, it's not a bad idea to make a lot of hay out of big name PPP loan recipients talking shit about student loans.

    it has the dual benefit of shitting on political enemies for gorging at the public trough while bringing up a program that is theoretically set to provide significant material relief to many. the numbers are all relatable too... like some partisan clown getting hundreds of thousands of even millions in "business" loans forgiven (why do senators have businesses?) but turning around to throw a shit fit about somebody getting $20k for school.... that's a simple, emotionally charged story with villains and relatable characters. it's going to resonate with politically checked out people and they'll repeat it. that's the trifecta of crowd psychology.

    • simple message
    • emotional images
    • repetition until it reaches contagion

    if the Dems have any brains and are trying to win seats (uncertain), they will never stop repeating and boosting these stories.

    • Wheaties [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      They are not trying to win seats. If the party leaders have learned anything over the last six years, it's that they rake in more donations with a flop than with a hit. We got ourselves a Producers Party.