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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 85 points 10 months ago (2 children)
  1. Force women to give birth against their will
  2. Deny them any public support

Seems like they're intentionally maximizing the suffering of women and children.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that's been their platform for decades. The cruelty is the point

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

They don’t actually give a fuck about cruelty imo because they don’t see worker drones as people. Ensuring the working class is on the edge of crisis is the point. They want people to be hardly making it, but enough to keep going, so they’ll work endlessly and accept crappy conditions. They want people to be deluded by propaganda and not have the energy or time to seek political change. Making money and retaining power is the point.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That's the viewpoint of the elites running the party. For the average rube, they want to see the "right people" suffer.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ecomonic Advisor: Charles Dickens.

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dickens gave the capitalist scathing criticism, so maybe one of his villains such as Scrooge.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The capitalists have already adopted much from their utopian (sic) novels, 1984 and Brave New World, and soon will realize the economic utopia depicted in Dickens' work.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's because you're thinking about it wrong. Here try this: say "Jesus!" Good- now wave your hands way above your head like you're waving to a cloud with both hands.

There ya go. See? It all makes perfect, rational, logical sense. vote Trump. Then shut up.

Next!

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Isn't society miserable? It's because you don't work hard enough. Also government doesn't work. Can't you see how we didn't send you food? It's the government's fault so we need to get rid of the government. Both sides! But first vote for us so we can remove the government regulations that are stopping us from destroying the government

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also it's a trans kid's fault.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

THE trans kid.

Started a weird group about eggs with a bunch of normal kids

[–] squiblet@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

The next step is to turn both thumbs down and frown while saying socialism.