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[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Have Bush and Reagan always been in this picture and I just missed it? Or is this just a brilliant Photoshop?

[–] CableMonster@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh yeah, that is funny, that is he first time I have seen that.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

They've always been there

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 4 points 2 years ago

How did I miss that all this time? I just thought they were random rich dudes.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

And everyone will hate the Democrats despite them having no ability to change it because people keep electing us! Our propaganda is so good even socialist communists peddle it!

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't get me wrong, sticking to decorum and mostly electing your base from Ivy League colleges so that already wealthy people can enrich themselves further while only pandering to a single minority group since they have the expendable income to support the party was not a good look for Democrats. Even if they aren't actually to blame for the mess that the United States is very much in.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Expand on your "thoughts" about "electing the base from the Ivy League" and pandering to a "single minority group with expendable income"

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol -1 points 2 years ago

30 members of the Senate are from 7 colleges. I mean come on. A surprising number of them probably took the same econ classes.

And I mean socially liberal but fiscally conservative Democrats who pander who is their best paying fundraiser group. Generally LGBTQ members, but occasionally others depending on local demographics.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

One thing I wonder is how different would the economic effects of "goverment handouts" be vs massive tax cuts to working class, seems like it wouldn't be terribly far off as far as "printing money" go

[–] N0body@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

Think of all the money we'll save on taxes when we win the lottery. That's certainly worth destroying the Pax Americana built on New Deal policies and principles.

[–] CryptoKitten@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Art first I thought it was Bernie Sanders in the front plan.