2026-02-12 07:43 UTC
@SmudgeTheInsultCat The "Rags to riches" and "land of opportunity" propaganda works just fine.
Everyone STILL thinks they can become one of them just by enough hard work.
That's at least what it looks like from the outside.
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@Stevenheywood@mastodonapp.uk 2026-02-12 09:05
@Bebef @SmudgeTheInsultCat The land of temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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@isaackuo@spacey.space 2026-02-12 14:05
@Bebef @SmudgeTheInsultCat If you look at someplace that is just plain dirt poor, like West Virginia, the people have no illusions that they will ever get anything. But the whites still vote for the Republican billionaires into power anyway. They just hate the idea of non-whites getting anything out of society, and stubbornly refuse to believe that any government policies can ever help them. This belief is very important to them because it excuses voting against the interests of their family.