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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Anyone promising to return people to previously prosperous economic conditions will be popular, even if people don't know that the promise can't possibly be delivered. Coal isn't coming back either, and there's no "clean" version of it, but if all you've done in your life is coal, you'll vote for the guy who says he's bringing coal back.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Trump was basically the equivalent of the guy in your street that says when he’s president, everyone gets a million dollars and a pony.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I’m not here to convince liberals that they should try to care for the poor. I’m here to argue that the jig is up - people are voting for literally anyone, including fascists, that promises to change the course.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

That second part is exactly what I just said. Is it caring for the poor to lie to them about economic realities, or to raise the cost on everyday items via tariffs when money is already tight? Again, I'm no expert, but I'd rather vote for promised solutions that I understand to actually work rather than the ones that sound good and don't work.