• Joeffect@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    39
    ·
    2 days ago

    Okay this is not really that relevant here…but my father who works for the government in one of those everyone is probably getting fired soon but who knows… Anyway I was talking on the phone with him and he said “I’m worried about my job I don’t know what I would do … but I’m glad they are getting rid of all that waste in the government spending”

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      18 hours ago

      people would rather be broke, jobless, the opposite of free, and be regarded as stupid–rather than simply admit they made a major life-wrecking mistake

      tell your dad that i, for one, hope he enjoys his suffering

      • Joeffect@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        17
        ·
        edit-2
        11 hours ago

        You know, you’re no better… You shouldn’t want people to suffer… That’s how we got here… Instead of boosting people up and encouraging people to be better… People like you wish people would suffer…

        Maybe you will take some time to reflect and be a better person…

        Edit: clearly we are all doomed to be assholes and divided… Maybe instead one day you will see who the real enemy is…

        • girlthing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          edit-2
          58 minutes ago

          For what it’s worth, I agree with you in this case, and I’m sorry about your Dad. I hope he sees reason soon.

        • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          10
          ·
          16 hours ago

          yea, no.

          look where all this “let’s be nice to the very fine people on the nazi side” and tolerance and patience and we’re not going to publish this article because it’ll hurt trump’s feelings has gotten us today. excuse me, but fuck that shit.

          you can say i’m a bad person if that makes you feel better, but fuck trump, and fuck everyone who voted for this bullshit that everyone has to deal with now

          • Joeffect@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            10 hours ago

            Did I say that though? I don’t think I did… Not liking someone and not criticizing them because they are a bad person is not the same thing as wishing they were a better person… You can do those things at the same time…

            No one said be nice to Nazi… You just want them not to be… And maybe if you can do something to help them. instead of you know wishing that they would suffer.

            Especially when all of the wrong a lot of these people did was vote for someone because they were told lies about how things would be better…

            • solsangraal@lemmy.zip
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              6 minutes ago

              all of the wrong a lot of these people did was vote for someone because they were told lies about how things would be better…

              ok you’re trying to defend trump voters as if they’re somehow “victims of dishonesty.” again, no.

              after the first trump term, the abysmal covid response, the 2 impeachments, J6, the classified documents, and on and on and on, while normal people were doing everything they could to convince these people that they’ve been hoodwinked, FOR YEARS, demonstrates that the “let’s talk about it and compromise” approach DOES. NOT. WORK. mockery and ridicule and unwell wishes it is.

              again (and again and again), fuck trump, and fuck trump voters. yes i fucking do want them to suffer the way everyone else is suffering. i don’t know what gives you the impression that you’re going to change my mind about that, but i guess…go get’em tiger…?

        • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          10
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          17 hours ago

          Sure, he raped me, but he was really having some emotional difficulties at the time. I really can’t thank him enough.

        • Seleni@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          10
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          17 hours ago

          When they voted for their own suffering, I find it difficult to sympathize with them.

          • Joeffect@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            4
            ·
            edit-2
            10 hours ago

            And just because you didn’t vote for a racist sexist committed felon, means you’re better?

            Because your party is so great and wants you to prosper? Or is it just controlled by corporations and billionaires with the same agendas?

            • Seleni@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              5
              ·
              4 hours ago

              And just because you didn’t vote for a racist sexist committed felon, means you’re better?

              Yes.

              Because your party is so great and wants you to prosper? Or is it just controlled by corporations and billionaires with the same agendas?

              Don’t know when I said anything about parties or what I think of Democrats. Pretty sure that’s an entirely different topic. (I think they’re the controlled opposition party, for what it’s worth.)