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[–] WhereGrapesMayRule 134 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Republicans masturbate to the idea of elderly people being denied the basic necessities in life because they were unable to earn enough for a retirement due to the uncontrollable greed of the ultra wealthy.

[–] WhatAmLemmy 39 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

~~Republicans~~ Conservatives masturbate to the idea of ~~elderly people~~ others being denied the basic necessities in life because they were unable to earn enough ~~for a retiremen~~t due to the uncontrollable greed of ~~the ultra wealthy~~ Conservatives.

The ultra wealthy wouldn't make enough money from this to give a shit. This type of petty, ideological driven cruelty is a hallmark of conservatism (see school lunch cuts). Keep in mind, most Democrats trend to the right of center (aka "conservative") compared to the rest of the developed world.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If it were true that Democrats are conservative, and conservatives want to deny people basic necessities, then we would expect Democrats to not support things like government healthcare, public transportation, or SNAP (food) benefits.

Except they do by overwhelming majority.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

In Europe, even most members of the far right support public healthcare and transportation.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 2 points 7 months ago

They want them begging at the church and kissing ass for largesse.