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I love this line, talking about the Green New Deal:
The use of "but" suggests that either the first part of that statement, or the last part, is a big negative, e.g. "She wants to fund animal shelters, but she also wants to kill dolphins", or "She wants to kill puppies, but she also wants to clean up the oceans."
So... which half is supposed to be the bad one? They both seem great to me. I'm so confused by these discussions.
Yeah so many of the Republican scare articles have "don't threaten me with a good time" energy.