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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago

Best start believing in plutocracies gurl, you've been in one yer whole life

[–] [email protected] 127 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Hell yeah, AOC. Get fucking loud.

[–] 474D 7 points 6 hours ago

I absolutely support her in this but we also need some Democrats to yell this in a format for the casual crowd. Most Americans probably do not really know what a plutocrat is. It hurts to dumb down but it worked for MAGA...

[–] Sanctus 71 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Its important you organize us too, AOC. There are plenty of us just needing a rallying cry. We dont have the luxury of time.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

She can't do it alone. People need to get off their arse and organize.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 hours ago

It's happening right now. A lot of the comments I've seen regarding these efforts have been overly critical and dismissive all while still complaining nothing is being done.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 hours ago

Age old scenario that's happened more than often in the past.

Autocrats, plutocrats and authoritarians are knocking at the door and breaking it down .... while the poor try to hold them back and the rich and wealthy let them in because they believe it will enrich them.

[–] Damionsipher 18 points 11 hours ago

Yes, they are following the Fascism for racists 101 playbook. Welcome to fascism in America.

[–] 800XL 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Spend some of that hard-earned money on guns and ammo to defend yourselves.

[–] PunnyName 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Credit cards are free money. Who's gonna collect when the collapse comes?

[–] Grimy 4 points 5 hours ago

Even if the collapse doesn't happen, it's way harder for them to collect if you have a bunch of guns. Win/win situation.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Republicans, probably: hur dur al-mex-andria cortez thinks elons from pluto

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 hours ago

But Pluto's not even a real planet!

[–] Jimmycakes 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Talk is cheap. DO SOMETHING.

don't give a fuck about angry tweets

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Organization starts with getting a message out and gaining support. This is a start, and I’ll hope for the follow through since options are running short.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

If they were going to do something it, the orange one would be in the big house and not the white house.