People need to learn how to recognize their privilege and have some empathy.
i_might_be_an_ai on
Well he’s not wrong.
BadstoneMusic on
This was 10/10
meglon978 on
I regret that i have but 1 upvote to give this very eloquent speaker.
BigD4163 on
Damn Right
Aurora_Ze_Black_Cat on
I’m not from USA so your policies aren’t most familiar to me. But I remember hearing from an American Youtuber, who made a video about welfare in USA 6 years ago, that you can’t get anything unhealthy with “food stamps” Has it changed?
OptimalBenefit9986 on
You’d be surprised the large number of SNAP recipients who are MAGA
crowbaited on
Hell yeah.
theeBK3 on
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOP MY BROTHER
grandadmiralstrife on
History repeats itself, or at least rhymes.
Flashback to election night 1994. Republicans took the Congress, and the news outlets interviewed people about why they voted for them. One person, who admitted she was on welfare and other public assistance, said she voted for the Republicans because ‘they’ll get rid of the folks who shouldn’t get get it, so there’ll be more money for me”
Voting against their self interests since Reagan….
Soosh_e on
If we can’t dictate what the rich do with their money why the fuck should it matter what those less fortunate do with theirs?
ill_connects on
I was having this argument with another redditor about shopping for clothes while having government assistance. They were upset the person was buying clothes from the Gap instead of shopping at the thrift store without knowing anything about the shopper. My argument was that poor people are allowed to enjoy things too for time to time and it’s pretty heartless to force them to constantly demean themselves because others think they’re not worthy of the occasional nice thing because they are poor. I mean for fucks sake they’re shopping at the Gap and not at Hermes. Some people have lost all touch with reality and the ability to give people grace.
Mrrrrggggl on
For these people, cruelty is the point.
Manifest34 on
This is what a non racist white person sounds like.
jollytoes on
All MAGA men care about is BIG BALLroomS. It’s what they voted for.
DeadpoolOptimus on
It sounds harsher in a North American accent (Canada/US) then it does in English or Australian. And I’m here for it cuz that’s what these ghouls are.
Stkrow on
While I fully agree with this man’s sentiment ; I hope this shut down hits hard and last a long time. I’m not saying this to be cruel but I am sick and tired of my maga parents praising trump and blaming democrats for everything. I want them to feel the hurt and see just what they voted for.
_NightmareKingGrimm_ on
The people he’s talking about are the same people who have *ZERO* to say about Trump and the Republicans before him redistributing literally tens of trillions of dollars from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over the last 50 years. They’re fine with taking from the poor to feed the rich, so long as they can see “their team” winning on TV.
PenaltySquare2414 on
I like this guy.
Nwolfe on
I fully understand the frustration one feels when they find out someone is gaming the system. And I have personally met people who intentionally take advantage of these programs. The “welfare queens” the right talks about? They exist. I’ve talked to them. But they’re not the majority. The majority of people on assistance really fucking need it, so why would we deprive the needy based on the selfish?
And if anyone in this country is legitimately concerned about fairness they would wonder why our president paid under $600 in income taxes in a recent year. Or why billionaires are getting tax breaks. Or why Argentina just got $40,000,000,000 from us.
OptimusTired on
Well said
EM05L1C3 on
There are also disabled veterans and elderly who rely on SNAP
Chrisdkn619 on
Well said!
thesqrtofminusone on
Love this messaging, very much on point.
jjgargantuan7 on
I agree with this message.
TravelAllTheWorld86 on
I love his delivery!
Infinite_Tadpole3834 on
Let him cook
tresamused65 on
Fun fact: some deep red states are doubling down and not allowing snacks and sugary foods to be purchased with SNAP money. So being able to afford an occasional treat is out of the question for many SNAP recipients. Congrats you fucking spiteful maga nazis. I can only hope that a large number of the SNAP users actually voted for this to happen to them.
this_knee on
But can I pay for eating that with snap benefits?
Heyooooo!
Sorry. I’ll see myself out.
Stitchin_mortician on
And better yet, move far, far, far, far, far away! From those of us with reason… I have no issue with this country being separated into them and everyone who wants others to have safe, comfortable lives!! Guess I’m just a man married to a man that cannot believe I am concerned (in this country) yet again… what!?
riedmae on
Itstrue.dwightschrute.gif
Who_Your_Mommy on
What a ____.
KaralDaskin on
We did an exercise about food stamps in a church group once. Everyone got a piece of paper with foods listed, and some tokens to represent money. Different foods required different amounts of tokens. After we took time to put our tokens on the paper we were invited to talk about how we’d made our choices.
The understanding dawning on people’s faces when I explained my choice to get cookies as one of my foods was encouraging. I just explained that sometimes you feel a little desperate. Everyone, including me, was trying to be responsible with the tokens, but not having anything “fun” really sucks the joy out of living.
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Preach.
Testify!
People need to learn how to recognize their privilege and have some empathy.
Well he’s not wrong.
This was 10/10
I regret that i have but 1 upvote to give this very eloquent speaker.
Damn Right
I’m not from USA so your policies aren’t most familiar to me. But I remember hearing from an American Youtuber, who made a video about welfare in USA 6 years ago, that you can’t get anything unhealthy with “food stamps” Has it changed?
You’d be surprised the large number of SNAP recipients who are MAGA
Hell yeah.
SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOP MY BROTHER
History repeats itself, or at least rhymes.
Flashback to election night 1994. Republicans took the Congress, and the news outlets interviewed people about why they voted for them. One person, who admitted she was on welfare and other public assistance, said she voted for the Republicans because ‘they’ll get rid of the folks who shouldn’t get get it, so there’ll be more money for me”
Voting against their self interests since Reagan….
If we can’t dictate what the rich do with their money why the fuck should it matter what those less fortunate do with theirs?
I was having this argument with another redditor about shopping for clothes while having government assistance. They were upset the person was buying clothes from the Gap instead of shopping at the thrift store without knowing anything about the shopper. My argument was that poor people are allowed to enjoy things too for time to time and it’s pretty heartless to force them to constantly demean themselves because others think they’re not worthy of the occasional nice thing because they are poor. I mean for fucks sake they’re shopping at the Gap and not at Hermes. Some people have lost all touch with reality and the ability to give people grace.
For these people, cruelty is the point.
This is what a non racist white person sounds like.
All MAGA men care about is BIG BALLroomS. It’s what they voted for.
It sounds harsher in a North American accent (Canada/US) then it does in English or Australian. And I’m here for it cuz that’s what these ghouls are.
While I fully agree with this man’s sentiment ; I hope this shut down hits hard and last a long time. I’m not saying this to be cruel but I am sick and tired of my maga parents praising trump and blaming democrats for everything. I want them to feel the hurt and see just what they voted for.
The people he’s talking about are the same people who have *ZERO* to say about Trump and the Republicans before him redistributing literally tens of trillions of dollars from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over the last 50 years. They’re fine with taking from the poor to feed the rich, so long as they can see “their team” winning on TV.
I like this guy.
I fully understand the frustration one feels when they find out someone is gaming the system. And I have personally met people who intentionally take advantage of these programs. The “welfare queens” the right talks about? They exist. I’ve talked to them. But they’re not the majority. The majority of people on assistance really fucking need it, so why would we deprive the needy based on the selfish?
And if anyone in this country is legitimately concerned about fairness they would wonder why our president paid under $600 in income taxes in a recent year. Or why billionaires are getting tax breaks. Or why Argentina just got $40,000,000,000 from us.
Well said
There are also disabled veterans and elderly who rely on SNAP
Well said!
Love this messaging, very much on point.
I agree with this message.
I love his delivery!
Let him cook
Fun fact: some deep red states are doubling down and not allowing snacks and sugary foods to be purchased with SNAP money. So being able to afford an occasional treat is out of the question for many SNAP recipients. Congrats you fucking spiteful maga nazis. I can only hope that a large number of the SNAP users actually voted for this to happen to them.
But can I pay for eating that with snap benefits?
Heyooooo!
Sorry. I’ll see myself out.
And better yet, move far, far, far, far, far away! From those of us with reason… I have no issue with this country being separated into them and everyone who wants others to have safe, comfortable lives!! Guess I’m just a man married to a man that cannot believe I am concerned (in this country) yet again… what!?
Itstrue.dwightschrute.gif
What a ____.
We did an exercise about food stamps in a church group once. Everyone got a piece of paper with foods listed, and some tokens to represent money. Different foods required different amounts of tokens. After we took time to put our tokens on the paper we were invited to talk about how we’d made our choices.
The understanding dawning on people’s faces when I explained my choice to get cookies as one of my foods was encouraging. I just explained that sometimes you feel a little desperate. Everyone, including me, was trying to be responsible with the tokens, but not having anything “fun” really sucks the joy out of living.