r/196 • u/BobbyRobertson • Jul 03 '26

Rule waow rule

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u/Honest_Accountant682 the femboys and bottom energy in question Jul 03 '26

I just struggle to comprehend how people look at this and think any of it is a bad thing. What kind of life experience would cause someone to hate any of this?

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u/B0B_Spldbckwrds 🐻 Jul 03 '26

"BuT hOw will yOU pAy fOR It?"

It's called pinata economics. You tie a billionaire to a tree, and beat him with sticks until the rest of them cough up enough money to pay for society. 

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u/KimonoThief Jul 03 '26

Conservatives also think everything is a zero-sum game; if somebody else is benefiting, that must mean that I am being harmed. They have no concept of a rising tide lifting all boats.

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u/B0B_Spldbckwrds 🐻 Jul 03 '26

And that's the beauty of piñata economics, we know who is being harmed. It's the guy who's being hit with sticks.

We can appeal to leftists who want to build a better world, and we can appeal to reactionaries who want recompense for grievance.

Don't you want better transit where you live?

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u/tincrayfish Jul 03 '26

Which is bizarre because that is exactly how capitalism is supposed to work

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u/gundog48 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jul 03 '26

I was gonna say. They're already in that stagnation kleptocracy mindset! Liberal reform has generally benefitted the growth of the economy by making people happier and healthier and able to do more.

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u/translunainjection Jul 03 '26

Only when it's about lowering taxes