• WamGams
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    6 months ago

    So… Are you telling young people to just be republicans?

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      No, I’m diagnosing a problem with the Democratic Party. They tell enthusiastic youth to go pound sand when they want a job, unless they’re willing to work for free. But, Republicans have a pipeline that brings people in.

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        Hmm I’d need to see some numbers, that could be the symptom of an entirely different issue.

        Democratic party could have far more young people showing up to help, but can’t accommodate them all as a result

        Republicans could be facing a total young person shortage and that’s why their pipeline feels superior

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        You know this from personal experience, I am guessing?

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          I started my career trying to work in politics. Now I sold my soul to the tech industry where I can at least earn a living.

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            You have to remember, there are always more openings for arsonists than architects. The republicans aren’t hiring nobody’s because they believe you deserve a free shot, they are paying pennies on the dollars for your morality.

            I may not agree with what the liberals are building, but at least they are building something.

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              I think I see what you are saying but that’s a terrible metaphor. Is it an old saying I didn’t know? I don’t think arsonist is a paying job; there are waaaaayyy more opportunities to be an architect than to professionally illegally set buildings on fire.

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                There are only 37,000 members of the Army Corp of Engineers and there are 452,000 members of the US Army in total!

                Clearly that means there are more than 10x as many arsonists as architects!

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        6 months ago

        And we wonder why the Dems are out of touch with everyday people who live paycheck to paycheck.

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          What could we expect from a former SoH claiming her understands our struggles while eating $96 a gallon ice cream?

          “I mean it’s one banana Michael, what could it cost, $10?”