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Claiming politicans hate the vast majority of people is so insane I can't believe I'm seeing it here.

• caoilte 4y ago
  Political parties aren't people so assigning feelings to them is of questionable value, but no more so than calling someone insane for doing so. The underlying fact is that the Republican and Democratic Party are both constituted to represent their donors and that certain parties (rich individuals being the largest such party) enjoy the benefit of giving bi-partisan patronage.
• zmgsabst 4y ago
  Calling an argument “insane” isn’t a constructive comment. Perhaps you could explain why you don’t think that’s a reasonable interpretation..?
• gnulinux 4y ago
  Claiming otherwise is being blindfolded. When I look at American politics, I can't see any justification other than the desire to help 1% and the apathy towards people who live paycheck-to-paycheck (or worse). We saw it in 70s, 2008, COVID, Student Loan Forgiveness cancellation, increasing rent/housing costs, and now seeing it, and will always see it. "Hate" is a strong word of course but the spirit is absolutely true.
• PeterisP 4y ago
  It probably is an exaggeration, and assigning emotion is futile and counterproductive; however, I think it's far less contentious to note that, however they might actually personally feel, both parties regularly vote for laws and actions that harm the vast majority of people i.e. the non-rich.
• aaomidi 4y ago
  Thanks for calling me insane. Anyway https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...