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> The Republican project is a matter of getting turkeys to vote for Christmas by doing a lot of culture war bullshit, cruelly abusing disfavored sexual and raci
by Georgelemental 3y ago
> The Republican project is a matter of getting turkeys to vote for Christmas by doing a lot of culture war bullshit, cruelly abusing disfavored sexual and racial minorities. This wins support from low-information voters who'll vote against their class interests and support more monopolies, more tax cuts for the rich, and more cuts to the services they rely on.
As a Republican who admires much of what Khan has been doing, I must point out: insulting people who agree with you and want to help you, is a bad strategy. This is not how you win friends and influence people, progressives!
- latency-guy2 3y agoThat's really a mistake - don't assume progressives are here to make friends OR influence people, sometimes they're just plain old trolls who have no real plan for society outside of "winning". Ask them what happens day 1 after their revolution, it's always a hand wringing and a half to say the least. Anyway, I do look forward to Khan's dismissal. Government was going to waste my money anyway, but if I have any faith in the system it'd be that Khan receives none of my money.
- Georgelemental 3y agoKhan has done a lot of good things. Government loves wasting money, but so do monopolistic corporations who use M&As to avoid needing to compete and innovate. Let them fight, its infinitely preferable to letting them team up.
- latency-guy2 3y agoThat'd be a fine wish, if they hadn't already teamed up. Microsoft is responsible for PRISM for godsake, they are the most compliant corp to regulations than pretty much all others.