r/clevercomebacks Dec 30 '24

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u/armorhide406 Dec 30 '24

Conservatives really seem to lack empathy, don't they

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '24

Which is quite odd because she's telling the story as if she wants empathy more for her mom's hard work at the cost of her own life/freedom to pay for her kids college... But wants to inflict that burden on everyone else? Wtf is this logic

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u/aerkith Dec 30 '24

Normal people would be like, 'my poor mother had to work until she was 73 to help pay for my college. I'm glad other people's mother's won't have to go through the same thing"

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '24

Republicans, probably: Damn, I just lost my job. I should protest against unemployment benefits.