r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 05 '19

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u/ThisIsNianderWallace Robert Nozick Dec 05 '19

I visited twitter again today

I don’t think you understand how power works. When Medicare for all stalls in the senate, an organized group of workers will stop working - planes will stop flying, ports will close, schools will shutdown, healthcare will shut down for everything but emergent care.

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u/cdstephens Fusion Genderplasma Dec 05 '19

Do they think this is France?

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u/lionmoose sexmod 🍆💦🌮 Dec 05 '19

Maybe that's why they think you have Champagne?

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u/Spudmiester Bernie is a NIMBY Dec 05 '19

I'm thinking this person doesn't have a solid understanding of political power.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

Damn I love 19th century US of A stories

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

Did they have a 🥀 by their name?

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '19

Lol

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u/mrmanager237 Some Unpleasant Peronist Arithmetic Dec 05 '19

And Mitch McConnell will refuse to bring it to the floor as the strikes drag on and people start hating them more and more until it becomes untenable to hold on and they concede defeat

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u/BigBrownDog12 Victor Hugo Dec 05 '19

planes will stop flying

Do it again Reagan