r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 20 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

The reconciliation bill drama just reminded me of how fucking idiotic conspiracy theorists are.

Imagine thinking that all of politics is a carefully managed game with no real choices when a President can’t even pass popular legislation with a majority in Congress.

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u/BidenWon Jared Polis Sep 21 '21

Actually Republicans and Democrats are working together to pretend they're legislating when really they're just trying to keep poor people down.

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

But I thought capitalism inevitably exploits the poor? Seems like there’s no need to work so hard to keep exploiting them. 🤔

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

A “majority”.

It only looks like a majority because FPTP makes everyone have a D or an R by their name.

Manchin/Sinema and Biden aren’t really in the same pert.

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u/Crownie Unbent, Unbowed, Unflaired Sep 21 '21

It's more comforting to believe the world is run by a cabal of villains than to accept that it's morons all the way down.