Its cool that so many people are blaming immigrants and foreign policy and border policy instead of the lack of accessibility to healthcare and affordable treatments or accessibility to preventative care.
We truly are in the fuck you and it’s your fault I don’t have mine era.
The US spends more on public healthcare per capita than any nation on the planet. (We also spend a lot more privately). I think this is a very and incorrect point of blame that has no basis in reality.
> We truly are in the fuck you and it’s your fault I don’t have mine era
Yes, but please don't blame people for feeling that way. People don't feel safe.
When people are insecure, they look to authoritarians for simple solutions. And both major political parties are happy to oblige.
When people are secure, they can care more about other people and issues beyond themselves. But they have to feel safe first. Unfortunately, lack of safety is something people can campaign on and campaigning on "things are good enough already" just never works - even when it's true.
We are in an era where we keep giving up more and more of our civil rights for a promised safety that is never delivered.
Lately, I often think about that drawing where three people are at a table. A blue-collar worker (mine worker or construction worker), a black sad looking black person (immigrant), and a rich guy in suit.
The blue collar worker has a single cookie on his plate, the immigrant no cookies at all, and the rich guy a plate full of cookies. The rich guy with his plate full of cookies, looking at the worker, points to the immigrant. “He wants your cookie”.
readthenotes1|1 year ago
It's easier to blame people for being incredibly irresponsible when we have an example of them doing so.
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drewcoo|1 year ago
Yes, but please don't blame people for feeling that way. People don't feel safe.
When people are insecure, they look to authoritarians for simple solutions. And both major political parties are happy to oblige.
When people are secure, they can care more about other people and issues beyond themselves. But they have to feel safe first. Unfortunately, lack of safety is something people can campaign on and campaigning on "things are good enough already" just never works - even when it's true.
We are in an era where we keep giving up more and more of our civil rights for a promised safety that is never delivered.
sebazzz|1 year ago
The blue collar worker has a single cookie on his plate, the immigrant no cookies at all, and the rich guy a plate full of cookies. The rich guy with his plate full of cookies, looking at the worker, points to the immigrant. “He wants your cookie”.
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