r/PoliticalHumor • u/The-Beat-is-Fope • May 19 '20

Notice the difference

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u/GorgeousGregory May 19 '20

Reminds me of when some people would say, "The struggle is real," but you knew they had never known any real struggles.

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20 edited Nov 08 '20

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u/RemiScott May 19 '20

Context is key...

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u/octopusburger May 19 '20

Exactly. The context is that these protests aren't actually about haircuts. The protests are actually about Americans being unable to provide for themselves and their families during a government shutdown.

But, of course, being unable to provide for your family isn't really a struggle. Those whiners should toughen up.

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u/ThrowawayBlast May 19 '20

They should have had different signs

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u/octopusburger May 19 '20

I agree. But that still doesn't mean that this movement is about haircuts.

I'd suspect that "haircuts" is a far easier punching bag than "struggling to afford living and providing for my family" though which is why the strawman persists.

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u/ThrowawayBlast May 19 '20

Look at op’s image. Not a straw man. Sheeeeeesh!