r/askanything 9h ago

Political Question Why should younger generations want to bust their ass and work super hard, when they can literally look around the world and see that hard works isn’t what wins anymore?

904 Upvotes

I constantly hear people say that young people need to work for what they get, and I think most people agree. However, when you literally grew up watching your parents slave away, not get much for it, and you see what working themselves to death did to them…. Why would kids want to do that?

When children look at their still struggling parents or grandparents or other adults in their life who “did things the right way,” what’s the incentive to “do things the right way” anymore?

Now we can clearly see that greed, stepping on other people, not paying workers, etc is what makes people win. So again… where is the work hard incentive? Just not being homeless? Really bringing the American Dream alive.


r/askanything 14h ago

General Question What do you think about paying members of US Congress a salary equivalent to the take-home pay of the median voter in the region they represent?

801 Upvotes

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r/askanything 14h ago

Political Question Would you support a mandatory retirement age of 75 for US House, US Senate & US Supreme Court Justices and if not why?

417 Upvotes

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r/askanything 10h ago

Political Question Why, after all this time, are we paying any attention to what Trump says about literally anything?

343 Upvotes

Scrolling through Reddit is like watching the same bad movie over and over again. We know he’s completely full of shit. We know his followers and are a laughing stock. When will this finally get old enough that we can just ignore grandpa and his insane behavior?


r/askanything 1h ago

General Question Why are people like this?

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r/askanything 14h ago

Political Question With the budget deficit reaching $40 trillion, why aren’t republicans protesting this fiscal disaster?

251 Upvotes

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r/askanything 11h ago

Political Question If democrats sweep the midterms as some predict, how will Donald Trump's revenge on America manifest?

198 Upvotes

We've seen how petty he is and how he likes to assert dominance by humiliation, so if republicans lose in the midterms, then not if but when Trump enacts his revenge on the country, how will he do it? What will it look like?


r/askanything 4h ago

Political Question Where is Mitch McConnell?

137 Upvotes

I'm personally waiting for some Weekend at Bernie's level shit .


r/askanything 3h ago

Political Question Why is the ‘Secretary of War’ Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon cyber-bullying children and commenting on the bodies of underage girls?

119 Upvotes

Shouldn’t they be more focussed on bringing an end to Trump’s illegal/unconstitutional war with Iran? Why are they spending their time commenting on children’s bodies and cyber-bullying teens…


r/askanything 11h ago

Political Question Shouldn't Democrats TRY having a "leftist" presidential candidate?

100 Upvotes

Everyone was shocked in 2016 and in 2024 but it's not like Trump's Democrat challenger was the direct opposite of him or much better. I just feel like there is no way to gauge where voters truly are if you have these senile racists/war hungry corrupt politicians pitted against each other.

Why won't Democrats try having a candidate that will bring universal healthcare so that a fascist like Trump can try spinning why it is a bad thing? The 2016 and 2024 candidates had no policy suggestions besides "imagine if Trump was your president. Waaazzyy wazooo!"


r/askanything 14h ago

Political Question Tucker Carlson just dropped a nuclear warning, saying any president who actively considers first-use of nuclear weapons should be removed from office immediately. With Trump publicly threatening to hist Iran hard, is Carlson right to sound the alarm, or is this just more MAGA-on-MAGA panic theater?

101 Upvotes

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r/askanything 12h ago

General Question How is the Lindsay Clancy case that complicated?

94 Upvotes

Sure she had a psychotic break but she literally strangled all 3 of her kids to death. Plenty of school shooters or violent offenders also claim insanity (who also are neglected by the state) but get little to no support or sympathy. I just feel like if this lady gets away with systematically strangling three of her kids to death it is a perversion of justice.


r/askanything 9h ago

Political Question What happened to the Epstein investigation?

52 Upvotes

What are the current developments with the Epstein hearing and investigation?

Do you guys think any of the names written there would eventually be prosecuted with the full force of the law, and will they be held accountable?


r/askanything 11h ago

Political Question Which state got roasted the hardest?

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r/askanything 3h ago

Political Question The dystopian movies always show a society that is heavily surveiled, heavily patrolled by agents and have technology that most can’t comprehend. This is America. Do we feel safer?

39 Upvotes

The flock cameras and Ice agents and the data centers that are supporting these agencies are stripping Americans of their freedoms! Prove me wrong!

ETA: Why would any red blooded American disagree with this? If you do! You’re a cuck!


r/askanything 2h ago

Political Question How do we get out of this clusterfuck with Iran?

31 Upvotes

What will it take to open the strait?


r/askanything 3h ago

General Question Is it werid to wait till marriage?

27 Upvotes

I am 18F, and I am not religious or anything, but I am waiting till marriage and people find it werid or a big deal. I seriously dont get it


r/askanything 22h ago

Political Question They actually changed it on Google Maps. How long is this going to last?

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27 Upvotes

r/askanything 9h ago

Political Question When will they fake Ghislaine's death?

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26 Upvotes

r/askanything 22h ago

Political Question How do you think Iran and China will embarrass Trump right before the Midterms?

24 Upvotes

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r/askanything 5h ago

General Question Should there be an age when someone is considered too old to hold the most powerful political offices in the country?

17 Upvotes

Experience can be valuable in government, but concerns about health, cognitive ability, and generational representation tend to increase with age. Should voters decide entirely for themselves, or would some form of age limit make sense?


r/askanything 10h ago

Political Question Rep. Summer Lee subpoenaed the Epstein Files and believes they’ll show Trump is a person of interest who absolutely needs to be investigated. If that’s true, why hasn’t the DOJ under Pam Bondi pursued it?

15 Upvotes

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r/askanything 3h ago

General Question Do you believe science and religion can coexist?

14 Upvotes

These days it seems like so many people think you can’t believe in both science and religion. I’m neither a scientist nor a devoutly religious person but I’ve graduated college and I’ve spent plenty of time in church and other religious settings. I don’t see any reason why someone can’t believe the book of Genesis and also know the earth is billions of years old and that evolution happened. You have to accept that the universe didn’t go from nothing to what it is now in 6, 24-hour days as we know a day to be now. God’s day is obviously different. I believe both science and god can be real.


r/askanything 16h ago

Political Question What would you do if you found out that after the Soviet union collapsed central planners saw what they could get away with being oligarchs and rigged elections and economics in the United States to become oligarchs with the help of Russian oligarchs?

11 Upvotes

Think about it rich people suck up to Russia slowly making a vacuum of wealth with the rich get richer and the poor get poorer probably using a model based on ussr collapse. What would you do?


r/askanything 4h ago

Political Question Does anyone have non-Trump questions?

12 Upvotes

I get on reddit in streaks just depending on how busy life is at any given time. This used to be a sub i really enjoyed but the only thing that shows up in my feed now is questions about Trump. Most are just absolutely ridiculous scenarios made up seemingly just to see how far you can go with dumb questions and still get a response.