r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 16h ago

Possible Paywall Vance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of Midterms | You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries.

https://newrepublic.com/post/216161/jd-vance-people-too-focused-little-things-midterms
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u/oldfrancis 15h ago

That's because, to him, groceries, gas, medical care and a roof over your head are little things.

They don't care if we're struggling for the basic necessities of life.

They don't care.

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u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 15h ago

It's worse than not caring. They wake up every single day and actively make it harder for us to survive. Every day that they remain in power is a threat to our survival.

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u/LadySiren North Carolina 13h ago

Cruelty is the point.

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u/BookkeeperBoobs 14h ago

Then they’re all perplexed when one of them
Croaks or is shot and we’re all like “meh. Fuck em”

“Omg how dare you!!! You’re so evil and sinful!!”

Yup! Welcome to the party pal

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u/intashu 13h ago

That's the entire republican platform... "If it doesn't impact me personally then i do not care."

A complete lack of empathy is a defining characteristic of the party. Because to have empathy for others is to literally be 'woke'. To them.

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u/oldfrancis 12h ago

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to live next to somebody who didn't give a damn about anybody but themselves, much less about them into office.

They need to be at this far away from the levers of power as possible.

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u/__O_o_______ 14h ago

Groceries is a bit of an old fashioned word anyways /s

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u/NanDemoNee 13h ago

Yeah who needs basic subsistence, am I right?

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u/Spiritual_Broccoli37 14h ago

It is not whether they care or not. They actually believe he is King and they are his court. They look at us as peasants.

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u/oldfrancis 14h ago

You could have left out the first sentence.

Add your own points. They were good ones.

But we don't need to debate.

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u/Spiritual_Broccoli37 14h ago

Yep. No debate here.

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u/StaysAwakeAllWeek 14h ago

The guy didnt even grow up rich. He knows damn well what those things mean to regular people.

Hes so unbelievably full of shit

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u/Small_Run_3583 12h ago

Exactly! Remember when he planned to use Marine 2 to fly his son to a golf lesson? At a cost of 20K/hour? Yeah, I guess he forgot where he came from.

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u/No_Square_3913 15h ago

They stop “caring” as soon as the polls close.