• NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s because they are protecting their wealth and power. Anyone that believes in “meritocracy” but also believes public education, Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, etc are government handouts is a fascist. They know they can afford to get their kids vaccinated, send them to private schools, and cover basic needs they a working double time to ensure the poors don’t get the same opportunities.

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      2 days ago

      So much this. This is why I have some amount of sympathy for the R’s voter base. There is a systemic war on education going on, and to some degree these people are victims of this class war being waged by the ultra-rich.

      They’ve been fooled to act against their own best interests, and I refuse to hold the sheep more responsible than the wolves who’ve tricked them.