BOTH political parties in the US are weaponising starvation for political goals.
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BOTH political parties in the US are weaponising starvation for political goals.
They played chicken, it went to the wire, and they BOTH decided starvation was the good option.
This is why oligarchy is a bad thing.
We need a philosophy that politics, economics, and societal systems exist to serve humanity.
At the moment humanity exists to serve those things.
SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries
Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown
The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
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BOTH political parties in the US are weaponising starvation for political goals.
They played chicken, it went to the wire, and they BOTH decided starvation was the good option.
This is why oligarchy is a bad thing.
We need a philosophy that politics, economics, and societal systems exist to serve humanity.
At the moment humanity exists to serve those things.
SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries
Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown
The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
Some people are complaining of the notion that it's possible that two parties in an oligarchy can be bad at once.
One being worse does not make the other good.
They are both weaponising starvation.
If this fact makes you feel discomfort, good. That discomfort is a catalyst for the evolution of your ideals.
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Some people are complaining of the notion that it's possible that two parties in an oligarchy can be bad at once.
One being worse does not make the other good.
They are both weaponising starvation.
If this fact makes you feel discomfort, good. That discomfort is a catalyst for the evolution of your ideals.
They could fund just SNAP if they wanted to. They did during other shutdowns. This is deliberate.
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They could fund just SNAP if they wanted to. They did during other shutdowns. This is deliberate.
@futurebird @selzero they are going out of the way to ensure that the military remains funded to insulate them from any kind of consequence from this.
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@futurebird @selzero they are going out of the way to ensure that the military remains funded to insulate them from any kind of consequence from this.
