Those in favor of banning fluoride said the chemical makes people "dumber." Proponents of expanding vaccine exemptions said the action would preserve medical freedom.
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.
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.
You have more compassion than I. But my mother has money and also falls for this shit. I’m basically ending my relationship with her for voting for the orange-bad again. Now she gets emails with headlines and article links to all the horrible shit they’re doing and me accusing her of being at fault.
Just because you have compassion doesn’t mean you have to be a pushover. If that’s the only language she’ll understand, then you gotta do what you gotta do.
Just remember that compassion for people is the opposite of the hatred that the republican party represents, but sometimes that compassion demands hard decisions.
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.
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.
You have more compassion than I. But my mother has money and also falls for this shit. I’m basically ending my relationship with her for voting for the orange-bad again. Now she gets emails with headlines and article links to all the horrible shit they’re doing and me accusing her of being at fault.
Just because you have compassion doesn’t mean you have to be a pushover. If that’s the only language she’ll understand, then you gotta do what you gotta do.
Just remember that compassion for people is the opposite of the hatred that the republican party represents, but sometimes that compassion demands hard decisions.