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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 27 points 10 months ago

I'm on lemmy.ca right?

Looks around

[–] Michal@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago

Let me guess, they are also more religious?

Poor people are easier to manipulate. The correlation may be there, but not necessarily for the reason you think.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Because Democrats are persecuting these right wing utopias. If it wasn't for Democrat meddling, Podunk, West Virginia would rival LA or Silicon Valley.

Probably someone on Joe Rogan claiming this today, just about Detroit.

[–] petrescatraian@libranet.de 7 points 10 months ago

Something similar happens in Romania, with basically all of the poorest counties (județe) and their hometowns (municipii) in the hands of the Social Democrats. They are Social Democrats only with their name, as they love to embezzle public money instead of investing into schools, hospitals, infrastructure, and the people that are paid well are only those that are vital for them to get support. Otherwise, too little private investment exists in those places. And when things are done, the quality of the works is poor (e.g. asphalt poured straight on dirt that you can rip with your bare hand etc.)

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I will never understand the actual meaning of 'based'.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 5 points 10 months ago

basically anything one agrees with. often something that an authority or majority disagree with, or are unaware of.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

It’s about extraction. Extract productivity. Extract funding. Extract natural resources.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The poorest counties are indigenous counties

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I went to see a comedian, Jay Medicine Hat, who told a story about pissing on George Washington's head at Mt Rushmore. A sentiment at the time I didn't understand but could at least respect.

Then I went to the pine ridge reservation with a charity drive.

Fuck this country. Fuck every politician who says they can make it better.

There is absolutely no excuse for one of the most economically powerful countries on the planet to have anybody living in that kind of poverty.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 10 months ago
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