• TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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    2 days ago

    If I dared to suggest we prioritize reducing the disparity in wealth over fighting a culture war

    Are you incapable of breathing and chewing bubble gum at the same time? Why not both?

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      2 days ago

      Because they like to use “we have bigger problems to worry about” as a way of shutting down people calling attention to problems.

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        Why should I feed this homeless person in front of me when there are millions of children dying in starvation in Africa. In fact by giving food to this homeless person who is probably homeless because of his fault, I am in fact wasting food that could otherwise be across the world at this same instant so I actually won’t do anything other than finishing my burger because I’m snackish. /s

        Fuck that was hard to type but it’s not too far from how some people actually think