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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Context here is that the red one actually voted for the billionaires.

The blue one voted against the billionaires, and the billionaires won because the yellow one didn't vote.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

The secret is both red and blue are establishment parties which seek to help billionaires.

The only difference is the blue parties billionaires are socially conscious, so they'll act progressive, but won't rock the boat economically.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They all voted for different billionaires

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah, yes.

Red party: tax cuts for billionaires, dismantle government agencies and sell the scraps to billionaires for pennies on the dollar, allow billionaires destroy the environment for profit

Blue party: tax billionaires their fair share, use that money to create a better society that is nicer for everyone to live in, address pollution and climate change

Mouth breathers: "they're the same picture"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The are not the same. You can vote for billionaires who want fascism or billionaires who want neoliberalism.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So quick to attack everyone for some perceived slight.

When op says vote I know what they mean but the vote they are talking about pales compared to the voting we do every day. Everyday we have to the opportunity to vote with our wallets and always, always, always, that vote lands in a billionaires pocket.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sorry, no. The green one voted for the billionaires, the other green one voted for the billionaires, and the third green one... voted billionaires.

Edit: that's why they green