st3ph3n@midwest.social to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMAGAt loses his federal jobmidwest.socialimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up11.26Karrow-down116file-text
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minus-squareLandedGentrylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-23 hours agoIf they had just said “my Trump voting Neighbor just lost his job at the USDA. FAFO.” I’d be totally down to believe it. Tons of people are losing their jobs right now, that is reality. But the flag/house thing? Give me a fucking break
minus-squarepack_of_racoons@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 hours agoLoosing a job means no more mortgage payments, so that’s not too far fetched.
minus-squareLandedGentrylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agoMost people don’t immediately sell their homes the moment they are laid off.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoMaybe it’s real, maybe not, but it’s certainly plausible.
minus-squareLandedGentrylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 hour agoOf course it’s plausible. The point is that it’s most likely not true. Plausibility is incredibly useful way to introduce falsehood.
If they had just said “my Trump voting Neighbor just lost his job at the USDA. FAFO.” I’d be totally down to believe it. Tons of people are losing their jobs right now, that is reality. But the flag/house thing? Give me a fucking break
Loosing a job means no more mortgage payments, so that’s not too far fetched.
Most people don’t immediately sell their homes the moment they are laid off.
Maybe it’s real, maybe not, but it’s certainly plausible.
Of course it’s plausible. The point is that it’s most likely not true.
Plausibility is incredibly useful way to introduce falsehood.