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      • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        I remember some GOP chud lady years back complaining to the press that the poor were ungrateful and didn’t look wholesome like those adorable kids from Charles Dickens stories.

        You know, the ones where poor kids are shamed for being ungrateful if they ask for more gruel.

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          That sounds on brand. Reminds me of the complaint that poor people have fridges or gasp TVs.

          The thing that really sticks out when chuds complain about poor people having phones. In a society in which its almost impossible to function without phones.

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            The smuggest of the bazinga minions of tech billionaires also like to trot out the suggestion that just having a fucking “smart” phone gave the poors more luxury and quality of life than medieval kings. smuglord

            I’ve seen it many times, and I hate it each and every time I see it. guts-rage

            Ever note that non-“smart” phones are actually more expensive now and generally the rich buy them? joker-shopping

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            Reactionaries: capitalism has lifted millions of people out of poverty and increased their standard of living.

            Also reactionaries: poor people shouldn’t have food or housing.