The Florida State Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local agencies from implementing heat protections for workers. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 28-11 to pass the bill, which would…
It really seems like red state conservative legislators just sit around brainstorming about how to make people’s lives more miserable, so that they can help the rich get richer.
It really seems like red state conservative legislators just sit around brainstorming about how to make people’s lives more miserable,
FTFY, lol. Case in point: They’re all coming up with various anti-trans laws. Those make people’s lives more miserable, but I don’t see how those make anyone get richer.
It gets ignorant people riled up about things that aren’t issues so they emotionally vote in the people who give the rich tax breaks and other benefits that increase their wealth.
For example, there is no actual trans related bathroom issue that requires making bathroom laws. But getting people riled up about lies that make them afraid gets conservative votes.
It’s scapegoating. They may not care one way or another, but finding a marginalized group for everyone to get outraged over is a classic way to manipulate emotions, and Conservatives have a long history of hopping from one scapegoat to the next, trying to keep outrage high
Dude you’re misattributing blame here, the hateful stuff is coming from wealthy culture warriors, rich fuckers who want to force their values on us, they may sit on certain corporate boards, but it’s these individuals that are driving this shit from top to bottom.
Here’s a pretty good list of who the biggest donors are from both sides, from the 2021-2022 election cycle:
It really seems like red state conservative legislators just sit around brainstorming about how to make people’s lives more miserable, so that they can help the rich get richer.
FTFY, lol. Case in point: They’re all coming up with various anti-trans laws. Those make people’s lives more miserable, but I don’t see how those make anyone get richer.
It gets ignorant people riled up about things that aren’t issues so they emotionally vote in the people who give the rich tax breaks and other benefits that increase their wealth.
For example, there is no actual trans related bathroom issue that requires making bathroom laws. But getting people riled up about lies that make them afraid gets conservative votes.
It’s scapegoating. They may not care one way or another, but finding a marginalized group for everyone to get outraged over is a classic way to manipulate emotions, and Conservatives have a long history of hopping from one scapegoat to the next, trying to keep outrage high
You give them too much credit. They’re just doing what their corporate masters tell them to do.
Dude you’re misattributing blame here, the hateful stuff is coming from wealthy culture warriors, rich fuckers who want to force their values on us, they may sit on certain corporate boards, but it’s these individuals that are driving this shit from top to bottom.
Here’s a pretty good list of who the biggest donors are from both sides, from the 2021-2022 election cycle:
https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/biggest-donors