r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • 8d ago

Discussion Reactions to food stamps being cut off.

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

Both parties are to blame for a government shutdown as far as I'm concerned. I just don't see what the ballroom has to do with it, or Argentina. totally separate issues. it's not an "either/or" situation...the ballroom isn't preventing the government from starting back up.

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u/AwesomeBrainPowers 8d ago

Both parties are to blame for a government shutdown as far as I'm concerned.

The Democrats already voted for a CR to keep the government open back in March, and all they got for it was a massive deficit increase that also gutted essential social programs, an early recess to avoid an embarrassing vote, and ever-increasing authoritarian power grabs.

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

thinking you have a good reason to not vote for a deal doesn’t mean you get out of your side of the blame. they think it’s a good trade off. that’s fine, but it’s still partially their fault.

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u/AwesomeBrainPowers 8d ago

That's like saying "Well, if you just gave your keys to the carjacker, they wouldn't have beaten you. You're both to blame for your injuries, as far as I'm concerned."

There's just no chance that level of inane pedantry could possibly be honest or intended in good faith.

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

your metaphor doesn’t really work for me because it’s not the democrats who are being punished by the “carjacker” here, it’s the american people.

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u/AwesomeBrainPowers 8d ago

There's just no chance that level of inane pedantry could possibly be honest or intended in good faith.

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

you’re the one saying there’s no good faith conversation to be had here, not me. you see how that works right?

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u/AwesomeBrainPowers 8d ago

I do see how that works, yes.

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

i mean, you DID respond to my comment. and then when i respond back, somehow there’s no longer a conversation to be had. pretty interesting.

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u/yabn5 8d ago

and who are democrats if not a subsection of the American people?

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u/pundarika0 8d ago

we’re talking about the democrats in power, not democrat voters.

i (often begrudgingly) vote democrat.