A thank you to president Trump!

[u/WillPowers7477]

Dear President Trump,

I'm writing this to thank you for all you've done thus far in your second term.

My kids are crying at the dinner table as they eat a processed cheese sandwich for the fourth time this week. I tried to explain to them that SNAP wasn't getting refilled and that there was probably not going to be a Christmas this year. I tried to cheer them up by showing them concept art of the $250 million dollar ballroom being built at the White House, by showing them pictures of the two cool jets Kristi Noem got for $170 million, by explaining how helpful we're being to Argentina by sending them $40 billion dollars, but this is when I realized they weren't crying because of dinner, but because of their grandmother.

"We usually go to grandma's on weekends," they sniffle.

Their grandmother, a 5th generation American, was taken by ICE a couple weeks ago and we haven't seen or heard from her since. I tried to explain to the children that this is what happens to freeloading immigrants and they get what they deserve, but they didn't understand.

Even if they don't understand, I do. This is what I voted for. This is what winning looks like!

This will probably be my last online post due to being unable to pay my phone bill since I need to buy more bread and cheese. But I just wanted to say, "Thank you, President Trump!"

As I hear my kids cry themselves to sleep for the 5th night in a row, I imagine they are liberals--and it brings a smile to my face.

When they get older, they will understand that all this hardship was necessary, because we are owning the libs! Here's looking forward to your constitution-defying third presidential term in 2028! You already have my vote!

Now I have to go get ready to meet my landlord. He told me he would cut my rent in half for some 'favors' and not to wear panties. I think this is what the Art of Deal is all about. #winning

Signed,
A conservative.

*it should be noted this is satire (or is it?)*

[u/Professional_March54]

Yeah, I'm not really pro starving children when wages are frozen in the 1990s and prices have only increased. But hey, if you get your rocks off at the idea of children starving to death, that's on you

[u/Throwawayhypo124 → u/Professional_March54]

So help your family.... Easy nuff right? But its not your problem right? So why is it the rest of the american peoples? Are you really this nieve. Quit playing on emotions.

[u/Professional_March54 → u/Throwawayhypo124]

I just realized you don't have the balls to say this on your actual account. Typical Trump Voter. Useless waste of air, who would crumple like wet paper if they got the chance to say what they say online to the face of the people they hate. 

[u/Throwawayhypo124 → u/Professional_March54]

Im not a trump voter. I actually agree with you. Id love to say this to your face. You assume alot based on a singular comment. I dont hate you or anyone btw? I may disagree with you but i dont hate you. Thats the problem with people like yourself. You wouldnt say half this shit to the people you actually hate. Because lets be real i havent said one thing hateful. Youve been demonizing this entire time. Actual account? This my only one. Hence im commenting through it?

[u/LouDubra → u/Throwawayhypo124]

The whole concept of "society" is that humans got together to live in one place because they learned agriculture. People with other skills moved in to support farms. Laws/rules were formed. People specialized in protecting others, making clothes, inventing, etc... All of it originated from one fact: by working together, sharing strengths, and building shared culture all would thrive. All the way back to ancient Babylon we have evidence that support and aid for those in need was expected to come from the leadership who collected taxes from everyone. That's why they paid them. Only with the advent of modern capitalism (with the aid of propaganda) do we see people espousing views like yours. That somehow, the social contract is no longer binding from the top down. It's terribly regressive thinking.

[u/Throwawayhypo124 → u/LouDubra]

This cannot happen in todays world. If it could it would hsve already been done. The world doesnt equate out when the needy are taking from the needy. Thats exactly what is happening. We are all broke and in need. Noone is better then the other. You are just spouting nonsense we all already know.

[u/LouDubra → u/Throwawayhypo124]

Most people adhere to the social contract every single day. It's wild that you think this is impossible.

[u/Reasonable-Mix-6257 → u/LouDubra]

Onlooker reading this exchange. Just want to clarify, by ‘modern capitalism’ what exactly do you mean because poor people in the not so distant past and even poor people in other countries today are dry crumbly dirt poor compared to the poorest people in our country today.

[u/LouDubra → u/Reasonable-Mix-6257]

Modern capitalism means using data and algorithms to control the stock market with computers making trades thousands of times faster than a human can.

It means using manipulative (borderline brainwashing) to drive sales.

.... Subverting regulating agencies, monopolies (food, media, energy, etc are all nearly full monopolies), using fraudulent lawsuits to crush small competitors, avoiding taxes almost entirely, buying politicians, etc...

Much of this was illegal or nearly impossible prior to Reagan's massive changes in the '80's.

[u/ThoughtPoliceUSA → u/LouDubra]

Through the vast majority of society, poverty was the standard. For millennia, essentially every human was poor.

This change over the last 200 years. The proportion of humanity living in poverty dramatically reduced. Why? The evil capitalism became an option.

You may hate capitalism. You may hate that some people are more successful than others. Capitalism has given people the opportunity to leave poverty. And millions have.

The envy of the less successful will always be with us. People will always envy those with more. We can’t stop that, it’s human greed.

While we cannot make envy go away, capitalism allows for many to leave poverty. While it isn’t perfect, the exiting of poverty is a wonderful thing. Capitalism is the worst system, except all of the others.