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Querolous's avatar

How many deplorables can we put in a hand basket?

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redblack's avatar

i understand the point you're making. i'm a construction worker, and when i bring it up at work, what i hear from the rank and file is a kind of whine:

"can't they just play the game? i don't want to think about this shit. i just want to watch football."

they're largely incurious, and the topic makes them uncomfortable on a gut level. it takes them out of their insular little lives of waking up, laying bricks, going home, eating, and drinking themselves to sleep.

when do they give a shit about socioeconomic issues?

pretty much never.

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