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mac56

(17,691 posts) Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:27 PM Tuesday

They want us sick and uneducated and scared.

That is all.

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They want us sick and uneducated and scared. (Original Post) mac56 Tuesday OP

....and poor. gab13by13 Tuesday #1

Public health, public safety, and public education... 0rganism Tuesday #2

...and dead. Irish_Dem Tuesday #3

They use fear as a control tactic. StarryNite Tuesday #4

Don't over-educate the peasantry. Knowledge is power. Norrrm Tuesday #5

gab13by13

(27,397 posts)

1. ....and poor.

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:35 PM

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0rganism

(24,941 posts)

2. Public health, public safety, and public education...

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Tue Apr 1, 2025, 02:50 PM

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These 3 things are primary responsibilities of democratic governance. The current regime seeks authoritarian rulership rather than responsible government, and has little use for such notions. The safety, health, and education of the nation's residents serve as an annoying impediment to dictatorship, so all three must be on the chopping block for maga.

It's no coincidence that in the lead-up to the current calamity all 3 were deliberately eroded by Republicans.