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squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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Good point, Trump taking office would also mean destruction for Ukraine. And of course he has broadly threatened millions of American citizens too.

squiblet , (edited ) to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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Plus Trump has been threatening (promising, from the POV of his fascist supporters) even worse action against immigrants for a while now.

squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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It's a rational decision. Voting against Biden (and discouraging people about Biden online constantly) helps get Trump elected, which means you're voting for 2 genocides since Trump is clearly planning to greatly harm Central and Southern Americans in the US.

squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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Well, I think avoiding widespread war in the ME is best for everyone. Trump would have the US do whatever Putin tells him, which would be whatever is the worst for NATO and the best for Russia, with no regard to what's best for the region, world or Palestinians.

squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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I don't understand what you're proposing Trump would do that would fail. Giving Israel more money, weapons and the go-ahead to 100% kill everyone (which is NOT what the Biden admin has done) or shelling Gaza from boats and bombing them ourselves has nothing to do with Trump personally being intelligent. In fact, it's what he would surely do since he's a moron.

squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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Such a clueless take when Trump is calling for genocide IN THE US.

squiblet , to Politics in Young voters explain why they’re bailing on Biden, and whether they’d come back
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Getting Trump elected will make it worse. There’s no way in hell republicans would have a better policy on Palestine.

squiblet , to Texas in Texas power plants have no responsibility to provide electricity in emergencies, judges rule
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Reminds me of how citizens are required to obey orders from police, but police have no duty to protect you or be truthful.

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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Right, The hope for Gen X/Z has been "just wait until until your boomer parents die! Then you can have a normal life!" and then it's oh, sorry, guess you have $4 million in medical bills if they don't just die instantly.

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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Okay, fair point that racial equity and access to opportunity has increased significantly in most of the country. Gender equality has come a long way as well, though it’s also a “ha ha you have to work now too and your family is still worse off than it was, good luck with paying for day care”

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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People who grew up in the Great Depression did. Silent generation remembers that...

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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Agreed, life wasn't this shakey in the past. Depression era: certainly, but it was caused by the same BS we are dealing with now. For example, it's amazing that medical bills are a leading cause of bankruptcy and thus degradation of quality of life in the US, and there's little will among politicians or citizens to do much about it. You could save up enough money to retire, even have good insurance, and then be screwed because you or any member of your family had a severe illness or accident, and lose everything.

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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Right, so my question is whether quality of life or satisfaction has improved. I'd say it has not.

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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Sure. That is the position I was speaking from.

squiblet , to Work Reform in What the hell is this shit? Instead of pushing for the return to traditional pensions, capitalism is celebrating the idea that Millennials and Gen Z may simply never be able to stop working.
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When people could afford a decent home on a single job paid minimum wage? Not so sure.

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