Republicans constantly lie about #Medicaid, #Medicare, and #SSA Social Security being 75 percent of government expenses.
Instead they keep giving massive tax breaks, transferring massive wealth to the #kleptocratic #brOligarchs who put them in power because of the Citizens United v. FEC ruling by the corruption of #SCOTUS.
@muiren What in the world?
If you don't understand why the public voted for Republicans, and it's not because of that conspiracy theory that you seem to be promoting, then you're not going to be able to oppose them and counter their argument.
If you don't understand the enemy then you can't fight them.
> Instead they keep giving massive tax breaks, transferring massive wealth to the #kleptocratic #brOligarchs who put them in power because of the Citizens United v. FEC ruling by the corruption of #SCOTUS.
Republicans made inroads with the general public, and it wasn't because of some plot involving some massive wealth transfer and the people at the top, the Supreme Court, might as well throw in Illuminati and lizard people if you're going that direction.
No, Republicans just had the argument that was more appealing to more voters. If you want to fight against them, well then Democrats need to have a better argument to appeal to voters.
Blaming this kind of thing doesn't solve the problem. It just makes your side sound even less electable.
@volkris
A conspiracy or plot suggests something secret, instead of evidentiary facts acknowledged as such by a majority consensus of economists across a spectrum of political backgrounds.
Fact
Citizens United v FEC is legalized bribery under the fiction that money is free speech, and further compromises an already out of control, corrupt lobby culture.
Fact
Tax breaks for the rich while destroying the social service infrastructure is not a conspiracy theory, but is irrefutably supported by evidence.
You also ignore the fact I've consistently posted nuanced criticisms of the Democrats' failure to address the needs of the working poor or to communicate in plain English pretty much every damn day.
In contrast, to your being a reactionary, anonymous troll with a casual regard for the facts, since the early 1970s, I've led a principled public life of over a half century engaged in community level civil rights activism and public service by appointment and elected office,
@muiren at its heart a conspiracy suggests something with different actors working together, which is what you described. You can add on different connotations, and in this case the connotation that I was going for was highlighting just how nutty and hand wavy what you were saying was.
Again, the point is that if you want to counter the other side, you're not going to get anywhere if you just sound crazy. Or at least misled by propaganda, which is exactly how you come off, and that's why that message doesn't resonate.
I'm happy to stick with the denotation of conspiracy just being different actors working together, but if you really want to go into the different suggestions of the term, that's the important one there.
Whether or not you criticize Democrats has nothing to do with the fact that this particular stance of yours is pretty off the wall.
@volkris
I've spoken respectfully, plainly and factually.
Additional personal insults and repeating your claims with no supporting evidence or logic doesn't make you sound any more creditable now, than when you started this irrational, emotion-driven attack.
Also, I suggest you take a second look up the definition of 'conspiracy', 'connotations' and denotation' before you try using them again.
@volkris
Precisely what conspiracy theory is that troll?