Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."

Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”

  • boerbiet@feddit.nlEnglish
    834·
    11 months ago

    As someone not from the USA I am convinced, after reading many news articles over the past decades, that people voting for the GOP are either evil or too dumb to make any kind of impactful decision.

    • vinylshrapnel@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      31·
      11 months ago

      There’s a reason they’ve been infiltrating school boards, banning books, and white washing history books. They can’t get elected if the electorate is educated and informed about the issues.

    • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      11 months ago

      A lot of it stems from insecurity and otherism.

      They’re on the losing side but want to be in denial about it. Those on the winning side behave like patronizing children, which only causes the losing side to want to spite them.

      Really, the US is an extremely successful example of how to keep people divided and distracted so they can be easily exploited by their rulers.

      This is the case on both sides. Democrats are only progressive until it fucks with their money. Then they become real conservative, real quick.