The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, currently provides 23 million low-income Americans a $30 broadband discount. While it didn’t get m…

In short Republicans are going to screw over 23 million poor Americans because they don’t want Democrats getting political credit for helping them during an election season. And because our press is generally broken and afraid of calling a duck a duck, this is going to get dressed up as a genuine concern about wasteful spending by a party that’s long been a huge fan of no shortage of wasteful spending.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    137·
    10 months ago

    with no other end than to demoralize Democrats, progressives, moderates, “centrists”, and anyone else who might stand even the most remote possibility of voting for Joe Biden in November.

    Maybe we have real issues we’re upset about?

    No, it can only be plants trying to change the election outcome by making people upset!

    It couldn’t be they’re actually unhappy with how hollow and useless the Democrats have been for over forty years!

    You sound like this guy:

    No shit, the game is rigged, but from here it sure looks like you lot are playing for the other team.

    Because we’re not like the Trump Cult and we have the audacity to question our leaders, their competency, and their motives? God damn, go join their fucking cultish ranks if undying, unquestioning loyalty is what you want.

    “Can’t you just be complaint, unthinking, unquestioning voters who just are happy their team is winning?” isn’t the flex you think it is.

      • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        127·
        10 months ago

        I actually don’t think you do, or you wouldn’t be jerking off the people who are currently glad-handing the Israeli version of Trump.

        Also, not an actual argument or rebuttal.

        So got it, all you’ve got is conspiratorial bullshit to spew.

        You sound more like a paid operative than I do. I can defend my fucking opinions and don’t need a script.

        Also, being a paid political operative isn’t illegal in the USA, and it’s been well-documented that both Republicans and Democrats use them, so take a fucking hike with this bullshit. There’s a reason Democrats haven’t made it illegal, and it’s because it’s useful to them, too. Currently paid operatives don’t have to say they’re being paid to promote a position, like you have to in a political ad. Why isn’t this on Democrats agenda, hmmm? If paid operatives are such a problem, hmmm?