▲ 497 ▼ Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."
[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Why do republicans hate poor people so much? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Username02@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago They don't see you as people. It's just that simple. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Plopp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Rich republicans: because they view them as damaged goods who only have themselves to blame, that are only fit for slave labor to profit from. Poor republicans: ?? probably think that they'll become rich one day, unlike those other poor low life schmucks who deserve nothing because they're damaged goods who only have themselves to blame, that are only fit for slave labor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago If you have the time, I recommend Adam Conover's podcast interview of Corey Robin about What Liberals Get Wrong about the Right. It answered a lot of questions like this for me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Username02@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago They don't see you as people. It's just that simple. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago Rich republicans: because they view them as damaged goods who only have themselves to blame, that are only fit for slave labor to profit from. Poor republicans: ?? probably think that they'll become rich one day, unlike those other poor low life schmucks who deserve nothing because they're damaged goods who only have themselves to blame, that are only fit for slave labor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago If you have the time, I recommend Adam Conover's podcast interview of Corey Robin about What Liberals Get Wrong about the Right. It answered a lot of questions like this for me. permalink fedilink source parent