[–] 18 points 2 years ago

I think there are two major purposes in government. First, protection for its citizens. This includes military protection from hostile foreign powers and domestic protection from interpersonal crime and systemic violence as well as providing safety nets.

The second is creation, protection, and maintenance of public infrastructure, including transportation arteries, healthcare systems, etc.

Furthermore, government should be centered around protecting all its citizens, not just the richest.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    It really is! I ran out of ammo yesterday when I was shooting up an Oklahoma daycare center. Walked across the street to the Walmart and got another 50 rounds of 7.62 from the vending machine. I was back to shooting toddlers in like 5 minutes flat! So convenient!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gluten intolerant person here. It's like any other allergies where it runs the gambit. Most of us only have digestive issues if we eat it. Very rarely however, people will have the thing where they will just fucking explode into hives if someone breaks out a piece of bread in the same room as them. Just like peanut kid in elementary school.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's a really long one but pretty much every shitty trend since the 80s can be attributed back to him: Wage stagnation, climate inaction, police militarization, Middle East wars, no taxes for the wealthy, war on drugs, for profit prisons, elimination of pensions, union busting, media polarization, Iran-Contra affair, etc.

    He was popular because he was charismatic but literally all of his policies hollowed out the country into what it is today.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (8 children)
    • Only state to not vote for Reagan
    • Weed legalized
    • Free Breakfast and Lunch for all students
    • First state to protect LGBT Americans from discrimination
    • Only state to not vote for Reagan
    • Protected abortion rights
    • Childcare assistance for low income parents
    • Planned high speed rail between the Twin Cities and Duluth
    • Legalized gay marriage before Obergefell v. Hodges
    • Only state to not vote for Reagan

    There's plenty more but those are just the ones I can think of right now.

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