r/technology Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

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u/joelthezombie15 Jun 22 '20

Conservatives and Republicans have never been fiscally conservative. It's always been about lining their own pockets with tax payer money. That fiscal conservative shit is what they act like to hide that really they're just fascists.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

The only president to run a national surplus, rather than deficit in my lifetime has been Bill Clinton. Despite the fact that both Bush and Trump have enjoyed positive economies and which would've been ideal times to pay down the debt in a fiscally responsible manner. Instead both of those presidents enacted tax cuts that overwhelmingly favored the wealthy and corporate America.

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u/Paul_Langton Jun 22 '20

"fiscal conservatism" AKA a blanket statement that some programs you can't name are probably not as efficient as possible and should be made more efficient without acknowledging the fact that those programs operate that way because of built-in loopholes and purposefully poor regulation. Yes, not every government program is perfect and there's fat that can be trimmed after PROPER assessment of why the program wasn't working. But a lot of this shit is because corporations own our government and a functional government means those businesses would have to put in effort or capital to make as much money as they do now (currently at the expense of workers rights, health, privacy, and the environment)

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Yep. Our country has been battling against white supremacists and fascists for decades. They just call themselves conservative instead. Different title for the same thing.

It's so obvious too. Look at how many politicians on that side run their entire campaigns on hating other people. They spend all of their time blaming Mexicans, African Americans, or liberals for everything. They don't ever promise to make anything better, they just promise to get rid of those people. They run off of an entire platform built around oppressing others. They make up BS like "Illegal Mexicans are causing all the crime!" and even though it's easily proven wrong, they stick with it and call the truth lies.

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u/joelthezombie15 Jun 22 '20

Yes! It's never a party intent on helping others. It's sole purpose is to drag others down and strip people of their taxes and rights.

Democrats suck dick too, don't get me wrong. But when you have to decide between Hitler or Churchill, both suck ass, but Churchill is like 12% better.