Farsala said:
sundin13 said:
"How would this effect me?" is a supremely selfish way of looking at things. I'm like you in that either way, my life likely won't change too much but I realize that I'm lucky in a lot of ways.
I'm not a woman, so I don't have as many concerns about losing my right to choose and make my own healthcare decisions (though those concerns still exist).
I'm not trans, so I don't have to worry about losing my access to gender affirming healthcare or protection against discrimination.
I don't have any significant medical conditions, so I don't really have to worry about what happens to my coverage if the ACA is dismantled.
I'm not gay, so I don't have to worry about losing the right to marry.
I'm not poor so I don't need to worry about losing my access to food stamps.
I'm not in college so I don't have to worry about the dismantling of aid programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
I am technically an immigrant, but luckily I have legal residency so I don't need to worry about being deported or my family being deported.
No one can really say what will happen in a second Trump presidency, but the stakes are high for a lot of people
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Most people, especially in the US have become increasingly selfish. It is why most people don't want to have kids anymore, because their way of life will become radically different. People think they can't afford a kid with today's wealth, but truly it is because they don't want to make the necessary sacrifices. People don't want to have kids because they are selfish. We as gamers, live in an entertainment luxury, but truly we could easily give most of it up and buy cheaper forms of entertainment. The same goes for most people in western countries and their various luxuries.
People are losing their sense of community and compassion for their fellow countrymen. I guess they see all the Trump supporters and have decided that helping them would be a waste of time.
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Partially true, at best, IMO. Not helping others isn't born, at least for me, out of selfishness. For me it is driven more by the number of family members I have that are on the government handouts. Why are they on government handouts? Because they are lazy and don't give a crap. When I was younger, I was very much liberal. But after 30 years of seeing a bunch of uncles, cousins and what not... be lazy and expect handouts, yeah, I have gotten a chip on my shoulder about it. I always felt government handouts needed to weed out the people looking for temporary help versus people who simply don't want to be a contributing member of society. I don't feel the need to support lazy people because they don't want to work. And I have a good dozen family members who fit this description. And it is crazy how much they feel entitled to my money, like I should pay for their food and help them get a car. Because I have money and they don't. They are missing the principle; I have money because I have a job.
Just my 2 cents, which probably won't be popular.
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I have a 40+ year old cousin who lives at home and uses his mom's SS to buy food. When covid checks arrived in the mail he ran out and bought a 2k french bulldog. His mom recently died and now he wants help because he can't live off her SS checks. Sorry, but I should help a moron who bought a 2k french bulldog and hasn't had a job in 20 years because?
People, in many cases, need to help themselves.
Last edited by Chrkeller - on 10 July 2024