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[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 20 points 3 months ago (9 children) What is a ladder puller? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Asafum@lemmy.world 79 points 3 months ago (4 children) Someone who uses a ladder to reach a higher spot (uses privileged situations to improve their life standards) and pulls the ladder up from behind them so those that follow can't use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 106 points 3 months ago (2 children) For example: taking advantage of government subsidised secondary education to reach a higher income without loads of debt and then voting to get rid of the subsidies so you can pay slightly less in taxes because "you don't want to pay for someone else's schooling" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago (1 child) See my formerly poor father who got a pell grant and used it to get out of poverty to comfortable middle class but is a conservative who generally does not want the government helping people because it could be abused. On the bright side he became disillusioned with MAGA and now just generally hates all politicians which I will consider a win for him permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians. Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 11 points 3 months ago Thanks! Great metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 months ago (1 child) Greg fucking Abbott, governor of Texas had an accident when he was younger that paralyzed him. He sued the fuck out of those responsible, and then proceeded to pass a law that caps penalties to those responsible for accidents. That's a ladder pull. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cybersec@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago Wow I didn’t know that, thank you permalink fedilink source parent [–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago Clarence Thomas permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrRandom@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago* A boomer /s permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 79 points 3 months ago (4 children) Someone who uses a ladder to reach a higher spot (uses privileged situations to improve their life standards) and pulls the ladder up from behind them so those that follow can't use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 106 points 3 months ago (2 children) For example: taking advantage of government subsidised secondary education to reach a higher income without loads of debt and then voting to get rid of the subsidies so you can pay slightly less in taxes because "you don't want to pay for someone else's schooling" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago (1 child) See my formerly poor father who got a pell grant and used it to get out of poverty to comfortable middle class but is a conservative who generally does not want the government helping people because it could be abused. On the bright side he became disillusioned with MAGA and now just generally hates all politicians which I will consider a win for him permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians. Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 11 points 3 months ago Thanks! Great metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 106 points 3 months ago (2 children) For example: taking advantage of government subsidised secondary education to reach a higher income without loads of debt and then voting to get rid of the subsidies so you can pay slightly less in taxes because "you don't want to pay for someone else's schooling" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago (1 child) See my formerly poor father who got a pell grant and used it to get out of poverty to comfortable middle class but is a conservative who generally does not want the government helping people because it could be abused. On the bright side he became disillusioned with MAGA and now just generally hates all politicians which I will consider a win for him permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians. Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago (1 child) See my formerly poor father who got a pell grant and used it to get out of poverty to comfortable middle class but is a conservative who generally does not want the government helping people because it could be abused. On the bright side he became disillusioned with MAGA and now just generally hates all politicians which I will consider a win for him permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians. Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mursejoy@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 months ago Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians. Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 11 points 3 months ago Thanks! Great metaphor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 24 points 3 months ago (1 child) Greg fucking Abbott, governor of Texas had an accident when he was younger that paralyzed him. He sued the fuck out of those responsible, and then proceeded to pass a law that caps penalties to those responsible for accidents. That's a ladder pull. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cybersec@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago Wow I didn’t know that, thank you permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cybersec@piefed.social 4 points 3 months ago Wow I didn’t know that, thank you permalink fedilink source parent
