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[–] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Remember the "welfare queen"? Reagan literally invented that, there was no such woman, he just made up a woman living like nobility on government "handouts", and even though it was all shown to be a sham, the right still uses that phrase.

"I don't care that it's fake. It still pisses me off!"

Edit: My comment was drunk and hyperbolic, please see below comment for clarification

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Reagan literally invented that, there was no such woman

    There was one woman, specifically, who was identified, arrested, prosecuted, and imprisoned. Reagan's media team then generalized the singular incident into a massive national conspiracy by an entire ethnic demographic.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    It's better that everybody should suffer than to have one person cheat the system.

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