Vice President JD Vance thinks that Americans are too worried about the “little things” ahead of midterms—like gas prices, debt, Immigration and Customs Enforcement killings, and war.

“This is not the time to sort of gripe about all the little things.… I think every single person who voted for us in 2024 could find something where they wish maybe congressional Republicans had gone further,” Vance told Fox News on Thursday. “The challenge here is between Democrats who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you … and Republicans who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats under Joe Biden created.”

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[–] [S] 101 points 1 month ago (11 children)

The challenge here is between Democrats who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you … and Republicans who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats under Joe Biden created.”

As usual, every accusation is a confession.

It is astounding that Magats actually believe this bullshit.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 month ago (6 children)

    What actually happened to them to lose critical thinking skills

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Hatred and fear.

    People always talk about the poor little dumb folks who got sucked in by propaganda. But that's not the important part. We are all vulnerable to enough brainwashing.

    But it has to be the right brainwashing.

    These people were all brainwashed with "you're the best because of your birth.", "Those people were born dirty and evil.", "I'm going to hurt all those other people in the worst way a person can imagine."

    Magats aren't bad because they were propagandized. They are bad, and that was used to propagandize them.

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    And the takeover of media and other ways to control how people think, creating the echo chambers to tell you what is real and what isn't. There are echo chambers everywhere, it's human nature to settle where you feel best and confirming of your world views. But the Fox News et al is a totally artificial and heavily walled version of this, for that purpose. "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    It really is that simple. As someone who's gone through the enshittified version of school, I can attest shit is bad. I'm even more astonished this isn't an every second talking point.

    This is a long-term solution and a short term fix.

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  • [–] 33 points 1 month ago

    Well, not all of us have a debilitating fetish for couches, so we focus on "little things" like paying for housing and feeding our families

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  • [–] 31 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    We should be focused on the big things. I agree.

    Like my powerful need to eat. (along with the rest of my family's).

    Also my powerful need to be safe and health care.

    And generally have a functional government that respects my most basic rights as a person.

    Did I mention my powerful need to eat?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Sorry, that's part of "affordability" a made-up word by the Dumocrats (did you even know dumb has a b in it?) and also "JD" says it's part of the "little things".

    So...if you are going into debt just to eat, don't worry, that's "little things" and "JD" "Vance" has some real galaxy-brain shit to talk to you about.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 month ago

    Democrats who want to destroy the country.

    Meanwhile said Democrats in New York: you can unsubscribe from services more easily. Hope this makes your life a little easier.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    like his penis.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 month ago

    Too late buddy, we're gonna fuck you up at the polls.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    and Republicans who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats under Joe Biden created.

    Do dickheads like "JD" or any other accomplices name what any of these are and specifically which policies caused them?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Vice President JD Vance thinks…

    I’ll stop there.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago

    Republicans: "You're too focused on the little things."

    Also republicans: "WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR FUCKING UNDERWEAR?!?"

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    Republicans have never legitimately trying to solve any problems ever

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    The little things like: specific examples

    The big things like: vague examples

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago*

    The little things: affordable health-insurance, being able to eat, having a job that pays enough, affordable housing instead of homelessness.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    like stupid ass culture war shit that’s divides us into two major groups..?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    We are not focused on you short stuff.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Little things: little paycheques, little future, little opportunity, little hope. Little things.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Trump has been president for 6 of the last 10 years, it's wild to think that anyone buys this childish "but Biden!" shit.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    “The challenge here is between Democrats who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you …

    Hi, this is your regularly scheduled reminder that every Republican accusation is really a confession.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    As usual, still out of touch with average issues that affect mainstreet and the average joe. Does "It's the economy, stupid" ring a bell?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    I'm remember how the chattering class was so busy lecturing all Democrats and any in the base about how terrible it was to even mention that Biden was doing well on the economy, because, well, vibes, man. Even if true. Because how dare you, all the data showing things are going in the right direction is "not the real economy" (groan).

    Now we have these right wing assholes saying right the fuck out loud the most out of touch and wildly insensitive bullshit as they actively make everything so much worse when it comes to the economy.

    I wonder where all the waves of reactionary centrists and tone police are now to wag their finger at Republicans?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    well hopefully they get pissed off enough to vote and make a difference, this isn't an election to ride out on the side lines. I think there are too many dumpster fires currently for event the stingiest of people not to notice and set aside their single issue voting policy to help correct the ship. Ballots have already gone out and I've already cast my vote.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    Should focus on big things like the Iran war.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    The only way these cunts should be going further is off the end of the fucking pier.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    The files are not "little".

    What he really means is "y'all are too focused on things that make us look bad", which is also everything.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Gaslighting, noun gas·​light·​ing - psychological manipulation of a people over an extended period of time that causes them to question the validity of their own thoughts and perception of reality.

    Example Sentence: JD Vance is openly gaslighting Americans when he claims people are too focused on the little things.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    … voted for us… wished congressional republicans had gone further… Biden.

    Wow. Way to deflect EVERYTHING.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Throughout all human history, conservatives have always opposed human rights as "little things".

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Little Things

    Like the president's hands, or Vance's morals

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Remember when Biden and Kamala told US voters " no actually you don't understand. You're actually doing pretty well economically"?

    Anyways. vibe.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yeah, good to hear the same death rattles coming out of the current admin

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    The metrics for measuring our economic health haven't been tied to the well being of the total population for a long time. The entire political system has been hiding behind wall-street growth for generations. Inflating that even with money magic. The moment we stepped off the gold standard we started playing a game of math and fantasy.

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  • Are the TRUMP-EPSTEIN FILES (TM) a little thing?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    *: genocide, starvation, homelessness

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