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[–] 196 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Oklahoma here. The last bright spot we had was late 2000s with Brad Henry. A Democrat mind you. After Brad? Republican majority rule for years and years. What happened to the state? Oklahoma is a perfect example of Republican leadership and we are seeing it on the national stage now. Sad.

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  • [–] 71 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    We are 50th in education, not 48th. Can't even beat out Mississippi...

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    i think it was kentucky , the only reason it had a dem govorner is because a fully controlled R state wouldve ruined the state economically. because the last R gov did, they wouldve never allowed a D gov to run in a campaign if it wasnt for thier previous R actions.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    As a person who knows little about Oklahoma from the States, I feel since the dust bowl and the native americans being "sent" there, it has been one of the least funded per capital states from the federal side of things. I can't remember many projects at all that have started and weren't sucked up by bordering states or someone like Texas simply because "we know who texas is, and they have people" or some shit. Oklahoma I'm sure could be great, we just need people to care about the people there

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  • [–] 180 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    PLEASE Remember to vote REPUBLICAN so you can LOSE your SNAP Benefits, LOSE your ability to Travel during Christmas and HELP Kidnap Children! That's MUCH MUCH MUCH BETTER then being Able to afford GROCERIES!

    -Senator Mullin!

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  • [+] 119 points 1 year ago (10 children)
  • [–] 98 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    "Communist", "woke", "liberal" just words that mean "thing I don't like" to them

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  • [–] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    insert picture of car repair book cover "this engine is woke"

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Doesn't help that they've been calling literally anyone with a D next to their name a communist or a socialist for decades now.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I can remember when I was a kid, "socialism" was something bad the way it was talked about, but I had no idea why. As soon as I was old enough to understand what it actually meant I knew that was bullshit.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Younger generations don't have the same Pavlovian response to words like communism and socialism, so I think these boomer-ass losers are in for a rude awakening if they think they can continue to lean on that tactic.

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  • [–] 82 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    What they are worried about is that it works in new York. If it works there then they are gonna have to come up with a whole lot of new lies to convince their victims/constituents that it can't work in their home state.

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  • [–] 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    They'll just lie about it working in NY and say it's not.

    Say it's not, even in the face of irrefutable proof, and their brain dead supporters will eat it up and parrot it.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just like how they just lie about how America is apparently great again now. Everything has been amazing and perfect since January, and there's nothing he could be doing better. Food prices are all down, gas prices are super low now. We're all winning. Believe what you hear, not what you see.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Yeah, no. They aren't worried at all. They're just towing the line and trashing the other party as per their sides usual antics. Whether NY succeeds or fails, Republican constituents are simply too fucking dumb and loyal and will swallow whatever bullshit lie their party tells them. Worrying about what lie to make up is the least of the Right's worries.

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  • [–] 67 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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    A senator that doesn’t know the difference between a communist and a democratic socialist clearly has no place in our government.

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  • [–] 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    A solid portion of Americans cannot tell he difference

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago

    "This is gonna be really bad for you" says the senator in a heaping pile of his own shit.

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  • [+] 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You'll be surprised. My observation as someone grew up in a communist country is that Americans who use "communism" as a threat to the world actually really love the PRC and will go out of their way praising the PRC.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    Americans who use “communism” as a threat to the world actually really love the PRC

    A large wealthy heavily urbanized and industrial country with high quality of life, a highly educated population, low instances of poverty and crime, and virtually no homelessness as a direct consequence of government policy.

    It's everything Americans say they want when they talk about the American Dream.

    What Americans couldn't handle was seeing all the non-white people in positions of wealth and power.

    Native peoples setting domestic policy in a rich and powerful nation? An absolute nightmare for the American elite class.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Currently in the PRC, they would probably hate the idea that people they think are below them can live in an apartment for like 300 USD, eat out every day, and be seen enjoying themselves and dancing/gambling in the evenings.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    The fact that NYC has over twice the population of his entire state is kinda funny.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They don't even know WHAT communism actually is

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Tbf neither do leftist American kids on Lemmy. I’m pretty sure Americans are dumb

    Edit: im an indigenous person who actually lived under communism for a while, but yeah the white North American kids who grew up in America are telling me what communism is

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Markwayne was named after his two paternal uncles. My guess is his mom didn't know which one was the actual father.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    Too bad BLM already burned New York to the ground amiriiight!?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago

    Good response from "thejeffmann." As long as the Oklahoma Oblast is red run, it will continue to fail. The dumbfuck Mullin never met a true communist.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    This guy's Wikipedia page shows that in his entire life, his greatest achievement is beating up 3 people.

    His entire political career can be summed up as Jafar from Aladdin; he has a fetish for hurting people, but has evidently never done anything ever to actually 'help' anyone in his electorate.

    If I ever became noteworthy enough to have a Wikipedia page, I would be downright ashamed to have his. How the fuck is this person an elected representative?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's basically never good anymore

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Mamdani has a pretty easy job in that these people have painted him to be the personification of Satan. He doesn’t need to do much to prove them wrong. If he keeps the city running and it doesn’t fall into the ocean, he’s already a roaring success by Republican standards.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    He doesn’t need to do much to prove them wrong.

    Nothing he can do will prove anything. Big Tech and Finance owned media will just lie over and over again. They'll never stop. New York's actual socio-economic condition won't be reported on, except in the most polarized "everything is horrible, please liberate our people from the tyrannical Mamdani regime" light.

    You will be mentally tortured for watching TV or using the Internet until he is removed from office.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    What does he mean by liberal states going blue? Aren't they already blue by definition?

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

    Well, you have sky blue, dark blue and navy blue, and then you have scary liberal communist blue. They're not the same.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    damm he got cooked so hard the kitchens on fire

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Markwayne Mullin is insecure about his height, too.

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    the same senator ran/ or hid from 1/6 rioters in the capitol hill, instead of greeting his "compatriots".

    OKlahoma was infamous for the unabomber, that counts for something?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Let me send him to my family back in China and Vietnam so he knows what COMMUNISM truly is! What a dumbass!

    They are like 48th in education, the DUMB leading the DUMB! 🤦🏽‍♀️ (what Drumpf loves, uneducated people and stated it-hence why dumb votes for dumb via misinformation and fb propaganda), case and point.

    People need to use critical thinking skills and research vs just blindly believing fb posts! It’s honestly embarrassing!!

    He doesn’t even understand the difference between, “Communism vs Socialism”. 🤦🏽‍♀️

    You can’t fix stupid but only can try to educate the dumb!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Being normal and having human empathy and compassion is the opposite of being a Republican. Who knew?

    Also, Democrats suck as well. They're beholden to the billionaire class, but don't seem to actively want to cause harm to the rest of us.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    There was that study that shows the more right leaning someone is, the less empathy they have for people, animals and things outside of their immediate few circles (friends of friends kind of thing).

    Democrats are essentially just republicans as well but with a bit of pink/green washing/performative action going on so.

    They can be summed up as:
    Repub: I don't care unless it affects me and mine then I'll bleat asking why no-one is doing anything about it.
    Dems: I'll pretend to care but won't actually do anything to tackle the underlying causes but will nod caringly with a bit of a sad face

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Give them the same agreements people made about Trump in 2016. He's an outsider. He'll run it like a business. Give him a chance.

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