During our morning meeting over skype, politics came up, as it usually does (everyone is on the same 'side' except for me, but they don't know it because I keep my mouth shut)
These dumbasses were CELEBRATING student loan forgiveness, and CELEBRATING 87000 new IRS agents.
First of all, only 1 person on the call had any student loans. She was ecstatic that a chunk was getting "forgiven". The other guys were so happy for her - I was biting my tongue so fucking hard, because I've yet to go off on these people for their moronic positions. Come close several times. These dumbasses don't realize that THEY are paying for her loans (and me). These dumbasses couldn't even come close to figuring out that you don't need 87000 IRS field agents to target the rich. The IRS agents are targeting US, to pay increased taxes on top of already increased taxes to pay for our neighbors student loans (also, her loans have NOTHING to do with the profession she is in - shes a debt slave, and will be for decades, for indoctrinating her self and getting a garbage education that she doesn't even use that I now have to pay for.)
This is the same group of people where one of them bought themselves a new home, and the home's water came from a well - he was complaining that the well had no flouride, and planned to add his own flouride to the water, specifically for his kids health. The fluoride comments and the comments today they made celebrating all these garbage policies that are DESTROYING our way of life. I'm SICK of this shit, when does it end? These are people I consider smart, and yet they can't see the government placing shackles on their feet right in front of them. HOW did people get so trusting? These people are so trusting that their first instinct when they hear about 87000 new field agents is, "Finally, they are going after the rich for real!". Are you fucking kidding me??? You don't need 87000 agents to target the rich, they are collecting taxes for loan 'forgiveness' FFS
Good reframe there. Ask questions but don't reveal what side you are on.
Indeed!
It’s generally much better to keep people guessing what “side” you’re on, especially given most normies still don’t differentiate between Republicans and MAGA like we do here.
Although I usually keep my mouth shut, I often try to frame things as though I agree with them, while also handing out a red pill.
For example, when the loan forgiveness comes up inevitably at work, I’m going to say something like:
“I paid my loans off already, but I’m very happy for everyone who will be helped by this — this is one of the best things to happen for upper and middle class people in a while, and also for the schools too! Finally, the schools can raise prices and charge people more for the value they provide society, and the blue collar workers complaining about this raising their taxes and making college harder to get into, they just don’t understand how important higher education funding is. It’s totally worth it, if they’d just step outside their bubble to see it”
Of course, everyone here can see my sarcasm in that, but when you say it at the right time during the convo while everyone’s agreeing with each other, and you say it with total sincerity, it catches people off guard and leaves them none the wiser as to what side you’re really on.
I can't believe Bidan is going to give to to people making 125K or less. Hell, 50K is enough to pay off the damn loans.
Always ask questions and play dumb. That works the best for the dumb dumbs bc they’ve never thought that far. While they’re not the brightest, they can be hand held and walked along