It's really interesting to me that "universal programs should be universal" is getting pushback from progressives.
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Replying to @KillerMartinis
Like, if someone split their ticket are they allowed surgery but no painkillers? What if they voted Clinton but also went for McCain before?
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Replying to @KillerMartinis
Also, who's in charge of the moral panel? Are we going to have a purity olympics to determine who's allowed to judge citizens' worthiness?
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Replying to @KillerMartinis
I haven't seen anyone talking about withholding social services based on political affiliation anywhere
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KillerMartinis
There's been some gloating in places about people voting against their interests & now they get what they deserve. Grats on well pruned TL
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Replying to @Julie_Erick_A @KillerMartinis
Has anyone proposed a program that would specifically cut services to Trump voters or thought of a way to make that work
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Replying to @arthur_affect
no, but that's not the same thing as being quietly OK with a program being gutted because "it's just rural anyway, and that's Trump country"
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Replying to @KillerMartinis
Ok, well, I do actually keep an eye on neoliberal-hating Twitter and I see mostly ppl venting being taken out of context
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Replying to @arthur_affect
yeah I'm not talking accounts with 200 followers though, which is why I take issue.
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I see ppl jumping on Markos' angry post as symptomatic of what's wrong with the discourse
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Replying to @arthur_affect @KillerMartinis
Whereas the actual paid op-eds in print in WaPo and NYT are jeremiads about the plight of Trump country
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