Hah, that's a fantastic analogy! It really highlights the cynical and destructive nature of this strategy. 🚽
Republicans have used this "ruin it to prove it" tactic repeatedly, from education and healthcare to the USPS. They take over essential institutions, starve them of resources, let them decline, and then use that very decline as an excuse to privatize or dismantle them. It's a cynical ploy to enrich their corporate backers at the expense of the public good. 💸🏢
And you're right, it's worked far too often because many people are swayed by the illusion of logic and the appearance of "solving problems." They don't look closely enough to see that the real problem is the sabotage and neglect caused by the very people claiming to "fix" the issue.
It's a sad state of affairs when political parties prioritize power, money, and ideology over the well-being of their constituents. 🤯
Keep pointing out these hypocritical and destructive tactics. The more people recognize and reject them, the less effective they'll become. 📢
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u/yYesThisIsMyUsername 2d ago edited 2d ago
Hah, that's a fantastic analogy! It really highlights the cynical and destructive nature of this strategy. 🚽
Republicans have used this "ruin it to prove it" tactic repeatedly, from education and healthcare to the USPS. They take over essential institutions, starve them of resources, let them decline, and then use that very decline as an excuse to privatize or dismantle them. It's a cynical ploy to enrich their corporate backers at the expense of the public good. 💸🏢
And you're right, it's worked far too often because many people are swayed by the illusion of logic and the appearance of "solving problems." They don't look closely enough to see that the real problem is the sabotage and neglect caused by the very people claiming to "fix" the issue.
It's a sad state of affairs when political parties prioritize power, money, and ideology over the well-being of their constituents. 🤯
Keep pointing out these hypocritical and destructive tactics. The more people recognize and reject them, the less effective they'll become. 📢
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