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Originally Posted by homoe
Mitch McConnell says the labor shortage will be solved when people run out of stimulus money because Americans are 'flush for the moment'
IMHO..This *MF is SO removed from reality it'd be laughable if it wasn't so deadly!
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I agree it is deadly.
I just don't think it's so much that he is removed from reality as he is trying to create his own, i think he is very clear on his message and the things he says, as ridiculous as they sound to most thinking people, reinforces the narrative the radical right is trying to portray. I think it is a purposeful misdirection and it is a part of the Republican agenda (at least what passes as Republican nowadays). It is dog whistling. And it is heard loud and clear by those who wish to blame the government/liberals/Biden for their problems and still hold fast to that ludicrous narrative about lazy poor people (especially POC) who are being mollycoddled while sucking on the government teat. One thing it is not is a benign statement made by some out of touch politician who just doesn't understand. He understands perfectly well what he is doing and saying and who he is talking to.