Post by osha on Apr 24, 2018 10:35:56 GMT -7
I was thinking today about how Trumps son at one time not long ago visited a poor country and he was impressed about how happy they were. So I said of course they are happy. They don't have to worry about a car or worry about taxes or worry about many of the things we in the western world have to worry about. Each of these poor people have a job and one might get water for the village while another one gets the fish from the nearby river.
So I text my wife:
Me: Something just hit me and it may actually help me understand Republicans better.
Wife: What?
Me: Think about this. You live in a village in a poor land and everyday you go a catch ten fish to feed the village.
Me: But on your way home another village comes along and steals 3 fish at gunpoint because they are hungry.
Me: The fisherman is the worker and the people holding you at gunpoint is the government.
Me: Is it fair?
Me: Republicans are anti help because they don't want you stealing their fish.
Wife: The fisherman needs to find a way to trick the thieves. Only take so many at a time and get the rest later.
Me: Ah, you found corporations. That is how they dodge taxes. The fisherman who is just a normal guy gets screwed because the thieves always get the fish. This is where we are now. I like your twist.
Wife: Lol
Thought I would share. From this realization and this perspective, I do now think I have a bit of understanding.
And I always wondered why people here in Appalachia vote for Republicans when this is such a poor area. It's the fact the have very little fish and they don't want the fish they have taken from them.
Am I thinking right?
So I text my wife:
Me: Something just hit me and it may actually help me understand Republicans better.
Wife: What?
Me: Think about this. You live in a village in a poor land and everyday you go a catch ten fish to feed the village.
Me: But on your way home another village comes along and steals 3 fish at gunpoint because they are hungry.
Me: The fisherman is the worker and the people holding you at gunpoint is the government.
Me: Is it fair?
Me: Republicans are anti help because they don't want you stealing their fish.
Wife: The fisherman needs to find a way to trick the thieves. Only take so many at a time and get the rest later.
Me: Ah, you found corporations. That is how they dodge taxes. The fisherman who is just a normal guy gets screwed because the thieves always get the fish. This is where we are now. I like your twist.
Wife: Lol
Thought I would share. From this realization and this perspective, I do now think I have a bit of understanding.
And I always wondered why people here in Appalachia vote for Republicans when this is such a poor area. It's the fact the have very little fish and they don't want the fish they have taken from them.
Am I thinking right?