• octopus_ink@lemmy.ml
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            Here’s the thing though. There’s a very good (IMO) argument that says they should have a point. It should be that picking produce complies with minimum wage and social security tax regulations, and that employers who ignore those things to peddle the jobs to those who are most vulnerable and feel most strongly compelled to work for absolute slave-wages are heavily prosecuted, regardless of who they actually hire for the work.

            Harvestinmg crops should be paid at a rate such that documented citizens do also want those jobs, not at a rate that guarantees only the most desperate among us will do the work.

            (And it should be easier to come in legally for such work etc etc)

            I don’t know why in all our fighting about immigration that more of our anger (and legislative action) isn’t directed at these employers.

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            They just pile on the racism, another layer deeper. “Sure, they’re not taking my job, but all the blacks voted Trump because immigrants take their minimum wage jobs”…… my own brother. I just don’t even know where to begin

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        Not to mention house built by immigrants, groceries picked my child immigrants

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          This is what will hit the average US citizens hardest. Deporting illegal immigrants will lead to increased prices for agricultural produce. So much for idiots voting for Trump because of the high food prices.

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    Also blocking the sidewalk. Peak.

    Edit: I mean, you could fit a small car between them. Just back up 'til you hear the Truck Nutz hit then stop.

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      This is the absolute biggest downside for me when I cross the 8 lane highway to walk in and enjoy the rich people neighborhood near me. Either literally no sidewalks on some streets, or the fucking land boats blocking the entire sidewalk.

      The knowledge of widespread Ring cameras is the only thing that keeps some people’s trucks from getting keyed to shit, is all I’m saying.

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          They’ve changed the gender of the truck from female to male, but they’re worried about transgendered people playing sports.

          Hypocrisy is a tool of the GQP.

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    “Food prices are just too damned high!”

    – Person who orders McDonald’s delivery every meal from an app

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    It’s a meme and funny cuz true

    But it is also important to remember that not all trump voters look like this. His reach is so much more insidious

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      But it is also important to remember that not all trump voters look like this.

      It’s very important that every Trump voter thinks they can look like this after hitting rocks with a bigger rock or 16 hours a day.

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      In fact, thinking that this is what Trump supporters look like is one reason he won. Ignoring his appeal to the working class was a fatal mistake.

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      I was just saying this in another thread. It’s a cult, and cults ensnare people of all walks of life, intelligent, educated people as well. The dumb redneck ones may be the drones, but there are others in there that are scarier.

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      correct, in my area it is these people, and laborers currently getting ready to lose a bunch of compensation, due to the tariffs their companies are gearing up for. This is probably the first time they have called for cuts, and, instead of just getting record profits, can demonstrate they are going to lose a whole lot of their profit margin. Then there are the far more rare people like a few of the people are here, who are disabled, in poverty, and getting ready to have life saving medicine pulled from them.

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      Why do you see it as targeting Trump voters? I’m in Canada and we also have people driving giant SUVs in McMansions whining about gas and energy prices. It’s fair and legitimate to bitch about the price of food, however it’s also easy to see that the average North American car is now more like a tank, and that people whining about gas prices don’t seem to be able to look into a mirror.

      Yes, most of the people owning monster trucks will also vote Conservative here, or for a conservative party, I guess it’s a political statement on its own. But it’s also very easy to find liberals (as in neo-liberals, not “the left”) with gas guzzlers bitch about gas prices.

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      I think the problem is the roads. They’re just too damn wide. Cars just grow proportionately

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    The truck already highlights that this person might not be the best decision maker. Blocking the sidewalk underlines their lack of concern for others.

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      I think the angle might be creating an illusion. To me it looks like they’re grill is right at the border of the sidewalk. Look at the right front wheel and the corner of the driveway…

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        It looks like the sidewalk is angled and right front wheel is not blocking it, but the left front wheel is blocking it.

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      It’s a fashion statement, conspicuous consumption (owner has money to throw around), a political leaning/association, and an assertion of the owner’s masculinity. To be clear, this behavior gets all my hate, not only because all of these things are encouraged by our economy and advertising, but are also directly supporting a lot of toxic traits and behavior.

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      “It’s cool” or something idk. I used to work with a guy at a desk job who had a truck like that and he was the biggest douchebag I’ve ever met.

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        My brother-in-law has one of these trucks. He still lives with his parents, doesn’t tow or haul anything, and works as a janitor. He’s paying $350/month on the loan just so he can feel cool.

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      Cars first use is as a fashion accessory, akin of a watch. People don’t buy cars for objective reasons, but to project the image they want.

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        I buy my cars solely as transport. I usually buy the cheapest thing I can find that has the amenities I want (AC, Bluetooth, heated seats) with the best gas mileage I can get. Typically ends up being a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla.

        I don’t give a shit about cars. I’d rather spend that money on home improvements and my family.

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    All over the damn place here in Alberta, aka Canadian Texas. As if anyone needs a lifted 5,000lb truck to make it to and from their jobs here in the city. I’m sure they justify them every few years when they move a couch.

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    I’m really excited to save five dollars a year on eggs and lose $5400 a year on everything else. Omelletes have never tasted so sweet.

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    This is exactly what American Trash looks like. Look at all the money they wasted. And they think they ‘cool’.

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    We desperately need a cultural shift to openly mocking anyone driving this type of pathetic vehicle.

    If anyone has an appropriate slur we can repurpose for the cause, let us know.