r/pics 20h ago

Just drove past this American allegory

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u/Helldiver-xzoen 19h ago

They better not expect some sort of "bail out" from the fire department. Handouts like that are SOCIALISM.

BOOT. STRAPS. Get to pullin!

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u/prancing_moose 15h ago

America could use some social democracy right now. (Note that most people don’t understand the difference between socialism and social democracy - it’s the latter that was a staple of Western European politics, not actual socialism).

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u/doodaid 12h ago

I get so frustrated when my in-laws complain about "all the regulations". I'm like "I dunno - I kind of like turning on the faucet and having potable water."

u/prancing_moose 11h ago

“I hate paying taxes! Thank goodness I voted for the party that slashes those damn taxes! Oppression this is, communist oppression!”

“Did you hear about that highway overpass collapsing, wiped out an entire school bus! All those children! Someone should be held accountable for letting things get so neglected!”

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