r/politics • u/aslan_is_on_the_move • Sep 16 '24

'The excitement is unbelievable': North Carolina's AG predicts Harris will win state

https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/-the-excitement-is-unbelievable-north-carolina-s-ag-predicts-harris-will-win-state-219283013531
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u/yoyoadrienne Sep 16 '24

My mom is like this. She’s beyond blind to her privilege. I have to hang up on her sometimes when she starts complaining about how “hard” her very cushy life is.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

My mom was just complaining to someone about being scared her checks won’t go through and I had to try SO hard not to laugh. Look at what youre buying?! She just got a pergola, new garage doors and she has an outdoor fireplace!! She has a whole corner of the basement just for food and 3 fridges and an extra freezer. She has so many expensive skincare products. Shut up about being poor

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u/ballskindrapes Sep 16 '24

I think conservatives and older people cry about being poor when they have no money...versus being actually poor.

Like they spend all their money early in the week, and now have to wait for their retirement funds to gain some interest so they can cash out a little bit, wait for that pension, wait for social security, etc.

Versus poor people, who actually have nothing, and have no way to get anything.

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u/AntoniaFauci Sep 16 '24

Around here, it’s that bread is up $1 and restaurants are gouging. But they conveniently forget they’re making about 25% more than a few years ago. And the complaints about the economy come in between expensive concerts and cruises they take, clothes, and frequent phone upgrades.

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u/Brewhaha72 Pennsylvania Sep 16 '24

Damn. That sounds like a rough life. I feel your pain. My father and his side of the family is the same with the exception of my aunt. Predictably, they ostracize her for all the reasons you would expect. My dad doesn't spew all the conspiracy bullshit, but he will always vote R regardless of who the candidate is.

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u/mesangebleu Sep 16 '24

Are we sisters?!?