psychothumbsOliver Anthony and the Incoherence of Right-Wing Populism
The pain is coherent. They blame politicians which is correct. But they fail to see it’s the system that perpetuates the problems. Then project their misery on minority groups and the disadvantaged. Oliver sings-
“So they think you don’t know. But I think that you do.”
But they don’t. And that’s the problem.
Flying SquidHe also blames “welfare queens.” And calls them fat.
He says we have a bunch of people starving, and we have programs to help, but instead of helping, he sees the programs being abused.
Do you not think these programs are being abused? Have you been to the south where poverty and obesity are at insane rates?
Also, it’s hilarious how he can touch on 20 issues that every one of us agree with, but the left hyper-focuses on one line they don’t like, because he just looks like a hillbilly trump supporter to y’all.
Have you taken the time to look into why there’s such an obesity problem? It sure seems like the singer hasn’t, otherwise he wouldn’t be denigrating poor people for being obese.
EBT doesn’t pay much and the cheaper foods are chock full of terrible ingredients that tend to lead to obesity. It’s not easy to afford good fruit, vegetables, grains, etc when you’ve got a small amount of money that has to stretch a lot.
If it weren’t for the myth of the welfare queen we might be in a better place to provide for people in need. And there will ALWAYS be people in need in a capitalist society. It’s how it works.
Honestly, a bit of empathy and understanding would go a long ways for people so upset about people on welfare.