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    Yeah, so, remember how the train workers wanted to strike because they knew the way things were going, there would be more train derailments and accidents, and Biden quashed it? About that.

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      Thank you capitalist scum and their precision scheduled railroading bullshit. Profits over people till the end of goddamn time.

      As an aside, why do I always see you crying about Biden? There is far more to it yet you seem to love reducing it all down to Biden

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    Imagine a railroad company evacuating your town but promising to provide you with Thanksgiving dinner… What hell

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    And most Kentuckians will continue to vote for Republicans who don’t want to improve their infrastructure (or “Democrats” who don’t aim to transition them into jobs which will be applicable in the future and to help them feed their families during this transition but say the words progressives want to hear).

    Propaganda is a hell of a drug. It works especially well when you undereducate your populace. Oh wait, I wonder which states are doing that.

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      I know the history. Both parties are pro business though so I’m struggling, in this case, to see how any Republican would have handled it differently.

      I don’t see where my choice comes into it in this case.

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          And Biden fixed all that?

          My point is neither have the incentive to do so because both are pro business.

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            Your point is to continue with a series of false equivalencies and whataboutism. This is what it sounds like this:

            “You know that X happened, right.”

            “Oh yeah, did you know that they did Y? So there.”

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              Why should I believe that politicians have not been bought and are actually representing our best interests instead of just representing money?

              Truly, I don’t understand. Sure, Biden stopped the strike, forcefully. What evidence is there that Trump, or any other president that wanted a second term, wouldn’t do the same?

              That’s what I’m not getting here.

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                  It’s a sincere question. I’m saying that I don’t understand something. You’re welcome to choose to not engage. That’s fine, but this is not honest discussion.

                  The original reply said it’s almost like you get with who you vote for. I don’t understand how either party would have handled this differently. My statements route from this lack of understanding. If you choose to call it what about is them or whatever that’s fine I don’t really mind I guess but what I’m saying is that I have lost faith in either party to handle this type of situation in a way that benefits the people rather than corporations.

                  Maybe I’ve made some assumptions here for example I assumed that that person was saying that Biden is the direct cause of this, you get who you vote for and Biden caused this.

                  I’m saying is I don’t have faith that the specific situation will be any different with any other politician, regardless of party would have made this better. ITT, someone pointed out that Trump removed relevant regulations. I remember hearing about that when he was in office.

                  I am expressing a disappointment in seeing 2 succive administrations specifically making rail freight more risky (Trump) and then riskier and at the same time siding with large industry.

                  I suppose I could’ve just said “it do be like that”

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        You might be focusing on the reaction rather than precautions.

        We don’t know what caused this derailment, but I’d wager it’s some corner being cut so business owners can make just a little bit 🤏 more profit.

        You know, based on history.

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          Oh that’s interesting. I didn’t know that either Republicans or Democrats improved regulation in such a way that might prevent this kind of accident. Not sarcastic

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    So after the last derailment I was watching some YT channel and they said that the railway company brought 3rd party lab to test the water and my immediate thought was “why would you trust a company paid by the culprit to asses the damage?” I mean it’s USA, of course it’s corrupt. Week later they were talking about this big company that bought all the labs and is now making tons of money by always getting results favourable to the corporations ordering tests.

    The most amazing part of all this is that the American channel didn’t pick up on this at first and all the people drinking contaminated water trusted the results. The entire country was taken over long time ago and they still didn’t realize it. Insane.

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    Born and raised in Kentucky, as were my parents and their parents – fuck the government in that shit ass state. The governor is pretty decent but every other level of government is ass clowns all the way down. Glad I moved to a rational state when I did.

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    And what are the twats in power going to do about the hundreds of “minor derailments” every day.