Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-213 days ago71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square152linkfedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1492arrow-down1image71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-213 days agomessage-square152linkfedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·17 days agoWe’ve got to get all those welfare queens 25 year old males playing video games back to work! They’re getting a free ride that they don’t deserve. People only have value when they are working!
minus-squareZephorah@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·17 days agoHe started that evil welfare queen idea back in California. It gained traction there so he continued to use it on the national side.
minus-squareTimewornTraveler@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·17 days agodont you love the misogyny in that “queens” label? because who makes a better scapegoat than black mothers?
We’ve got to get all those
welfare queens25 year old males playing video games back to work! They’re getting a free ride that they don’t deserve. People only have value when they are working!He started that evil welfare queen idea back in California. It gained traction there so he continued to use it on the national side.
dont you love the misogyny in that “queens” label? because who makes a better scapegoat than black mothers?