I don’t need to go through all of trumps offenses for you to know he’s truly a despicable person who has never faced a real consequence his entire life.

Shout out to those who didn’t win the genetic lottery, I’ll cast my lot with you. Real trauma deserves real compassion.

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    Because conservatives believe that the class hierarchy is ordained by God, and assisting people at the bottom of the hierarchy is akin to defying God’s will by raising their position on the hierarchy. People at the top of the hierarchy similarly deserve to be there, so things like wealth distribution is a similar crime against God. When bad things happen to the people on the top, conservatives believe that everything in our power must be done to prevent their place on the hierarchy from slipping.

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      Proverbs 31:8-9 - ‘Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute. Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.’

      Deuteronomy 15:11 - ‘Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’