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#politicalpolarization

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The phrase I'm stopping myself from saying most often..

"Why are prices so high?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why can't I get someone who speaks English when I call tech support?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is our national debt so ridiculous?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are people being laid off and their #jobs sent overseas?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why isn't it possible to have a #career any longer? Why is everything #GigWork?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why can't anyone afford #housing these days?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are all these homeless people camped in my city?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are #undocumented Mexican workers being hired instead of Americans?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why do we have such awful #PoliticalPolarization ?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why isn't the weather normal anymore?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why don't we give adequate care to our veterans?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why are my medication prices so high?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is my healthcare so expensive, with so few doctors available in my area?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why do I pay $3.50 every time I withdraw cash from an ATM?" - Because you vote Republican

"Why is #college #tuition so expensive?" - Because you vote #Republican (OK, also some other reasons, but heavily the Republican thing)

"Why are people giving me the stink eye in the grocery store?" - I think you know.

Does #ClimateChange lead to #SocietalCollapse ?
Not necessarily.

"Researchers [who] use mathematical models to understand the dynamics of complex systems found plenty of examples of societies that made it through famines, cold snaps, and other forms of environmental stress.

What matters most, the Complexity Science Hub’s study posits, is #inequality and #PoliticalPolarization."

grist.org/culture/climate-chan

Grist · Climate change has toppled some civilizations but not others. Why?By Kate Yoder