No, it’s hyperbolic misrepresenting of a generalized statement as being all-encompassing instead of understanding that exceptions to the statement exist.
“You get what you voted for” is obviously directed at those who voted for Trump, not the children or those who voted otherwise.
Unfortunately, people are prone to tie their identity to arbitrary concepts, so when people say things like “People from [Insert State here] get what they voted for”, they take offense at having something they identify with be associated with something they don’t approve of instead of understanding that they aren’t the people being mentioned by the statement.
Bruh just this MORNING, on Lemmy, under an article about Kerrville rejecting emergency management funding from the Biden admin, there was this comment:
“Children of Republican parents grow up to become Republican voters”
YES it was in context with the Camp Mystic deaths. YES it had upvotes.
“You get what you voted for” is still a horrendously fucking ghoulish thing to say in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Even with all your piss poor excuses. Be better.
I’m not from that area. I’m not a Republican. I’m a grown ass adult and parent voting Democrat, living in a blue state. My frustration with this shit ass take has nothing to do with “misunderstanding the target”. You, and others saying this shit right now, are being shit human beings.
Are we going to argue that Obama drone striking civilians in the Middle East, or the absurd expansion of the surveillance state under his watch also falls under “get what you voted for”? What about Trump’s “drain the swamp” that clearly didn’t happen? The point being that politicians lie, gerrymander, and do all sorts of other bullshit that makes things more complicated than “vote for right person, experience no hardships or problems ever”.
Are we going to pretend that Republicans winning in that area somehow means that every single adult living there voted Republican?
Go get your scope zeroed in properly. Go after the politicians directly responsible for this mess, not the poor fucks dealing with the aftermath and dead children.
Because what a lot of people read when you say “You get what you voted for” is “dead children are a cause for gloating when it happens in a Republican controlled area”. It’s explicitly what you folks are doing, so stop pretending you mean anything fucking respectable.
This wasn’t a common talking point/repeated phrase (sentiment showed up from time to time, but this specific phrase? No) in these conversations until these kids died. So this “we’re not gloating about dead kids” shit doesn’t ring true to a lot of people.
Don’t bother with your mental gymnastics to try and excuse your shit on my account. I’ve heard it all already and it doesn’t make what you all are doing ok.
No, it’s hyperbolic misrepresenting of a generalized statement as being all-encompassing instead of understanding that exceptions to the statement exist.
“You get what you voted for” is obviously directed at those who voted for Trump, not the children or those who voted otherwise.
Unfortunately, people are prone to tie their identity to arbitrary concepts, so when people say things like “People from [Insert State here] get what they voted for”, they take offense at having something they identify with be associated with something they don’t approve of instead of understanding that they aren’t the people being mentioned by the statement.
Bruh just this MORNING, on Lemmy, under an article about Kerrville rejecting emergency management funding from the Biden admin, there was this comment:
“Children of Republican parents grow up to become Republican voters”
YES it was in context with the Camp Mystic deaths. YES it had upvotes.
And it was so fucking disgusting to see.
“You get what you voted for” is still a horrendously fucking ghoulish thing to say in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Even with all your piss poor excuses. Be better.
I’m not from that area. I’m not a Republican. I’m a grown ass adult and parent voting Democrat, living in a blue state. My frustration with this shit ass take has nothing to do with “misunderstanding the target”. You, and others saying this shit right now, are being shit human beings.
Are we going to argue that Obama drone striking civilians in the Middle East, or the absurd expansion of the surveillance state under his watch also falls under “get what you voted for”? What about Trump’s “drain the swamp” that clearly didn’t happen? The point being that politicians lie, gerrymander, and do all sorts of other bullshit that makes things more complicated than “vote for right person, experience no hardships or problems ever”.
Are we going to pretend that Republicans winning in that area somehow means that every single adult living there voted Republican?
Go get your scope zeroed in properly. Go after the politicians directly responsible for this mess, not the poor fucks dealing with the aftermath and dead children.
Because what a lot of people read when you say “You get what you voted for” is “dead children are a cause for gloating when it happens in a Republican controlled area”. It’s explicitly what you folks are doing, so stop pretending you mean anything fucking respectable.
This wasn’t a common talking point/repeated phrase (sentiment showed up from time to time, but this specific phrase? No) in these conversations until these kids died. So this “we’re not gloating about dead kids” shit doesn’t ring true to a lot of people.
Don’t bother with your mental gymnastics to try and excuse your shit on my account. I’ve heard it all already and it doesn’t make what you all are doing ok.