pisceyariesbaby:

dragginage:

tami-taylors-hair:

I was in line at Aldi and this girl with two toddlers in front of me had her card declined and she looked so fucking sad and said “let me call my husband real quick” and it was only 18 dollars, so I just paid for it, and she was very sweet and then as she walked off, the lady behind me said `”You know that was probably a scam, right?” and like, even if it was, like what a sad fucking scam, right? 18 dollars at the Aldi. If you’re “scamming” me for some Tyson chicken and apple juice and cauliflower, then just take my fucking money. 

“A scam” people are fucking wild.  

This happened to me, too. A woman had used WIC for the majority of her stuff (which I say from personal experience is such a long and embarrassing process) and to buy the remainder of her groceries, which included diapers and wipes, she used a card, and it got declined. I bought the other $30 of her groceries because hey, I’ve been there, and now I’m not. She was extremely emotional and began to cry and even hugged me. My mom called me on the drive home and could tell I had been crying myself, asked what was wrong, and when I told her what happened, she berated me for being “duped.” I couldn’t believe she could be so disappointed in one of her children for doing something- nice? Is that the hill you want to die on? Getting mad about people needing groceries?

people who’ve never had to worry about money always think it’s a “scam” when other people desperately need money. it’s rly irritating and gross.

sourdoughnibblers:

lord-kitschener:

sharkebutt:

tilthat:

TIL if you make 25000 USD in a year, you are in the top 2% richest people in the world by income

via reddit.com

This doesn’t account for purchasing power. 25 grand a year can still be shit poor and deprived depending on where you live, your health, and how many dependents you have.

Out of context, stuff like this is just used to guilt poor people into feeling like they have no right to be angry about suffering and being exploited, because being angry about not being able to afford medicine you need akshually means you’re a spoiled whiner who needs to shut up and be grateful for the few scraps you get, because hey at least you’re not living in a hut with no running water. (See: that fox News segment that said “poor people in the USA aren’t actually poor because most of them have refrigerators”)

and like.. if you make that much and are doing that poorly, how are the other 98% doing?

ultradracula:

cornbreadfishncollardgreens:

iamoutofideas:

espanolbot2:

benevolent-falcon:

rainandpathos:

hymnsofheresy:

hymnsofheresy:

american nationalism is its own religion.

  • the constitution is comparable to the Bible. read as if it was written by God, and is oftentimes considered indisputable 
  • the flag is an idol in which people literally pledge their allegiance to
  • patriotic anthems = hymns
  • the military itself is a treated like a priest class; the “laypeople” are expected to display the utmost respect for their pure existence.
  • indoctrination of children
  • displays of patriotism determines how “faithful” the individual is
  • presence of nationalism at different events (such as sports games, festivals, schools etc…) eerily resembles a theocracy
  • when someone chooses not to partake in a patriotic ritual, they are considered a heretic

SAY THIS AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_civil_religion

Well they had a painting in DC where the title (The Apotheosis of Washington) literally means “George Washington becomes a god“.

mcchristianity

This is exactly why I’m not patriotic

We live in the shittiest version of Warhammer 40K