“This shutdown is different from earlier ones because Donald Trump and Russ Vought and all of their cronies are using this moment to terrorize these patriotic federal employees,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., standing with federal workers Tuesday outside the White House budget office.
Van Hollen said it’s “a big fat lie” when Trump and his budget director say the shutdown is making them fire federal workers. “It is also illegal and we will see them in court,” he said.
The thinking here is short term pain for long term pain.
Americans by and large seem very complacent with things being horrible for others unless it affects them directly. So if more people are affected directly maybe they will wake up?
Or maybe people are afraid. Adding suffering doesn’t guarantee a certain outcome.
Being afraid means you can let the people you love suffer in the end? Cowards.
Tell me you’ve never been in any real danger without telling me you’ve never been in any real danger. It’s fight, flight or fawn; you don’t get to decide.
Fight, flight, fawn, or freeze. I’m a freezer.
lmfao victim blaming is crazy