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TealSeam6 t1_jdmtd2c wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Tornado hits western Mississippi as storms knock out power for thousands. A town is 'gone,' resident says | CNN by A179E49GFZ68722R23

The Mississippi delta counties generally vote democrat, and these are some of the poorest counties in the entire US. Terrible take

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polkjamespolk t1_jdmui4v wrote

I've said it before, but compassion is Dead. The idea that "these people vote wrong and therefore don't deserve to be helped" is appalling.

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Fit_Serve726 t1_jdmxotb wrote

Agreed, IDK if this is because of trump, or its just been growing over the years, but people are fucking dead, their lives uprooted and ruined because of a terrible tragic event. Then their are redditors who cant see past it being the south to even offer a momentary thought of compassion, and sadness for the victims.

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sirbissel t1_jdn8e2f wrote

I think it's more "people vote against this for other people, but once it's happening to them expect help"

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polkjamespolk t1_jdncps4 wrote

You know how every one of those people injured, killed, or made homeless by a tornado voted? Sounds to me like you just want to validate your hatred and disdain for people whose value you don't acknowledge.

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sirbissel t1_jdne325 wrote

You know that you can explain something without agreeing with it, right?

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polkjamespolk t1_jdng0oy wrote

I'm sorry. I didn't and still don't believe you're just explaining something you aren't asserting as fact.

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goofzilla t1_jdmzyf5 wrote

So the government of Mississippi will give our tax dollars to Brett Favre instead of helping the people who need it most?

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