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Moral Compass

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9. Simple nonsense

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Fri Jan 26, 2018, 03:46 PM

Jan 2018

Love me some right wing pundits.

They just spew their bs because it is their show and they can say anything they want.

Most of the people listening want to believe this kind of crap and won’t ever question it.

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Ben Shapiro: "A poor person in the US today is living better than a rich person in the 1920s." [View all] tenderfoot Jan 2018 OP

the rich person in the 1920s is dead today, so, yeah, i guess the poor person is living better. unblock Jan 2018 #1

They didn't have Teevees! Poor peepo have nice teevees today! maxsolomon Jan 2018 #2

Yeah! They have refrigerators now! Takket Jan 2018 #3

Or at least the boxes the refrigerators came in...N/T flotsam Jan 2018 #15

They have cell phones! Did RICH people have cell phones in the 1920's? I don't THINK so! Aristus Jan 2018 #4

Oh, the old "the Poor have TV, cell phone and Refirgerator lies". haele Jan 2018 #5

+1 Liberal In Texas Jan 2018 #7

Poor people shouldn't have indoor plumbing either crazycatlady Jan 2018 #13

tell that to those folk who are living on the street you so and so. AllaN01Bear Jan 2018 #6

It is true in some ways but mostly untrue ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #8

Simple nonsense Moral Compass Jan 2018 #9

And, if I'm not mistaken the second home (mansion) photo is COLGATE4 Jan 2018 #10

LOL-Ben has a way of letting out gems of stupid Johonny Jan 2018 #11

Ah yes, the one the NY Times refers to as "the cool kids philosopher, dissecting arguments with a TacoD Jan 2018 #12

I am so sick of assholes like Ben Shapiro. smirkymonkey Jan 2018 #14

Says the Guy Who Understands Neither History Nor Inflation erpowers Jan 2018 #16