2026-05-10 10:47 UTC
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@larsmb@mastodon.online 2026-05-10 14:22
I should clarify: *some* politicians. I know actually great ones who genuinely try exist, and I love them. You know whom I mean for both types. But that'd have made the post less punchy.
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@levampyre@chaos.social 2026-05-10 11:08
@larsmb@mastodon.online ☝️
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@chriscz@social.linux.pizza 2026-05-10 11:46
@larsmb@mastodon.online :pingunootnoot: now I get it!!!
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@bhaugland@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 13:13
@larsmb@mastodon.online politicians are just salesmen looking for the next commission check. They can’t imagine doing something out of the goodness of their heart
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@hamishb@mstdn.ca 2026-05-10 13:38
Journalists have a certain sympathy for that, too. There is a market-based standard of 'normality' to be maintained. @larsmb@mastodon.online
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@mjj@mstdn.dk 2026-05-10 13:45
@larsmb@mastodon.online They often seem genuinely puzzled that people would be working on improvements to society just to work on society. There has to be another motive...
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@benroyce@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 13:51
@larsmb@mastodon.online conspiracy theory in general is about people who don't understand morality. they are immoral or amoral chuds where morally normal people react badly, widely, to an aspect of bigotry, they don't understand where that is coming from. "must be some sort of coordinated effort?" this observation only applies to the average dimwit bigot on top of that effect, there is knowing manipulation of such fools for agendas, by those you indicate: politicians who know how to work over bigoted losers
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@Theriac@plasmatrap.com 2026-05-10 14:07
@larsmb@mastodon.online in the UK: RE: https://plasmatrap.com/notes/am1ykmzerb
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@crazyeddie@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 14:12
@larsmb@mastodon.online I really only ever see that claim come out of the mouths of the politicians that actually do pay protestors, agitators, and testimonialists (whatever you call the person you pay to testify for you before congress). So I just see it as a spotlight -- which is what a projector looks like when you're standing in front of it.
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@dr_bad@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 14:20
@larsmb@mastodon.online Because they themselves can’t relate to any motivation that doesn’t involve money.
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@lockspringer@chaos.social 2026-05-10 14:26
@larsmb@mastodon.online For anyone who wants me to reply, 'That's bullshit! Not everyone is being paid. There's something called the free exchange of opinions in the marketplace of ideas', that'll be €20.
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@gooba42@mastodon.social 2026-05-10 16:32
@larsmb@mastodon.online They can't imagine other people having genuinely different motivations or opinions. Modern politics is all about this team of donors paying for politicians to oppose the other team of donors.
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@numodular@c.im 2026-05-10 16:34
@larsmb@mastodon.online OTOH, the 99% aren't getting much back from the abusive 1%, so how much "paid"?.. #DemocraticSocialism #Revolution
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@WideEyedCurious@mstdn.social 2026-05-10 19:13
@larsmb@mastodon.online They can’t comprehend that anyone would do it for free.
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@Nike_Leonhard@literatur.social 2026-05-11 15:11
@larsmb@mastodon.online Sadly this sounds absolutely sound and sensible.
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@Cassandra@ottawa.place 2026-05-14 16:10
@larsmb@mastodon.online That makes sense. They can't conceive of someone having an opinion that *isn't* subject to purchase.