• Moonworm [any]@hexbear.net
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    It probably would have hurt her campaign to be given a fucking award to prove she was normal.

    Trump did a lot of obvious theater to pretend he was with the masses and saw himself on their level instead of a man who literally coats his walls in gold. But Harris wasn’t even willing to pretend she was anything other than an elite. All of her working class bona fides were about her past. That just doesn’t mean dick to people.

    • Lussy [any, hy/hym]@hexbear.net
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      Yeah, it truly was. Few people ever even acknowledge the huge chunk of the population, of the working class, that’s working unglorified min wage jobs.

      Even when they pay lipservice to the working class the way some politicians do, they always seem to be referring to high wage union members or bartenders at upscale restaurants

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    In a land torn between struggle sessions over pineapple on pizza, or mayo with fries, there is only one thing that brings them together: the burger. Hailing from the land of Hamburg, Germany, it has become a beloved import of American cuisine. The simplicity of its craft, ground beef modeled into a ball and then flattened, with 2 slices of bread, and various toppings of your choice, make it a symbol of freedom. Anyone can make it, just like the American Dream.

  • halyk.the.red@lemmy.ml
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    Imagine the person who is celebrating these things, though. What kind of outreach is intended by being celebrated by a shitty burger chain? Who is actually out in the crowd, applauding this?