There’s a quick chant of “How we gonna pay for it!” And some mild booing from the crowd.
The Democrats: “They’ll give everybody healthcare!”
There’s a bit more booing and some “How we gonna pay for it!” grumbling.
The Democrats: “They’ll clear out the fascists. And then logic, fact, reason, and science will be used to make decisions!”
The crowd is confused now. People are openly saying “How is that bad? It’s what we want.” And “If they can pay for the healthcare and the housing - isn’t that good?”
The Democrats: “They’ll abolish ICE!”
There’s a palpable silence and then the crowd starts booking the Democrats.
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I know it’s 100% unrealistic. I wanted to write something positive for a change.
The Democrats: “They’ll give everybody housing!”
There’s a quick chant of “How we gonna pay for it!” And some mild booing from the crowd.
The Democrats: “They’ll give everybody healthcare!”
There’s a bit more booing and some “How we gonna pay for it!” grumbling.
The Democrats: “They’ll clear out the fascists. And then logic, fact, reason, and science will be used to make decisions!”
The crowd is confused now. People are openly saying “How is that bad? It’s what we want.” And “If they can pay for the healthcare and the housing - isn’t that good?”
The Democrats: “They’ll abolish ICE!”
There’s a palpable silence and then the crowd starts booking the Democrats.
-–
I know it’s 100% unrealistic. I wanted to write something positive for a change.
booing?
Booking: an erudite version of stoning
Ah, so that’s what pigs mean when they threaten to throw the book at you.
Oops. But I’ll try to use that next time in a Klob thread.