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30 Jan 2026, 7:54 am

I wish the Great Society was never invented.



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01 Feb 2026, 2:45 pm

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish the Great Society was never invented.


Why?

Let's see what it gave you.
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The core programs of the Great Society focused on a "war on poverty", which increased federal involvement in education, employment, and healthcare.

Looks like the Trumplefish agrees with you,

Federal education support...gone, Employment... Well there are lots of menial jobs up for grabs now and as for Healthcare....

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The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 created a Job Corps and Volunteers in Service to America; the Food Stamp Act of 1964 provided low-income people assistance in purchasing food; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorized federal expenditure on schools with low-income students; and the Social Security Amendments of 1965 created Medicaid, which funds some medical costs for low-income individuals, and Medicare, a health insurance program for people aged 65 and over. Measures designed to end racial injustice included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial segregation in schools, public spaces, and workplaces; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which ensured that minorities could exercise their right to vote; the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which abolished quotas based on national origin and placed a greater emphasis on skills and links to U.S. citizens; and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibited housing discrimination.



I can see why MAGA would consider these things anathemic.



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01 Feb 2026, 4:42 pm

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03 Feb 2026, 4:27 am

I wish that the Amish Religion was never invented.



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03 Feb 2026, 5:52 am

Carbonhalo wrote:
Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish the Great Society was never invented.


Why?

Let's see what it gave you.
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The core programs of the Great Society focused on a "war on poverty", which increased federal involvement in education, employment, and healthcare.

Looks like the Trumplefish agrees with you,

Federal education support...gone, Employment... Well there are lots of menial jobs up for grabs now and as for Healthcare....

Quote:
The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 created a Job Corps and Volunteers in Service to America; the Food Stamp Act of 1964 provided low-income people assistance in purchasing food; the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 authorized federal expenditure on schools with low-income students; and the Social Security Amendments of 1965 created Medicaid, which funds some medical costs for low-income individuals, and Medicare, a health insurance program for people aged 65 and over. Measures designed to end racial injustice included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited racial segregation in schools, public spaces, and workplaces; the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which ensured that minorities could exercise their right to vote; the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, which abolished quotas based on national origin and placed a greater emphasis on skills and links to U.S. citizens; and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibited housing discrimination.



I can see why MAGA would consider these things anathemic.

I am not MAGA.



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03 Feb 2026, 9:32 am

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish that the Amish Religion was never invented.

I am curious why?
Is it Anabaptism itself, or specific aspects of the Amish way of life?
Do you feel the same way about the Mennonites?

Thank you for posting, because my first thought was "Why?" Even though there is an Amish community near where I live, and I have a scattered (not intimate) knowledge about their way of life, and virtually nothing about their version of Christianity, I am not sure how they are any worse than other versions of Christianity. Anyway, again thank you because it led me to do some research on the Amish and Anabaptism

Every religion has aspects that ruins someone's life, except maybe Satanism. But Christianity would argue it f**ks up the afterlife.

--- on topic so I don't have to copy and paste this into the What's on your mind right now? thread.


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03 Feb 2026, 9:47 am

pcgoblin wrote:
Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish that the Amish Religion was never invented.

I am curious why?
Is it Anabaptism itself, or specific aspects of the Amish way of life?
Do you feel the same way about the Mennonites?

Thank you for posting, because my first thought was "Why?" Even though there is an Amish community near where I live, and I have a scattered (not intimate) knowledge about their way of life, and virtually nothing about their version of Christianity, I am not sure how they are any worse than other versions of Christianity. Anyway, again thank you because it led me to do some research on the Amish and Anabaptism

Every religion has aspects that ruins someone's life, except maybe Satanism. But Christianity would argue it f**ks up the afterlife.

--- on topic so I don't have to copy and paste this into the What's on your mind right now? thread.

well its because I am opposed to every denomination except the Church of Christ due to many reasons including theology so the Amish are just one of the denominations I disagree with. One of many. I do feel the same way about the Mennonites and the Anabaptists in general. You are welcome.



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03 Feb 2026, 10:13 am

It kind of depresses me how many of the answers in this thread boil down to "people I disagree with."


People are not "invented" nor are they "things", and that includes Amish people.



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03 Feb 2026, 4:19 pm

Barchan wrote:
It kind of depresses me how many of the answers in this thread boil down to "people I disagree with."


People are not "invented" nor are they "things", and that includes Amish people.


People, or ideologies?

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish that the Amish Religion was never invented.


Because it sure reads like he's speaking about their religion, not the people themselves.

He didn't refer to Amish people as things nor as an invention. He didn't refer to Amish people at all, although obviously without the invention of that sect of Christianity there would be no people who identify as members of that sect.


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06 Feb 2026, 4:42 pm

I wish Zyklon B was never invented.



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06 Feb 2026, 4:47 pm

Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I wish Zyklon B was never invented.

8O I looked up Zyklon B. You are so right.


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06 Feb 2026, 5:06 pm

Leaf blowers... They're loud, heavy, expensive, and they're so inefficient at moving leaves that it takes hours to clear out a single driveway. Just use a rake ffs.


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