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While speaking on the final night of the GOP midterm convention, Vice President JD Vance said the country was “poorer” and “dirtier” before President Donald Trump was reelected for a second term.

“We were tired of being called racists for noticing that our country was becoming dirtier and poorer, and less safe and less prosperous,” Vance said on the final day of the two-day convention in Dallas, Texas.

His sentiment appeared to reflect the administration’s efforts to combat rising immigration rates in the U.S., a key campaign point during the 2024 election. Vance himself promoted unsubstantiated claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, in September 2024, spreading misinformation about the community abducting and eating pets.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago

Such precious little snowflakes.

[–] AfterlifeAdventures@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And "average" Americans continue not caring.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So here is the thing. Fox News is abhorrent, its a fact. Except, Fox didnt create these monsters from thin air. In fact, Id bet it was years of probing and market research to maximize viewership that manifested their siren song.

The way I see it, fox just wants control. They have no ideology but will mask how ever the public wants to get them to listen. Once they have the right mask they start programming.

This is a long way of saying if racism wasnt just an inherent trait of being evil it could have been anything else and people like trump or vance would play along to get their way.

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[–] morgan_423@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What'll probably help you with the racist label is if you stop doing and saying racist things all the time 🤷‍♂️

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[–] architect@thelemmy.club 18 points 2 days ago (4 children)

And I’m tired of being called a woke blue haired sjw socialist get the fuck over it pussies.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (5 children)

It's so still so bizarre to me that a social justice warrior is supposedly like a bad thing.

I've come to understand it as is used, but on its own I still expect people who are hearing it for the first time being like hey that sounds pretty awesome, someone who fights for social justice in this shit hole world

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 24 points 2 days ago

Weird. Why does JD tie those two things together in his mind? I mean, if he's not racist?

[–] Steve@startrek.website 19 points 2 days ago

If it's poorer and dirtier, that's on the majority whites who are overwhelmingly in charge of shit. The quality of the white people has gone down because you don't even have to pretend to be qualified for leadership anymore. Just coast through ivy league or whatever, get in business or politics by nepotism, and then you get to abuse your power indefinitely while you blame minorities for all the problems you ignore while grifting.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

'After' and suddenly it becomes factually accurate.

Eat shit, couch fucker.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“He’s right, of course. That dirty slut he married got through.”

Isn’t that sorta what you’re saying, JD?

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago

Since the orange cancer was elected "our country ~~was~~ has become~~ing~~ dirtier and poorer".

[–] abcdqfr@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Gonna choke on that dog whistle slobbing it so hard

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ok, if you’re not racist, then why do the people who like nazi salutes only march in support of your party?

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 7 points 2 days ago

I think the big tell is that he said something super racist in his very denial of being racist

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

“We’re tired of being called racist so I’m about to say something racist!”

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They only "notice" because they're racist.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He's repeating the same shit that Tucker was saying - Tucker was saying if he or other dumbasses turned fascist, it's because the liberals made them do it.

It's just more DARVO and Murc's Law bullshit.

When Republicans behave badly, it's someone else's fault. If they get even worse, it's because some liberal told them they were behaving badly or called them an appropriate name (racist, fascist, etc.).

They remind me of dogs after you give them a bath when they have gotten really stinky (rolled in something dead, for instance) - right after their bath, they'll run all around, desperate in an attempt to get all dirty again. Republicans are the same way after someone has reprimanded them - they run all around and try to find some shit to roll in.

[–] lil_era76@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

fucking actually wild to claim the country is getting dirtier when objective data shows the exact opposite. overall littering in America has dropped by more than 60% since the 1970s, with roadway and public trash dropping another 34% just in the last six years alone. American metro areas and highways are significantly cleaner today than they were a few decades ago. Municipal waste management, street sweeping, and public cleanup efforts have vastly improved at keeping actual trash off the ground.

All they can do is blame brown people for all of our problems. Like fuck, when was the last time a republican has talked about a coherent solution to a social or economical problem? people are dealing with actual fucking problems: high prices, housing costs, healthcare, wages, infrastructure, energy, and the cost of raising a family. And all the GOP cares about is Muslim and trans people

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I just assumed he meant skin colour, not actually dirt/trash in the streets.

You know, the racist way to phrase it, which I simply assume this Republican is being in front of other Republicans(racists)

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[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (6 children)

JD Vance is speaking at a MAGA rally in my area next week.

This please send me your ideas for what I should write on a sign that will make him cry.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Your parents will never love you.

[–] TheStaffmaster@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

"Move a bit to the left. We need a clean shot." Then have a friend with a flash camera take a photo of him.

JUST A PHOTO.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How about, "Stop molesting furniture JD!"

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[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

The country became poorer and dirtier. Poorer because your billionaire pedo friends were allowed to take everyone’s money. Dirtier because your dotard boss coaxed the deplorables into the sunlight and made himself their king.

[–] Janx@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why are all the dogs on my street howling?

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[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 9 points 2 days ago
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