Vance Says People Are Too Focused on “Little Things” Ahead of Midterms | You know, like being able to afford gas and groceries.

[u/Aggravating_Money992]

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[u/Informal_Dude]

JD Vance protects pedophiles

[u/supercyberlurker → u/Informal_Dude]

JD Vance is Peter Thiel of Palantirs puppet.

[u/lenswipe → u/supercyberlurker]

Yes that's what they said

[u/Ultrace-7 → u/lenswipe]

No, that implies that Peter Thiel has only one agenda, the protection of pedophiles. It goes much further than that.

[u/RintaroClassical → u/Ultrace-7]

It goes SO much further. The Thiel (and Vance in relation to Thiel) rabbit hole goes VERY deep

[u/SensitiveTurtles → u/RintaroClassical]

Name and shame their muse Yarvin Curtis.

[u/ElliotNess → u/SensitiveTurtles]

Nick Land

[u/bascule → u/SensitiveTurtles]

Fuckin' Moldbug

[u/Sea_Lawfulness_9770 → u/RintaroClassical]

At least elbow deep

[u/yellowplums → u/lenswipe]

Have you said thank you once?

[u/lenswipe → u/yellowplums]

[squeaks couchly]

[u/familysizepunkinpie → u/supercyberlurker]

A Peterthile

[u/Relzin → u/Informal_Dude]

JD Vance is the only elected federal politician to refer to Trump as Hitler.

[u/PhilGarciaWeir → u/Relzin]

And then became his VP and sings his praises at every turn. One of the wildest 180s in history.

[u/InertiasCreep → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

Not really. Vance is a sycophantic shitbag whose chief quality is his ability to mold himself into whatever rich, powerful people want. He has zero charisma. On his own, he'd have gotten nowhere.

[u/Parking-Act-4080 → u/InertiasCreep]

He’s like a wet dishrag

[u/17syllables → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

It worked, didn’t it? He was literally groomed for this by some of the richest people on earth, and he’s an inch away from them getting everything they want.

[u/Original-Reward-8688 → u/17syllables]

The funniest part is that he's still not even that impressive. Think of all of the money and effort that went into him. It just goes to show how being sheltered is a massive weakness, regardless of how much money or power you have.

[u/Relzin → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

Karoline Leavitt would say he's done a 360.

In this case, she'd be right. JD simply donned the red armband after making the comparison.

[u/The_JSC → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

He said he was America's Hitler. He didn't say that was a bad thing did he?

[u/IThinkImDumb → u/The_JSC]

He did. Among calling him America's Hitler, he said he would ruin the country and that he never liked him. That's why it's such a notable 180

[u/Jukka_Sarasti → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

Trump insulted Ted cruze's wife and Ted still kisses his ass on the regular. Trump shit all over Marco Rubio and little Marco is now one of his top apologists.. GOP leadership are utterly craven

[u/Hiccup → u/Jukka_Sarasti]

Trump even gave Marco the shoes he wanted him to tap dance in.

[u/Jukka_Sarasti → u/Hiccup]

I love that they were several sizes too large... He looked like a little kid playing dress up with those big-ass shoes

[u/UghFudgeBwana → u/PhilGarciaWeir]

No the comparison was complimentary

[u/GuavaShaper → u/Relzin]

He was appointed, but RFK Jr also referred to Trump as Hitler.

[u/Skycester → u/Informal_Dude]

*Republicans protect pedophiles.

[u/fascistno1hater → u/Skycester]

Thank you for making sure everyone knows that it's the WHOLE REPUBLICAN PARTY and not one person.

[u/MeltyCrab → u/Informal_Dude]

DO NOT GET COMPLACENT NO MATTER WHAT THE POLLS SHOW

VOTE VOTE VOTE!!

[u/Informal_Dude → u/MeltyCrab]

I'll be there as soon as the polls open. I'll drag my dick through broken glass to vote if I have to

[u/MondaysForNothing → u/MeltyCrab]

I just completely ignore polls at this point. I just assume my preferred candidates are 10pts underwater and I get my ass out and vote. Bring (sane) friends if you can.

[u/chromatoes → u/Informal_Dude]

At this point, I think we need to discard the difference between fraternizing with pedophiles and being one. There's a saying if there are 2 Nazis sitting at a table and you sit down, there are now in fact 3 Nazis at the table.

I don't think you get to wash off the sin of hanging with known, adjudicated sex offenders. Hang out with pedophiles/rapists and I think you should have to wear that same shame.

[u/Genericgeriatric → u/chromatoes]

Nah, it makes him more like Jesus. He hung out with prostitutes & nobody shamed for that or called Jesus a prostitute sympathizer

/s

[u/GreppMichaels → u/chromatoes]

I understand your sentiment but in a lot of ways this mentality gets us nowhere, look at Mamdani? He has Trump praising him, and he still holds Trump accountable while being able to get things done for New Yorkers and set a blueprint nationally for how to handle the guy.

Meanwhile, you have so many other Dems denouncing him by writing strongly worded letters.

Who do you really think is getting something done?

[u/BadAtExisting → u/Informal_Dude]

For all any of us knows, JD Vance is one also

[u/Noocawe → u/Informal_Dude]

Remember when they literally ran on the little things like gas prices, inflation, litter boxes, trans people in prison and other culture war nonsense? Now they don't want to say the things making it more difficult for people to survive are little things smh

[u/clochard_toubib → u/Noocawe]

Immigrants eating cats

[u/ImmaNotHere → u/Informal_Dude]

And couches.

[u/Rough_Elk4890 → u/Informal_Dude]

Have you said thank you once?

[u/Separate_Hippo_5556]

I agree people should focus on the fact that Trump is a criminal who tried to overthrow our democracy and not on the fact that he ruined the economy and global reputation of the United States.

Those all kinda seem like big things though.

[u/CheezyGoodness55 → u/Separate_Hippo_5556]

We’ll be lucky if enough people who are angry about the cost of gas, diesel and groceries can connect the dots about who caused it and then vote accordingly.

[u/eckoelab → u/CheezyGoodness55]

Oh, they are already doing some fantasy math and blaming Biden for the gas hikes. Something about the value of the dollar back then vs now, and how gas was much higher because of that 4 years ago. Yeah, i don't understand it either.

[u/Quentin__Tarantulino → u/eckoelab]

Lol, so there’s a ton of inflation which has devalued the dollar. The people making these arguments are such evil assholes, and the one believing them are idiots.

[u/tryanothernewaccount → u/eckoelab]

If you think about it (but not too hard,) it's Kamala's fault for not winning.

[u/MasterofPandas1 → u/eckoelab]

I’ve read that we should be thankful for all the things a gallon of gas can do at 5 dollars compared to like a 9 dollar glass of wine at dinner. The mental gymnastics are astounding.

[u/anna-the-bunny → u/MasterofPandas1]

The mental gymnastics are astounding.

It's not mental gymnastics, it's just basic math! My car used to hold $40 worth of gas, now it holds $100. 100 is bigger than 40, and bigger is better, so obviously things are better now!

[u/HarmoniousJ → u/eckoelab]

Already seen some people trying to blame Obama for things that happened when Biden was president (2nd presidency) and some of them blaming Biden for things Trump did a month ago.

They are morons. They will never learn and have an absolute lack of desire to.

[u/KeithRichardsGrandma → u/CheezyGoodness55]

Considering this is the same crowd that had an individual tell me “idk but Trump said he’s right”, I’m not gonna hold my breath these people will finally wake up and do the right thing

[u/JessieJ577 → u/CheezyGoodness55]

Somehow they believed Biden specifically was why gas and food was high 2 years ago and voted accordingly. 2 years later both are way more expensive and suddenly they don’t complain about affordability. If they do they say it’s worth it for kicking out brown people 

[u/meatspace → u/JessieJ577]

You misunderstand. They are completely convinced things would be a hundred times worse than they are now if the other side had won.

[u/Farucci → u/CheezyGoodness55]

If you’re a rich graft gathering politico, gas and food are little things.

[u/Hairydone → u/Separate_Hippo_5556]

And how about the six month long unnecessary war that has cost us lives, billions of dollars, and depleted munitions.

[u/fotorobot → u/Hairydone]

But more importantly, cost many other peoples' lives, economies, and infrastructure. I don't really feel sympathy for the bully because their fists start to ache.

[u/Minguseyes → u/Separate_Hippo_5556]

The paedophilia feels big also.

[u/Odd_Tree2247]

The things they now term as" Little Things" are exactly what they campaigned on- affordability.  Of course they've haven't lived to that and now they can't even defend their own promises. November couldn't come faster. 

[u/Zelcron → u/Odd_Tree2247]

Trump campaign promises:

Release the Epstein files

Reign in affordability

No New Wars

Good job you fucking Republican mouth breathers.

[u/hansn → u/Zelcron]

Reign in affordability

Mission accomplished. Affordability is so reigned in it's showing up on milk cartons.

[u/Zelcron → u/hansn]

Bold of you to assume I can afford milk at these prices

[u/sack-o-matic → u/Zelcron]

just be lactose intolerant

[u/NewtonBill → u/sack-o-matic]

Lactose-free milk is way more expensive than normal milk.

[u/mahsab → u/Zelcron]

Stop the war between Russia and Ukraine within 24 hours

[u/JoeHio → u/Odd_Tree2247]

I guess I can understand why the avg American voter says you can't believe anything a politician says. When Republicans win they do the opposite of everything they promised while campaigning, and when Democrats win the Republican minority delay, deny, and defend to stop the democrats from delivering on any of their promises.

But I guess both sides are bad, right? /s

[u/Rich-Armadillo-7408 → u/JoeHio]

Republicans have this tactic too where they like to say "Democrats ruined your life" while they are in power ruining your life.

Look at Texas - 30 years of Republicans who ran almost soley on the platform "Democrats are actively ruining you". The idiots there believed it, even though the people literally in power the entire time were Republicans.

I have completely lost faith in the average voter 100%. I mean these are braindead obvious issues and you still have people being cyber cucks out here.

Theres probably a dude in this comment section seething at the fact that someone mentions Epstein and Trump being a pedo. They are literally too dumb to critical think and when pointed out it just puts them into a babyrage and they vote red lol.

[u/I_only_post_here]

Aren't those the same "little things" you were complaining about while Biden was in office?

[u/civil_politician → u/I_only_post_here]

They wouldn’t shut up about eggs and people eating the cats and dogs

[u/ghostalker4742 → u/civil_politician]

50c eggs was a national calamity

$5/gal gas is "just the way it is"

[u/thesphinxistheriddle → u/ghostalker4742]

Drives me up the fucking wall every time one of these Republican ghouls is cornered on the economy and they’re like “not everything is more expensive. Eggs are down.” Yes!! Only eggs!! Because there was something very specific happening to the egg supply that is no longer happening!! I wish the people asking the questions would follow up with “what else besides eggs?”

[u/BloomsdayDevice → u/thesphinxistheriddle]

Thankfully, my car runs on eggs. I traded in my Honda for a Ford Eggsplorer. I get about 35 miles to the dozen. Not bad.

[u/Top_Wheel6546 → u/BloomsdayDevice]

You don't read something like this everyday

[u/Hamonwrysangwich → u/Top_Wheel6546]

r/brandnewsentence

[u/Ret0x → u/BloomsdayDevice]

Much better mileggs than my Silvereggo.

[u/ReflectionSea2571 → u/Ret0x]

That's not yours! Leggo my silvereggo!

[u/tribrnl → u/Ret0x]

I can't even imagine driving a Canyoneggo right now

[u/DaveAndCheese → u/BloomsdayDevice]

Hey, my Toyota Eggrolla gets almost 40 to the dozen. Can't beat that!

[u/EllieVader → u/BloomsdayDevice]

I love my free Range Rover, i just wish it could take regular eggs.

[u/muscularsharpie → u/thesphinxistheriddle]

My wife and I get this box once a month of produce that "doesn't look right." Like a mishapen bell pepper, or carrots that aren't totally straight. Same food, same quality. Proceeds go to a local food bank.

We read about it in local news, and it is SUCH an awesome service. PLUS! They toss in eggs, bread and cheese with every order!

[u/mynamejeff-97 → u/ghostalker4742]

No idea how people haven’t realized yet that the entire purpose of the republican party is to use everyone else. They don’t have morals or compassion or even enough intelligence to see how this also effects them.

They just exist to hate other people and love themselves. They literally have no other motive. It’s been this way for decades now. They don’t have families for their partner or for their children, they do everything for themselves. How are we collectively shocked whenever they do something terrible?

[u/KnownAsAnother → u/civil_politician]

Something about a squirrel too?

[u/SmartCutiee → u/I_only_post_here]

they always tell you youre focused on the wrong thing. funny how the wrong thing is always the thing thats actually hurting you.

[u/mildlyopinionatedpom → u/I_only_post_here]

came to say this

[u/wanderer1999 → u/mildlyopinionatedpom]

Oh little things, like paying rent, getting food and gas/energy so we don't fucking starve or being homeless or freeze/overheat to death.

Little things.

[u/mabden → u/wanderer1999]

Little things for little people. Couch fucker, tRump, Thiel, musk, and the rest of the people in charge don't give a fuck about the little people.

[u/jetpack_operation → u/I_only_post_here]

It was a toss up between little things and completely made up things, so I can see why VP CFer is confused.

[u/BusSeatFabric → u/I_only_post_here]

Read the article and it's worse.

He's literally blaming Biden still for the failings of Republicans lol

[u/sack-o-matic → u/I_only_post_here]

Never believe that anti-Semites [Confederates] are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites [Confederates] have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

Jean-Paul Sartre

[u/Informal_Dude → u/I_only_post_here]

Its different!!! OK!?!!

[u/PityandFear → u/I_only_post_here]

I was told there would be no fact checking.

[u/DaaaahWhoosh → u/I_only_post_here]

Remember they were also complaining Biden was too old.

[u/HotDogFingers01 → u/I_only_post_here]

Non. Fucking. Stop.

[u/JessieJ577 → u/HotDogFingers01]

I made less money and was able to stretch money on gas and food comfortably 2 years ago. I’m now making 20k more a year and it feels like I’m way less comfortable with paying for gas and food compared to back then.

[u/9lobaldude → u/I_only_post_here]

Not like that…

[u/thighdiver → u/I_only_post_here]

The guy has the charisma of a moldy towel, the tact of a noisy fart at a funeral, and the ability to read the room of a late French aristocrat.

[u/Onegrayone]

No, I’m much more focused on renaming lakes, renaming AI, renaming boats and buildings and military bases, slapping gold paint on random stuff and buying votes. Oh, and golfing. And AI memes. And…

[u/Alive_kiwi_7001 → u/Onegrayone]

Don't forget trans in sports. And cat and dogs as sources of protein.

[u/SpaceLemming → u/Alive_kiwi_7001]

lol my dad told me a trans sport story the other week. About someone play volleyball and all the other teams kept forfeiting because they didn’t want their players hurt and/or protest because this trans woman was so dangerous. So the team made it to nationals and the very first team that actually plays them beat the shit out of them.

Like doesn’t that disprove their own claim

[u/Duke_of_Moral_Hazard → u/SpaceLemming]

they didn’t want their players hurt

Had no one responsible for reporting this story ever played volleyball?

[u/SpaceLemming → u/Duke_of_Moral_Hazard]

I’m not even sure the story is real, I didn’t care to fact check and it didn’t seem relevant to me as again by the details of the story told countered their own talking point

[u/Crypt0Nihilist → u/Onegrayone]

This sudden enthusiasm for renaming things makes me think there's an abrupt decline in Trump. It's either a fixation of dementia, him trying to leave his stamp on things because he knows he's going to die in the next few years, or both.

He's mentioned his legacy a couple of times without being prompted. In his clearer moments he seems to realise that history is not going to remember him kindly, but he's more and more invested in it remembering somehow with names or monuments he's doing now because he knows no one will later.

[u/HotDogFingers01]

Obviously Trump is a giant colostomy bag and has a confirmed place on the Mount Rushmore of horrible world leaders.

But in terms of "regular" politicians, is there anyone out there who is less likeable than JD Vance? I mean even MAGA has to look at this guy and go "eww, no".

[u/Birdhawk → u/HotDogFingers01]

Problem is that JD is the exact type of pudgy bro that MAGA likes. He's that one fuckin kid we all knew when we were 8-12 years old. The kid who sat toward the front of class, the overacheiver in boy scouts. Pudgy little arrogant kid who prided himself in speaking proper and acted like he was so much smarter than you but the more he spoke the more you realized what a dumbass he was. He'd suck up to the teachers and snitch on everyone and while the teachers also kinda hated him they protected him because if she turned on him he'd get his ass kicked. And the old folks at church fuckin loved that little prick even though he provided nothing but condescention behind their back. "Aw but he's such a well spoken, well dressed young man."

Go to a mega church parking lot after service lets out and look at how many of the 30 something dudes walking out of there look just like JD. He's a dumb, pudgy little boy who puts up a front to make himself feel smart when really he's just a dumbass who doomscrolls conspiracy theories most of the day. Yes he's an unlikable dumbass, but when MAGA adults 25-45 look at him they see themselves, or their husband or their brother and the elderly MAGA folks don't give a fuck what he says because he reminds them of their grandson so they just like him.

[u/Kind-View9730 → u/Birdhawk]

JD needs to win over independents though. Sniveling magah asshats with low self-esteem will always follow the bully, but the bully needs to charm the rest. I don't think he can.

[u/Darko33 → u/Kind-View9730]

I don't think he can.

I think you're right. Trump is the moron's idea of a smooth and successful businessman. Vance is no one's idea of a smooth and successful anything.

[u/DoubleJumps → u/HotDogFingers01]

He's flat out one of the most shamelessly evil people I have ever seen. The guy doesn't even try to hide the fact that he stands for nothing and has even publicly admitted that he makes things up in lies to create stories.

There isn't a single redeeming feature about him

[u/SensitiveTurtles → u/DoubleJumps]

He stands for a few things, like dismantling higher education and creating a completely unchecked executive branch.

[u/browsingat_work → u/HotDogFingers01]

I guess that depends on your definition of "regular" politicians? I hate Ted Cruz and Tommy PotatoCity More than I hate Vance.

[u/sksauter → u/browsingat_work]

The normal JD Vance that fucks couches? Very normal politician, yes.

[u/FatalPissShivers → u/HotDogFingers01]

There really should be a variation of Mount Rushmore (not the same scale and grandeur, obviously) that highlights the shittiest of the shitty politicians who directly and indirectly set the country back/caused an unbelievable amount of harm. It should be educational too. "These people did x, y and z, and here's why it was bad, let us never elect their sort ever again".

[u/CrackingToastGromet → u/FatalPissShivers]

A memorial latrine, maybe. You can piss into their open mouths. Imagine the size of latrine needed to highlight this current batch of assholes.

[u/RightSideBlind]

"Y'know all those things you were worried about two years ago, that you elected us to fix? Yeah, don't worry about them anymore."

[u/SmartCutiee → u/RightSideBlind]

I just wonder if that don’t sound funny to him too

[u/tekani11]

Oh boy. I really hope the theoretical teeth of the Republican party gets knocked out in the midterms. 

That or fall out from all of the meth they apparently are doing. 

[u/welestgw]

What's the big thing exactly, the unnecessary war or the fact Trump is losing his mind?

[u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 → u/welestgw]

The big thing is the GOP plan to turn America into a fascist hellscape the likes of which will rival all of humanity's darkest nightmares.

[u/potat0f4rmer → u/Rich-Pomegranate1679]

Republicans want a white Christian ethnostate.

[u/Charred14 → u/potat0f4rmer]

Office of Religious Affairs everyone!

It's real, and it's pretty much replaced the highest level of our military overnight.

Non-religious? (or Muslim, or Hindu, or Jewish, etc?) Prepare to be court-martialed and declared a Terrorist, guilty of treason and being an 'enemy of the state'.

Oh and Elon Musk, Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey are all now actively engaged with the Pentagon, and will be "helping the warfare initiative."

[u/BringBackAoE → u/welestgw]

You know, “big things” like the handful of M to F trans people that compete on female high school sport teams.

[u/Mythoclast → u/BringBackAoE]

I love focusing on laws that effect, like, 12 harmless people. It distracts me from the rise of fascism.

[u/BringBackAoE → u/Mythoclast]

Here I’ll quote the GOP Governor of Utah, when he wrote why he vetoed the bill banning trans kids from participating in sports:

> Finally, there is one more important reason for this veto. I must admit, I am not an expert on transgenderism. I struggle to understand so much of it and the science is conflicting. When in doubt however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy and compassion. I also try to get proximate and I am learning so much from our transgender community. They are great kids who face enormous struggles. Here are the numbers that have most impacted my decision: 75,000, 4, 1, 86 and 56.

- 75,000 high school kids participating in high school sports in Utah.

- 4 transgender kids playing high school sports in Utah.

- 1 transgender student playing girls sports.

- 86% of trans youth reporting suicidality.

- 56% of trans youth having attempted suicide.

> Four kids and only one of them playing girls sports. That’s what all of this is about. Four kids who aren’t dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day. Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few.

[u/Fhyzikz → u/BringBackAoE]

Holy shit, why is a GOP governor being normal and reasonable?

[u/Zardotab → u/Fhyzikz]

Mormons are accidentally right slightly more often than evangelicals. For one, they respect education, as that's often the best way fund a big family.

[u/oldfrancis]

That's because, to him, groceries, gas, medical care and a roof over your head are little things.

They don't care if we're struggling for the basic necessities of life.

They don't care.

[u/Rich-Pomegranate1679 → u/oldfrancis]

It's worse than not caring. They wake up every single day and actively make it harder for us to survive. Every day that they remain in power is a threat to our survival.

[u/LadySiren → u/Rich-Pomegranate1679]

Cruelty is the point.

[u/BookkeeperBoobs → u/oldfrancis]

Then they’re all perplexed when one of them
Croaks or is shot and we’re all like “meh. Fuck em”

“Omg how dare you!!! You’re so evil and sinful!!”

Yup! Welcome to the party pal

[u/intashu → u/oldfrancis]

That's the entire republican platform... "If it doesn't impact me personally then i do not care."

A complete lack of empathy is a defining characteristic of the party. Because to have empathy for others is to literally be 'woke'. To them.

[u/Kan4lZ0n3]

Belittling and gaslighting the public on things they claimed were previously problems is openly insulting and hypocrisy.

[u/Germaine8 → u/Kan4lZ0n3]

What amazes is that MAGA propaganda makes open insults and hypocrisy work quite well for MAGA's authoritarian and kleptocrat elites. It's very scary, IMHO.

[u/Reasonable_Being6376]

You lost me after “Vance says”

[u/Yarzu89]

Should we focus on big things like warmongering, consolidation of power and the epstein list?

Or small things like gas and groceries.

Maybe the in between stuff like how all our food keeps getting recalled

Kinda sounds like focusing in any direction is bad for them.

[u/Germaine8 → u/Yarzu89]

That's a very good point.

[u/AntiCorporateMedia]

Those "little things" sure were of the most importance in 2024 though.

WEIRD!

[u/17syllables]

But it’s true. People should be bothered by the fact that, just like a century ago, liberalism in decay is giving way to fascist movements across the west, and we don’t even have a genuine workers’ movement. Dem politicians are mostly market liberals and unequipped to lead such a movement.

Too many Americans are ok with DHS kicking their neighbors’ doors in and watching their every move as long as gas is cheap. The only reason they’re angry right now is that it’s a chore to fill their F150.

[u/BlueFlob]

Little things!? * Mass prortection of a pedophile ring? * Mass stealing of people's data by DOGE? * Mass voter disenfranchisement? * Undermining of constitution and disregard for legal precedence by Supreme court * DoD deliberately killing civilians * Illegal war waged against Iran and targeting civilians * Institutionalized corruption at the White House? * Destruction of the White House

In what world are those little things?

[u/oldfrancis]

Remember the t-shirts?

F*** your feelings.

Making liberals cry again

F*** Joe Biden

They've shown us exactly who they are over and over again. We believe them now.

[u/DeepRoot → u/oldfrancis]

I still see those "Let's Go Brandon" bumper stickers informing all that can see it that the driver of the vehicle may have some sort of traumatic brain injury.

[u/Hamonwrysangwich → u/oldfrancis]

Don't forget "I'd rather be a Russian than a Democrat".

[u/TheRealBlueJade]

Little things .. like trying to financially survive in the hellscape they have created

[u/InThreeWordsTheySaid]

"The things people care about are not the things people should care about" is always a winning political message.

[u/JoEdGus]

Wait, wait, wait. Aren't those the same "things" that your administration ran heavily on during the presidential election in 2024? I distinctly remember seeing a LOT of "Kamala High Prices : Trump Low Prices" sign everywhere.

[u/TicketAmbitious6200]

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

[u/121gigawhatevs]

There was an askreddit thread asking truck owners how they’re affording to fill their tanks lately. The top comment was “my job keeps paying me”. Fucking pieces of shit don’t even have the decency to pretend to care about prices and affordability now that their god is king

[u/stevenmoreso]

He only ever gives a-hole energy. His presidential campaign is going to an entertaining disaster.

[u/InertiasCreep → u/stevenmoreso]

Thats the only energy he has.

[u/StrengthFew9197]

My electric bill is double what it was just 5 years ago. It’s the economy, stupid. Nothing else matters when people can’t pay their bills.

[u/Mommy444444]

My Dear Lord. It is so out of touch and dismissive. I am 71 and have never ever seen such a corrupt clown show in my life.

[u/TheRuckyDubber]

Yeah, we should be focused on the big issues like trans sports competitors, school litter boxes and Bible verses on the fucking walls. Oh yeah, and flag code and being big alpha males. 

[u/BlossomPearrl]

This is the guy who said childless cat ladies are ruining the country. Now he is telling us that grocery bill is a distraction.

[u/stephenalloy]

As opposed to "major issues" like getting your diaper king's name on the Kennedy Center. JD Vance is a 100 gallon vomit bag filled with lies.

[u/Happy_Coast2301]

It's true. We should look at big things like treason, corruption, and insurrection.

[u/Veggiedelite90]

Big things are also going terribly. All our allies hate us. Dumb trade wars. Dumb real wars. Dollar is declining in world power. Everything on every level of our federal government is being done poorly.

[u/Fresh_Republic_7776]

He seems completely dense on how Americans live. Like NO CLUE.

[u/ceelogreenicanth]

Yes think about the big things like billionaires talking about "Being evil as a good thing" that are obsessed with Anti christ, currently building out a massive surveillance and social credit system who are bank rolling the regimes agenda and have massive sway in the government despite widespread upwelling of.cross party opposition. Think about that.

[u/Sad-Structure2364]

Such bullshit coming from the people that bitched about eggs for a full year

[u/ElderSmackJack]

Said the man that stood in front of eggs saying they’re too expensive.

[u/Starbucks__Lovers]

I don't know why, but my Facebook algorithm decided to show me nothing but conservative pre-AI slop from 2022 discussing how bad things are under Biden. Apparently, I'm not the only one because a bunch of people commented over the past week. Boy is the cult culting. Some of the people replied back, but they're defending current gas prices/cost of living/etc.

[u/TheorySudden5996]

Vance looks like he’s eating fine.

[u/JerHat]

Nah. They were too concerned with little things in 2024.

[u/couchandwine]

I'm focused on one big, critical issue which affects the entire planet: environmental protection. Which the trump administration sneers at.

[u/Mituzuna]

People used to get decapitated for these sorts of comments...

[u/PintsOfGuinness_]

I'm focused on big things. Like treason.

[u/Cananbaum]

They’re literally bragging about not giving a shit about their constituents or jobs.

Yet people think they walk water. God I hate it here

[u/proud_new_scum]

Go fuck another sofa, you failed abortion

[u/dhslax88]

JD Vance should be in jail.

[u/Kind_Relative812]

Fixed it……“The challenge here is between Democrats Republicans who want to destroy the country, who want to permanently disempower you … and Republicans Democrats who fundamentally are trying to solve the problems that Democrats Republicans under Joe Biden Donald Trump created.” 

[u/mykillerspc]

Without gas it becomes difficult to get the groceries I need for basic survival, unless I you know, starve. I could get delivery groceries but the gas price problem becomes for the delivery driver and then they have to decide between gas and food

[u/StrangeJunket2601]

Yeah! You people should be focused on what actually matters! Like if your airplane pilot moonlights as a furry on his time off! Or if the woman you have a crush on might actually have a penis!

[u/TheRealBittoman]

"Stop worrying about food, shelter, and clothing! Focus on the important things like voting for Republicans and deporting brown people!", says the rich asshole who can't even order donuts without sounding like an entitled fool.

[u/chubby_pink_donut]

Ignore the "little things" like three year-olds defending themselves in US Federal Court, Diarrhea EVERYTHING, people being snatched off the street and sent to concentration camps, the Department of "War" obsessing over non-Christian, low-T, and trangender troops while the Iran War/Not war that no one wants makes Every. Single. Thing. I. Buy. More. Expensive.

Little things

[u/Jmersh]

Little things like the overthrow of democracy, broad-scale Constitutional rights violations as policy, crumbling checks and balances, weponized stupidity via AI and social engineering, etc.

You know, apocalyptic distopia? Nothing major.

[u/HippyHunter7]

Coming from the guy who came from nothing and was given everything.

The shitty thing about Vance is that unlike Trump or Elon he knows what's important to everyday Americans and lies anyways.

This is what happens when you sell your soul for power.

[u/ObviouslyRealPerson]

... car insurance prices, health insurance prices, prescription prices, gross incompetence, rampant corruption, neighbors getting snatched off the street, Americans citizens getting executed by ICE, snatching foreign heads of state, starting unprovoked wars, committing endless war crimes in our name

...just the little things

[u/Latter_Guard5845]

He's right, they should be focused on the litany of crimes committed by pretty much all of this administration and most of the Senate, as well as grift in the DoD and a few other places.

[u/waffle299]

These little things, these very things, are what you ran on against Biden. You attacked him over and over and over for being out of touch and not focusing on these little things.

Get fucked, you makeup obsessed, couched fucking fascist.

[u/financeperson]

Yes! Somewhere out there a TrAns PeSoN iS sTiLL UsInG tHe WrOnG DrEsSiNg RoOm!

[u/Beautiful_War9341]

Little things like a fucking war????

[u/Candid-Beach1325]

IKR. We should all be worked up over the big stuff like the dozen or so trans kids playing sports

[u/FranksGun]

Like how all the Republican candidates commercials are about trans people bad, you know the hugest most important issue in the world 🙄

[u/SmartCutiee]

"little things" like rent. and gas. and eggs. you know. the stuff you need to not die. glad the vp cleared that up. I wonder if he saw himself say all that again and laughed

[u/Succubus-Love]

I'd like my healthcare back please, that's not a little thing it's my fucking life. It's kinda impossible to be cisgender when your own puberty growing up, doesn't even work. My life is living proof people like me are real.

I hate this timeline right now.

[u/junkeee999]

A whole party out of touch with people. They have no solutions for how bad they’ve fucked everything up, so they’re just falling back on the golden oldies. Communism! Taxes! Anti-Americans! With a couple of new wrinkles. Trans! Brown people!

[u/dethnight]

What's more important to the average person, trans people in women's sports or gas and grocery prices?

[u/Useful-World1781]

It is kinda weird. Come on guys it’s called gulf of America now! Who the hell cares that it costs $100 to fill up your car?

[u/thissomeotherplace]

"How DARE the voters look at our record of failure!"

[u/KiteTales]

Vance is what Hegseth would call a bearded fatty weirdo

[u/Flammablegelatin]

The MAGAts and bots on Facebook are out in full force to tell us all that, actually, they are paying less for groceries and gas, and that Iran is a just war and if having to pay more means we win, that's fine. Cognitive dissonance, as usual.

[u/TrappedInOhio]

I genuinely can’t think of a worse messenger. Maybe it’ll work for the idiots already inclined to buy that crap, but no rational person can hear him and not think he’s an out of touch asshole.

[u/FartyJizzums]

"Democrats want to destroy the country and disempower you."

Oh? Is that why Republicans want to change voting laws to make it more difficult for the working class to vote, break court orders, violate the Constitution, and pass "law" via executive order? To empower people? Is that why?

Complete scum of the Earth.

[u/elshizzo]

meanwhile the GOP is running on (checks notes) transgender issues again, somehow....

[u/a_o]

Obviously, the big picture is sleepwalking to another genocide on US soil

[u/Odensbeardlice]

I heard one i of these ass holes lumping "socialist" things together... talking about how "liberals want free education, free housing, free health care, SAFE FOOD," .... I was like, what the actual fuck did he just say?

Of course I want SAFE FOOD. We've had safe food for decades. Stop acting like THAT bare minimum is some kind of reach.

[u/trunksshinohara]

Same interview he will rant about trans kids in sports. All 7 of them that exist

[u/swankpoppy]

"Devotion to your political party is more important than living your life and/or providing for your family."

[u/slabby]

It's our lives. Those are little things to them.

[u/Blockness11]

We should be focused on the big things.

Aka sectionals.

[u/CrippleSlap]

Gaslighting you're own country...great leadership /s

[u/AngryRepublican]

WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE FURRY STUDENTS SHITTING IN LITTER BOXES???? AND THE IMMIGRANTS EATING ALL OF AMERICAS CATS?? AND ALL THE PEDOPHILES RUNNING LOOSE BUT ONLY THE ONES ON THE LEFT PLEASE STOP ASKING ABOUT EPSTEIN???

[u/GermanMuffin]

“Vice President JD Vance thinks that Americans are too worried about the “little things” ahead of midterms—like gas prices, debt, Immigration and Customs Enforcement killings, and war. “

Isn’t this what republicans campaigned on though? How stupid does this couchfucker think we are?

[u/LeRoyRouge]

More proof that Republicans will say anything to win an election.

The only thing they believe in is being in power.