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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It goes to show how dumb people are

All you have to do is wave some money around in their face and make promises to them

.... and they'll do whatever you ask them to do .... then when all is said and done, you can just walk away and never give anyone anything.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Maurice: 'To my right, heh, to everyone's right in fact, we have congressman Alex Shrub; the youngest state congressman to ever be elected by Vice City and now a respected man in the capital. Mr. Shrub got elected because he has great hair and says things that make you nod your head. His campaign appealed to the wealthy because he set all of us at ease by confirming, "It's okay to be rich, as long as you say you care about the children." Mr. Shrub, welcome!'

Alex: 'That's not entirely true, Maurice. My campaign also appealed to the poor... who were too stupid to understand what I'm saying, so I held up pretty pictures and then I gave out candy bars to appeal to their most base insticts.'

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago

💰 This could be yours!

I believe you owe me some money

No, I checked. Turns out it was mine, not yours.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then they'll fall for it again in a couple of years 😭

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They would if there were elections again.

But they'll probably just make the enemies list to be silenced sooner than the rest of us.