• cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I think you’re ascribing much deeper thoughts and foresight to the average Republican voter than is warranted.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s much bigger than “Republican voters”. You’ll find plenty of blue states with students drowning in debt and “business-friendly” politicians espousing the exact same “it wouldn’t be fair” anti-debt relief rhetoric.

    • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Eh, I don’t think this strategy needs to go much farther than the halls of wherever the RNC is meeting that week. If this is the overarching plan, the political moves the party makes are other things that support this outcome. In this case, any narrative that amounts to “loan forgiveness is bad” is all that needs to be sold to the voter. In fact it’s better that way since they’ll be compelled to vote against their own interest.

      TL:DR: “support your corporate overlords you peasants” doesn’t sit well with most people so they just say something else instead.