“Return the dignity of work to young men who need to be at work instead of playing video games all day.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Republican efforts to attach work requirements to Medicaid, suggesting that young American men are wasting their lives “playing video games all day” instead of working.
Johnson’s remarks came as House Republicans pushed forward a budget framework that would help finance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, with plans to slash federal spending by trillions. GOP leaders are eyeing $880 billion in reductions to Medicaid, a move critics warn could gut health coverage for millions of low-income Americans.
If you are interested in video games, mental health and the current moral panic about it from an actual scientific perspective… from a scientist who is also a life long fan of video games… and understands them beyond “is too much video game bad?” check out the youtube channel Psychgeist, in particular this recent video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42D9olrXL-s
If Mike Johnson gave a shit about young men, he would be terrified by the speed that mobile phone gambling, especially but not limited to sports gambling is tearing through and destroying the lives of young men in the U.S. I mean, everyone is suffering from it but demographically the whole industry seems aimed at young men.
Fuck you Mike Johnson, video games are art and you don’t understand art because you are a boring-creepy ass fascist.
Let me say this emphatically, if you are out there playing video games and not really wanting to go through the hellish process of applying to jobs in the U.S. and decide to play an extremely good video game that is both mentally challenging and also a vehicle for socialization and making friends… good. The rules of capitalism were supposed to be that if the pay and conditions you are offering employees isn’t sufficient vs. the required amount of labor and time, you need to sweeten the deal as the employer, that is how bargaining works?? The fact that people like Mike Johnson always return to this rhetoric the minute the “wisdom of the market” turns not in favor of the rich tells you everything you need to know about Mike Johnson and his ilk.
fuck you, pay me - The Philharmonik 🎵 🎵 🎵 🎵
https://thephilharmonik.bandcamp.com/track/pay-me
Hours - Maky Lavendar 🎵 🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3d0bcuokTk
non-acoustic version that bumps 🎵🎵🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyfH8zSfTX4
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Makes me think of Bukowski’s ‘The Genius of the Crowd’…this part particularly;
"…but there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
to kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world"
I’ve been working since I was 13. But I think my avocado toast budget just can’t be cut any further.
From time to time the ruling class has to be reminded that, as the bigger of the two classes, the working class could just eat them and start over. If we’re not content with the system, we can change it anytime we like. We’ll start by trying to get change by ballot box, but if you close that door for us, if you force us too… we absolutely can get change by guillotine.
Soap Box
Ballot Box
>>We’re probably here<<
Ammo box
Separation of church and state seems to have been a pretty good idea despite Mike’s idiocy in that regard as well. Maybe we also need a separation of economy and government too since their continued mismanagement has destabilized bonds, reduced confidence in US markets due to their manipulation, and an ongoing inability to even create a budget.
“separation of government and economy” is precisely what these assholes are angling for. Regulation is very good actually when it’s done on behalf of the people.
The government regulates the credit card industry without holding a monopoly on using credit cards they create, and regulates the airline industry but doesn’t make everyone buy their planes. I’m not arguing against regulation, but I’m also not a fan of monopolies held in public or private sectors.
Return the dignity of work …
… by paying them what they’re fucking worth, asshole.
No no. Dignity is being paid minimum, getting minimal benefits like healthcare.
Don’t want to DRAIN THOSE RESOURCES.
Fucking assclown Johnson.
Sorry Mike, but one of the good things that’s come out of the internet is that it’s made people far more aware of just how much of the value their labor creates goes to paying for the privileged lives of worthless shitheels like you.
Upvoted for usage of the word “shitheel”. Love that word.
Oh are we gonna return to the video games are evil and should be banned era of America? What’s next DnD is turning kids into devil worshippers?
Yes and after that, LSD-laced Disney character stickers being handed out in elementary schools.
Jesus, these fundies were have a different panic every month in the Reagan years.
Ya gotta check your kids Halloween candy for drugs! Even though that has never happened at any time in history other than the guy poisoning his own kids (or step kids?) candy. But every year there’s a big deal about it.
Who gives away drugs? What’s the business model here? How will you get repeat business?
These people don’t think things through!
My wife’s grand father once told her, “Don’t drive through (hippie college town near us) with your windows open because they’ll throw drugs into your car.” Ever since then I rolled down the windows regardless of weather. Never scored free drugs.
Have you tried looking sad when driving around with the windows down preferrably with some sort of signage that says “I am sad, free drugs would make me happy”?
“nobody ever has a stash of cocaine for emergency uses” ISAIP.
Wow, you messed up that and the attribution but I got what you were saying
There’s a ska/punk band called Leftöver Crack, based on this concept
ISAIP: I said as I peed
You must be fun at the urinals
Well they do say “the first one’s free”, but anonymously both ways? The dealer doesn’t know his potential customers, the potential customer doesn’t know where that shit came from? You have to be dumb to fall for such a scare story. But the kneejerk of “Our Children” is strong.
Right? Even if it was a “prank”, you wouldn’t see the result anyway. Nothing about it makes sense.
I mean, banning video games completely is part of Project 2025 and they’ve so far been pretty much following that to the tee.
It’s those damned horror comic books!
I’m British and I know it’s actually video nasties.
What’s next DnD is turning kids into devil worshippers?
Nah, that’s Harry Potter these days. Try to keep up!
These assholes talking about working lol.
They “work” 70(?) Days out of the year. On top of that they spend like 95% of their time telling billionaires what they will do for them if they give them money.
Fuck this pencil-dicked Evil Leave-it-to-Beaver looking motherfucker.
Not defending Mike Johnson here, but there’s supposed to be more to it than just the days in session. About 140 in session days, which allows other days to read and research what you’re legislating on. And then the lengthy recesses are so congressmen can be home to work with and listen to their constituents.
Whether or not it happens like that is a mystery, I guess.
Well, the ‘listening to their constituents’ thing certainly hasn’t been going well lately… what with all the screaming matches, arrests, barely contained open revolts and what not.
They just kinda said those were all fake news and then stopped doing them.
The labor force participation rate for men ages 25-54 is approximately 90%.
Who the hell is he talking about? We’re all working already
https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/civilian-labor-force-participation-rate.htm
Children. That’s why they’re eroding child labor laws.
They call 13 year old girls “young women,” so it stands to reason that they’re talking about getting teenage boys into the workforce for minimum wage here, yeah.
I believe you mistyped “military-aged males”
He wants you to work more for less pay to make more money for the people he actually represents.
Just classic republican nonsense. Bitching about things that don’t exist. But they blast it all over, so people believe it.
This “people should work harder” point is always made by people who haven’t done a honest day’s work in decades.
Seriously, what does Mike Johnson do? Sit around in rooms exchanging shitty ideas with out of touch, untouchable millionaires?
He has an app on his adult son’s phone to track his porn viewing habits. He’s a creep that has no ground to stand on to criticize others.
And vice versa, if I recall.
Yes. Their cult’s obsession of pleasure in general is disgusting. It’s probably why they want everyone else to be as miserable as they are
Um, I assume you typo’d? Does this fix it?
Yes. Their cult’s obsession of demonizing pleasure in general is disgusting. It’s probably why they want everyone else to be as miserable as they are
That stuff is creepy and we shouldn’t tolerate it.
You’re a drain on resources you authoritarian bootlicker.
As a gamer, I believe the appropriate response is, “Suck my dick fag Johnson, your mom’s a cum guzzling whore draining the resources of my balls.”
Or something to that effect.
It’s unfortunate how many self-described “gamers” voted this entire thing in because they hate women and hate accountability and hate responsibility.
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They messed with gamers.
Gamers.
Only a seasoned Xbox Live veteran could phrase that eloquently.
“My dad works for Microsoft!!”
I’ll give up my fantasy worlds when you give up yours. Yours has been far more detrimental to the world.
Fuck you, I’ve worked 8+ hours a day for the past 30 years & I will do whatever the fuck I want in my off time.
Reminder: Mike Johnson has never actually worked a real job.
He’s a hypocrite & if there is a Hell, he’ll be burning right there beside me.
That’s the problem, he doesn’t want people to have an off time.
Stop wasting your life playing vidyagaems. Start wasting your life creating shareholder value.
