Kyle Rittenhouse’s sister Faith is seeking $3,000 on a crowdfunding website in a bid to prevent the eviction of herself and her mother Wendy from their home, citing her “brother’s unwillingness to provide or contribute to our family.”

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…what? What are you basing this on?

When the children were small, Wendy and Mike worked various jobs, including machine operator, housekeeper, and cashier.

Wendy had become a certified nursing assistant, but she continued to struggle financially. The family was repeatedly evicted.

In 2018, shortly after another eviction, Wendy filed for bankruptcy. She developed a gastrointestinal bleed that required hospitalization, and Faith was also hospitalized, after an attempted overdose involving over-the-counter painkillers

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/05/kyle-rittenhouse-american-vigilante

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Gotta love a conservative family that votes to undermine all the social services they’d need in situations like this. But they seem to be able to afford guns…

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See also: schadenfreude

enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others

I think it’s an apt term for watching leopards eating the faces of their allies.

Edit: for those unfamiliar with the reference, here’s a rundown of The Leopards Eating Faces Party.

  • Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party

Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party refers to a parody of regretful voters who vote for cruel and unjust policies (and politicians) and are then surprised when their own lives become worse as a result. It has been commonly used to parody regretful Brexit and Trump voters.”

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In fairness guns are way more affordable than healthcare is America. Sports cars are more affordable than healthcare in America.

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Yeah, exactly. Fuck them all.

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A CNA does not earn money, it’s pretty much a minimum wage job. This person did not have the necessary intelligence or drive to attain their bachelors and become a full nurse–it’s as simple as that.

My sister in law, bless her, is really one of the angriest persons you will ever meet. She hates everything out there and the world is bad, blah blah blah. I asked her why she became a phlebotomist. She told me she wanted to be a nurse but could not pass English 101. Seriously.

Kyle’s mom? She’s the same.

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I hate to defend Kyle’s mom, but man, shouldn’t a CNA or a phlebotomist be able to afford to survive in the area they work? In their case, I guess you reap what you sow.

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Yea being a cna is tough and underpaid. My ex is one, takes a couple months of study and passing a test. I, with a highschool degree made 6 dollars more than her when her job was 3 times tougher. It’s criminal. She worked harder and longer hours in a dangerous place with people who could and would harras and harm her. The harrasment was mental, verbal, physical and sexual as well. Fuck boomers.

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It’s no different than public school teachers, I suppose. It’s not a field you get into unless it calls you for some reason–you’re certainly not in it for the money.

We really need to reprioritize how we fund things around the world.

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I mean, I’d bet the majority of people on here would say anyone working a legit full time job should be able to afford to survive.

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My son was making $30/hr as a CNA.

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That’s not a well paying job. I’m sorry that you think it is.

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That very much comes off sounding ableist

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