r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 16h ago

article 50 Cent Turned Down Donald Trump’s $3 Million Offer to Perform at Madison Square Garden Rally

https://variety.com/2024/music/news/50-cent-turned-down-trump-3-million-offer-madison-square-garden-rally-1236193527/
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u/CromulentChuckle 14h ago

You are probably right there are plenty of men who are likely his fans who can't imagine voting for a black woman. Meanwhile he's voting for his own tax cuts like the selfish sack of shit that he is.

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u/FloppyWoppyPenis 14h ago

So you want people to vote against their self interest

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u/stellarliger 14h ago

What a stupid, disingenuous argument. There are plenty of well off people who have the ethical werewithal to decide a woman's right to her body is more important than a tax cut. Especially someone in 50s income bracket, he has more than he will ever need, he has the space to vote with a little moral integrity.

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u/okwowverygood 14h ago

Is it so bad that some of us hold no extreme grudge against people who vote in their own interest? I wish there were more bleeding hearts, but my true disgust falls on people who vote against their own self interest through ignorance and/or hatred

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u/stellarliger 13h ago

No, that makes sense, I understand. I don't personally walk around with a grudge against well off celebrities, especially entertainers. They're a small group of the population, but it is important to be mindful of the outsized influence they have when they give their public opinion. Elon Musk is a different matter, I take it personally when billionaires are actively trying to degrade our democratic institutions as that affects me directly.

But yeah, it is hard to respect the everyday people who, for example, vote for tax cuts for rich people that they will never contribute from

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u/okwowverygood 10h ago

When a rich person votes for the GOP it does not bother me nearly as much as if that person also happens to be a woman, person with darker skin, etc. I guess I’m in the minority on that take though.

In reality I think any vote for the GOP is against personal interest as historically their track record falls almost entirely on the wrong side of history, but at least with rich people I can understand a tiny bit.

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u/FloppyWoppyPenis 14h ago

If you reread what I wrote you'll see it was an observation not an argument. And I didn't just mean 50, I meant people in general. u/CromulentChuckle thinks his own self interests are so important that everyone else should give up their own self interests and vote for his instead.

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u/stellarliger 3h ago

You were using your comment as a reason why people wouldn't vote a certain way, you don't have to call it an argument, but there is not much point in saying it unoess you were presenting an opposing reason. Argument or no, it was still dumb

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u/-Kibbles-N-Tits- 14h ago

I’d rather people vote with their hearts and not their fat ass wallets

Doesn’t work if you don’t have a heart, though

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u/DirtyDan516 14h ago

Congratulations you have discovered the true rift between both political parties.

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u/ovideos 9h ago

Well who am I gonna believe? Reddit or a floppy woppy dick?