1190
Me_irl
(discuss.online)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2026
1190 points (100.0% liked)
me_irl
8151 readers
522 users here now
All posts need to have the same title: me_irl it is allowed to use an emoji instead of the underscore _
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
What is a ladder puller?
Clarence Thomas
Someone who uses a ladder to reach a higher spot (uses privileged situations to improve their life standards) and pulls the ladder up from behind them so those that follow can't use it.
For example: taking advantage of government subsidised secondary education to reach a higher income without loads of debt and then voting to get rid of the subsidies so you can pay slightly less in taxes because "you don't want to pay for someone else's schooling"
See my formerly poor father who got a pell grant and used it to get out of poverty to comfortable middle class but is a conservative who generally does not want the government helping people because it could be abused.
On the bright side he became disillusioned with MAGA and now just generally hates all politicians which I will consider a win for him
Wow almost full circle. Uneducated—> college —> ladder pull —> far right maga —> hates all politicians.
Now maybe if he went back to school one more time he might actually understand what a stupid path he took.
Thanks! Great metaphor.
Greg fucking Abbott, governor of Texas had an accident when he was younger that paralyzed him. He sued the fuck out of those responsible, and then proceeded to pass a law that caps penalties to those responsible for accidents.
That's a ladder pull.
Wow I didn’t know that, thank you
A boomer /s