Canconda
@Canconda@lemmy.ca
- Comment on Yeeeesh, tough choice. 2 days ago:
Obviously they’re not going to protect the people we replace them with. That’s up to us!
- Comment on Yeeeesh, tough choice. 3 days ago:
GOP & DNC are the sword $ shield of the wealthy elites respectively.
But still GOP incumbents have always been more likely to face a funded primary opponent. Meanwhile DNC protects them from challengers.
- Comment on Yeeeesh, tough choice. 3 days ago:
Also Americans need to nominate people for candidacy. What stood out the most to me in Knock Down The House was that it was AOC’s brother in law that nominated her and the grass roots organization that vetted and asked her to run.
I think a lot of competant leaders don’t run for office because they don’t believe they will even make it onto the ballot.
- Comment on Yeeeesh, tough choice. 3 days ago:
Yea but they never will so the only option is to primary them.
Like Americans need to realize that not primarying democrats means they feel safe with your vote and are thus incentivized to prioritize seeking republican voters.
MAGA on the other hand literally primaried people for not being extreme enough… Only took them 6 elections if you think about it.
- Comment on Your opinion is important 5 days ago:
What a chud post.
NLG OP is kind of the cancer we all wished stayed on reddit.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
You offended little yappy pup?
- Comment on "Science isn't political!" 1 week ago:
Apparently he’s saying it’s safe? I honestly dont know wtf he’s saying
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Nah you got offended
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
you sure do
- Comment on "Science isn't political!" 1 week ago:
Thank you. I tried re reading it in “gargling sand” voice but I still couldn’t figure out what he meant.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
My brother in christ. I disrespect conservatives, libertarians, and anarchists equally.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Updoots = truth is much sillier but k
- Comment on "Science isn't political!" 1 week ago:
Is this RFKJ’s broken clock moment?
Or am I reading into this wrong? Cuz AFAIK glyphosate is in fact bad for the environment and the food chain including us.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
So a quick distinction might be that libertarians want a minimal state while anarchists want no state.
Aka house cats and yappy dogs.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
conservatives who smoke too much weed
Seriously libertarians are the civic equivalent of not knowing how potato chips are made.
- Comment on What’s the difference between anarchy and libertarianism? 1 week ago:
Libertarians are house cats. Anarchists are yappy little dogs.
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 weeks ago:
Yea holy shit I’d assumed it would cost more. Gonna need a better analogy.
- Comment on Why do pot or other drug dealers "lace" their drugs knowing full well it will pretty much kill their customer base and rep? Is this not like a retail store telling customers everyday FUCK YOU and hope 2 weeks ago:
Pot is rarely laced.
Be like selling jet fuel at red bull prices. Makes no fiscal sense.
- Comment on Is there a reason that all elected (not appointed) officials shouldn't be subject to a recall vote? 3 weeks ago:
Few things with the car analogy. You don’t purchase a care for a term. Even tho they come with a warranty. Cars have manufacturing standards, as do the regions they are legal to operate in; the existence of these standards is what substantiates lemon and bait and switch laws.
You’re forgetting impeachment. If someone commits crimes they can be impeached - and has been done despite recent top of mind events.
This is the same argument that has kept senators in congress for decades with no term limits.
You’re conflating changing people mid term with changing people at their regular term intervals. As an American you rarely experience elections outside their scheduled interval. As a Canadian I can assure you that elections do interrupt things especially when you have to go to the polls repeatedly. We had federal elections 2 years apart in 2019/2021 and it was largely a pointless expense that served only to reset the governments 5 year window to call the next election.
Also the new guy being worse is a bit of a “whataboutism”
No its not. Whataboutism is pointing the finger at someone else to deflect. Logically if we elected someone who is doing such a bad job that we need to recall them, it is possible we could do that again.
A higher barrier to recall would help the constant switching
I think thats the case. I’m Canadian and recall elections are possible for anyone given the constituants follow a multi step process leading to a recall vote.
- Comment on Is there a reason that all elected (not appointed) officials shouldn't be subject to a recall vote? 3 weeks ago:
AKA the carrot not the stick
- Comment on Is there a reason that all elected (not appointed) officials shouldn't be subject to a recall vote? 3 weeks ago:
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Because that’s what terms are for. You elect people for a term.
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Elections cost taxpayer money. Every single district potentially have an election at anytime would necessitate a significant contingency fund in any budget.
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Changing leadership interrupts things with no guarantees. What if the new guy is even worse?
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- Comment on Nvidia Announces DLSS 5, and it adds... An AI slop filter over your game 3 weeks ago:
Ew. It looks like ai porn. I feel so bad for the teenage boys who are jerking off to that shit not realizing they’re going to royally screw up their attraction to real women.
- Comment on 18-26 year olds, How do you plan to dodge the draft? 4 weeks ago:
This (googles estradiol valerate) …GAL knows whats up.
- Comment on 18-26 year olds, How do you plan to dodge the draft? 4 weeks ago:
I mean it’s literally as simple as claiming your trans. Trump was legit pissed at Hegsath cuz somehow Trump is smarter than him and knew people would do that.
- Comment on Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power 4 weeks ago:
Malcolm Ferguson wrote the title for this article not @reminington.
- Comment on Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power 4 weeks ago:
Malcolm Ferguson wrote the title for this article not @reminington.
- Comment on Are achievements still relevant in 2026—especially when mods disable them? 4 weeks ago:
It’s called personal satisfaction my dude.
- Comment on Western Imperialism 4 weeks ago:
MAGA is cool with Eastern Imperialism… but not SOUTH Eastern Imperialism. Only Imperialism with ties to Epstein.
- Comment on Are achievements still relevant in 2026—especially when mods disable them? 4 weeks ago:
They used to have value for single player games like Final Fantasy series.
- Comment on Xbox as a platform is officially dead 5 weeks ago:
The youngins today will never understand how fucking awsome halo 1 lan parties were