daychilde
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- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 7 hours ago:
See, this is where while I might nitpick on a couple of things, I’m in at least like 90% agreement, and certainly 100% agreement on the conclusion. It irks me when so many are like “I know what we need to do, but some of the progressives that could help solve this are supporting one thing I disagree with, so fuck it, I’m out”.
Because you are right - we’ve got to have progressives in charge. And it’s not because “my team win, I win”, it’s because they win for EVERYONE. Progressive policies work for everybody except fascists.
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 9 hours ago:
I’m Alexander Daychilde, and I support this ↑ message.
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 10 hours ago:
Republicans historically do not fucking govern. They give tax cuts to the oligarchs and otherwise have a concept of a plan in two weeks. They lie and lie and lie. They are the ones pushing the “gummit is borken” lie - and making sure it appears to be true.
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 10 hours ago:
you need a supermajority in the Senate to get past the Presidential veto?
And the threat of filibuster, it’s a double-whammy
- Comment on When the Democrats regain power, their centrist leadership will claim, "We can't do anything because...". Don't be fooled. We need to get the corporate centrists out and real progressives in! 10 hours ago:
What the fuck is this nonsense? I’ve been saying for years that one of the reasons Democrats aren’t doing more is because Republicans are able to shut them down.
That’s only one reason, yes:
- No supermajority means filibuster (which has been more like “the threat of a filibuster” or “someone whispers the word ‘filibuster’”) has real power and Republicans have used it effectively
- Yes, establishment Dems are centrist and not progressive, but they have tried to do things that got shut down, q.v. above
- Yes, plenty of Dems are also corrupted by oligarchs throwing money into the system
There are mulitple reasons we haven’t seen more progress, but this is not a new thing anyone is saying. Or maybe some people are just waking up to it, but OP’s image is full of bullshit if they think some of us haven’t been yelling about this for quite some time - because people think “Elect Democrat president = solve all problem” and this is VERY NOT TRUE. Same with Democrat majority in Congress.
And this is yet another reason why I think we’re beyond fucked.
- Comment on Fox News sharing billionaire propaganda 1 day ago:
Fox News is the very definition of billionaie propaganda.
- Comment on Paid Time Off Hypocrisy 2 days ago:
Technically speaking, there is more to being a member of Congress than being in Congress and debating/voting. There is a lot they do for local constituents.
That said, a lot of what they do is certainly fundraising… of various kinds. And running for office. So I’m not saying the claims are totally false by any means. But it’s not quite as bad as that makes it look. Only mostly as bad or so.
- Comment on Happy labor day to real workers 3 days ago:
Ya all, clearly. :)
- Comment on Happy labor day to real workers 3 days ago:
fyi
Why would you want fewer labour days? :P
- Comment on Happy labor day to real workers 4 days ago:
If you’re saying they live off tips, the tipped wage in the US is iirc $2.16/hr. (The mployer must make up the difference to minimum wage if the tips don’t, and if we’re calling lobbying/theft “tips”, they definitely do)
- Comment on Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore 6 days ago:
When minimum wage was instituted in the United States, it was intended as a living wage.
That has been eroded with time, though.
- Comment on Minimum wage isn't survivable anymore 6 days ago:
Hampton Roads, VA. I’m in Newport News. $1375 for a two bedroom apartment, although water/sewer is nearly $200/mo and electric is around that as well. We’re barely scraping by.
- Comment on Is there a way for lemmy to hide on vote? 6 days ago:
If you uncheck the following option in your settings:
It’ll hide posts you vote on. (I assume voting marks them as read on the Lemmy side of things)
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Putting what in what text box?
- Comment on Take over moderation for c/devintownsend 1 week ago:
Thank you for your patience! I’m pleased to say I’m working on the transfer now :)
- Comment on Forty hours, one life... 1 week ago:
It’s a spectrum.
I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD until I was 30 - that diagnosis helped a lot.
When I was growing up, I was convinced I was going to be a programmer like my dad. And when I was seeking work, I was trying to work my way up doing tech support to get my foot into the tech door.
The problem is that this was in the late 90s, before chat support (which I was much better at surviving). Telephone support sucked. I’m good at it, but I passionately hate it. I kept getting jobs doing it.
I remember once of them, around 2003, I got a job for a cable internet provider. Went through training, got out on the floor. I lasted about two weeks and one day I literally could not talk myself into going to work.
That’s really not what they’re talking about. In my case, I had to find something else to do.
All the saying really means is that it’s okay if you don’t enjoy your job - that you don’t wake up and go HOLY SHIT I GET TO GO TO WORK COME ON LET’S GO GO GOOOOOO. You do have to survive, of course. And if you’re in a shitty place, if you can find a better place, go for it.
But it’s okay if you’re mostly just ticking the hours at work and you can find your passions outside of it.
You also have to be able to stand up and stop after-hours bullshit, too. That is stolen labour and is illegal.
But it is complicated, sure. One simple saying is not This Is The Rulebook For Everyone’s Life.
- Comment on Why is the approach to nudity and sex in films and tv so vastly different between the US and Europe? 1 week ago:
On the contrary, the Spanish Inquisition would generally give a 30 day written warning before showing up.
- Comment on Companies like Uber and Lyft should NOT be allowed to treat their employees like dirt 1 week ago:
If you can’t be bothered to go find out what they do, that’s on you, and your insult to them bounces off onto you. It’s not a good look.
- Comment on Companies like Uber and Lyft should NOT be allowed to treat their employees like dirt 1 week ago:
Exactly this. It started in WWII during a period of stabilized wages (i.e. federally enforced upper limits on wages to make things more fair for companies seeking labour) as a way of offering benefits to attract employees, but it would of course be cheaper for everyone if we switched over to universal healthcare. And actually cover everyone instead of leaving millions to die.
- Comment on Companies like Uber and Lyft should NOT be allowed to treat their employees like dirt 1 week ago:
Companies
like Uber and Lyftshould NOT be allowed to treat their employees like dirtFTFY
- Comment on Waiting and getting treated is better than waiting and going bankrupt 1 week ago:
Very much this.
I’ve had seven heart attacks.
When I go in with heart attack symptoms, which I’ve had to do a handful of times (that it turned out not to be a heart attack, I mean) - I don’t like going in there and them getting me back quickly. It means things are potentially bad. heh.
I understand that nobody likes waiting, and i’ve waited before and it sucks. But it sucks less than needing to be taken back quickly, really.
- Comment on An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable. 2 weeks ago:
I wanted to write up a bunch of silly opinions, but I’m exhausted from dialysis, so you just got that joke. heh. I also wanted to say something about the moderation style - I always preferred community feedback like that as well, so just know that I have high praise for it :)
- Comment on An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable. 2 weeks ago:
All opinions are valid.
Wrong.
That’s my opinion, therefore it is valid. ;-)
- Comment on An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable. 2 weeks ago:
:yawn:
- Comment on An American city has been without power for 2 weeks, unacceptable. 2 weeks ago:
Not Louisiana; Paris, France; or even Rome?
- Comment on Overturn Citizens United (and launch billionaires into space) 2 weeks ago:
Decades of fascist propaganda means minimal support for human rights. The relentless attack means the Overton window is pushed so far over that even “centrists” are right-wing.
- Comment on Overturn Citizens United (and launch billionaires into space) 2 weeks ago:
Governments are more powerful than individuals, as long as governments are able to answer to The People rather than the oligarchs.
So it all depends. Can we take our government back, or no? If we can, a gentle reminder that taxing the wealthy IS the compromise and the carrot. The stick is guillotines.
- Comment on This is what Democratic voters are saying. Will the party listen? 2 weeks ago:
with which I agree
how dare you. downvoted!
;-)
But agreed. And we need radical change in the US - massive expansion of medium density (or higher density) mixed-use building so public transportation makes sense and works.
- Comment on People who get "happy ending" massages, is there like a common keyword or process? 2 weeks ago:
It was a shitty joke :)
- Comment on People who get "happy ending" massages, is there like a common keyword or process? 2 weeks ago:
Well, tell your massuese I said hello.
(my silly and stupid joke is to imply that she does not fulfil your needs so you go to a masseuse, but it’s supposed to sound like I’m calling your wife a name she hates. Yes, yes, explaining the joke ruins, but look, it’s just a bit of silliness, okay? :) )
