Serinus
@Serinus@lemmy.world
- 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! 11 hours ago:
The neolibs are not responsible for the majority of our problems.
Their biggest crimes are Israel and not being aggressive enough on changes. They’re not the ones preventing most of the legislation we’ve tried to pass, such as the public option with the ACA.
- Comment on So sensible 15 hours ago:
If only.
They’re not targeting people. They want to kill them all.
- 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! 1 day ago:
The ratchet effect is real, but it’s because when the Dems have a majority they’re relying on West Virginia. Republicans kiss the ring or they’re kicked from politics, just look at Ted Cruz.
- 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! 1 day ago:
“A bunch” is roughly three. Sinema, Fetterman, and, uh… I’m sure there’s one more.
It’s easier to stop things than to pass things. You’ll notice Republicans aren’t getting a lot done right now, exactly. At least not through Congress.
They’re doing so many blatantly illegal things, largely with the blessing of the DoJ and the Supreme Court. But they can’t get the SAVE Act through to stop us from voting.
It turns out every bit matters.
- Comment on We carry the flames!🔥 1 day ago:
his security cam footage leaked of him whining like a little baby trying to control his pregnant wife’s freedom
Wait, what is this? I think I somehow missed this one.
- Comment on Fox News sharing billionaire propaganda 3 days ago:
Competition is so rarely a thing though. The barriers to entry are significant enough that if you actually go through them all… why wouldn’t you just price shop and then charge about the same as your “competitors”? You don’t need to talk to effectively collude.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 3 days ago:
It doesn’t really matter whether it’s modern or intended or accidental. The point is that it’s best that the people making the decisions are educated and informed, and that takes time. That takes the kind of time that makes it a full time job, not one you can do on the side.
And yes, I understand that current representatives spend most of their time trudging up donations for campaigns, but that’s less than ideal. I might even argue that makes the idea not modern at all.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 4 days ago:
The other point of representative government is that the people making the decisions can spend the time to research what they’re voting on.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 4 days ago:
No one should live under 24/7 surveillance.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 4 days ago:
Some of the poorer reps were doing that and Congress decided they didn’t like it.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 4 days ago:
There’s also value in it being decentralized.
- Comment on Min wage in most states is so sad 4 days ago:
We don’t need the entire country to have a second home in DC and to be resistant to bribes.
Congress should make good enough money that they don’t need to invest in the stock market and they don’t care about negligible bribes. Bigger bribes are theoretically easier to catch in the legal system and/or public accountability.
- Comment on We ain't happy anymore... 5 days ago:
Do I get to stress because my TV is selling summaries of my living room conversations to the GOP?
Do I get to stress because climate change has moved tornado alley into my county at the same time we’re destroying our ability to predict the weather?
- Comment on *Eyeroll* 1 week ago:
Also too cowardly to include either Bush.
- Comment on Every payment option has a fee 2 weeks ago:
legal tender for all debts, public and private
consumerfinance.gov/…/what-is-a-convenience-fee-o…
They can charge fees, as long as there is an alternate way to pay without a fee. Usually it’s by check in the mail.
- Comment on Anon gets called to the blackboard 2 weeks ago:
Wasn’t part of it that the name was shittymorph and they just bet you didn’t read it?
- Comment on Brexit 3 weeks ago:
More and more hospitals are being sold to private equity.
- Comment on Brexit 3 weeks ago:
Oh, you think all that money goes to doctors and nurses now?
- Comment on Brexit 3 weeks ago:
And it turns out the government effectively running health care lets them negotiate for you a lot better than you can “negotiate” on your own after getting out of the ER.
- Comment on How come there is not a community for new mods to get in discussions with seasoned mods that is not adversarial? That way the newbs can learn from old guard and old guard learn from the new? 4 weeks ago:
Onboarding process
Check your DMs from me, December 27th, 2024.
- Comment on Banned from Mental Health and falsified modlog... 4 weeks ago:
Because it looks like AI, and nobody has time to trudge through all the AI drivel.
- Comment on MechanicIRL 4 weeks ago:
That is the question. Imagine somehow ruining shitposting.
- Comment on Banned from Mental Health and falsified modlog... 4 weeks ago:
Abuse of the report button is a bannable offense.
- Comment on Banned from Mental Health and falsified modlog... 4 weeks ago:
All of that information is accurate and all of that information can be verified.
Is it? Did you?
- Comment on how to cut aluminum pipe with hardly any comments about flock cameras 5 weeks ago:
I would never. I just like walking around and relaxing with the comfort of my circular saw. I certainly wouldn’t use it or do anything illegal with it. I just like to carry it.
- Comment on - sent from my Samsung Toilet 5 weeks ago:
It doesn’t even taste that bad. It’s just… revolting in a very non-obvious way. I can’t even tell you why it’s bad. But it is.
- Comment on The perfect date 5 weeks ago:
Not shit enough for a shitpost.
- Comment on Based arguments for solar 5 weeks ago:
Bad for profits though. The sun is too free. How are they supposed to make money on this?
- Comment on Cool Japan 🌸 1 month ago:
Sorry, you asked a question that could have been seen as different from that context, so I was very explicit.
No, for just visiting you don’t need to learn the language. If you plan to stay long term, you should learn the local language.
- Comment on Cool Japan 🌸 1 month ago:
Do you believe that anyone existing in America must speak English
Yeah, eventually. If I’m going to live in a country indefinitely, I’m going to try to learn their language. If I’m in France for more than a year, I’m going to try to learn French. I’d expect the same of friends and family. It’s not racist to expect people living in a place long term to be able to converse with the locals.
If they’re working here for just a summer or two and spending most of the year in another country, no.
and only English?
No?
