GiddyGap

@GiddyGap@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Het Pijnstillersparadijs: Europese Zelfbeheersing vs. Amerikaanse Pillenfeest⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Screw your sick days! I’m gonna work myself into oblivion to be able to buy my big-ass coal-roller truck on credit and fill up my garage to the brim with crap that I’ll let someone else move when I die from a cheese and Ibuprofen overdose. 'Murica!!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Het Pijnstillersparadijs: Europese Zelfbeheersing vs. Amerikaanse Pillenfeest⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Exaggerated, sure. The point still stands. Unfortunately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨US Elections question: Bernie Sanders said that the Democrats abandoned the working class, and the working class abandoned them. How is this true?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Between shipping manufacturing jobs elsewhere, and allowing in immigrants who do menial work, people at the low end of the economy are pretty pinched for work.

  Isn’t the unemployment rate close to record low? I mean, a lot of people work 2 and more full-time jobs to make ends meet, but that seems like a different issue.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dear Americans, be prepare to get screwed!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump is banking on foreign companies moving their operations to the US. There’s also a high chance that Trump actually won’t do anything. The guy talks a lot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically... How fucked is the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We’re headed to Europe. Aiming for early next year.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Realistically... How fucked is the US?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m just going take my family and leave the country.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Then you have to be willing to do economics like in Europe and redistribute (the GDP) wealth to basically make everyone middle-class. But Americans are also unwilling to do that. That’s “socialism” or “communism” or whatever label conservatives like to add to it. The US may have a somewhat higher GDP than many European countries, but most Europeans feel much more financially secure than most Americans.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is exactly my point. Many Americans don’t feel like the economy is better in their own lives. But, overall, from a macroeconomic perspective, the economy is doing great.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  If you look at the average salary, it has kept up or exceeded inflation, but it has taken some time to catch up. But again, it’s the sentiment. If people feel pooper, they are poorer, even if they are not actually poorer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The economy is actually great. Most people just don’t have the brains to understand why when they feel like it isn’t. Sentiment is king.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Americans win their country back?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Apparently, the majority of Americans believe they won back their country yesterday. Looks like Trump is going to win the popular vote. That’s where we are.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Nuclear Demonology⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  He’s talking to evangelicals who react when you use the word “demonic” about anything. They hold great political sway. Case in point, watch them get in line to vote for Trump today, despite him being the antithesis of evangelical behavior.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is your pet peeve in 2024?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  FREEDOM!!!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The mark⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  More like, if you were born at any time in history, you have this freckle on your left arm.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Amazon CEO wants his staff back in the office full time • The Register⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They are retaining staff by paying more than most other companies, but they also have a reputation for running their workers into the ground by overworking them. Many burn out pretty quickly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Seriously, what the f*** is keeping Donald Trump in this presidential race?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Because his voters don’t believe any of the points you make about him. Trump is able to dismiss any criticism of him as “fake news.” You can make any legitimate point about him and they will never believe it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Whoever wrote this headline has never encountered a passenger train before in their lives⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Screw Elon

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  European countries are also capitalist countries, but they have much better consumer protections and laws. It can be done.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Sam Vimes boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t have enough income to get approved for a rewards credit card? Pay at least 2 percent more for all purchases than those who do.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just got out of the shower. what is with the product placement ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, I understand that. Just not so sure that the companies approved the use of their products as props.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I just got out of the shower. what is with the product placement ?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Any chance their campaign just randomly grabbed stuff from the grocery store and put them there? Not sure the companies approved of this display. They do the same thing with music at Trump rallies. They just assume they can use it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hail our true supreme leader⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  To me, in the photo on the left, Un doesn’t look anything like he does in real life. The Un on the right has more features that look real, but still not good. I think the Trump in either picture could have fooled someone, but it’s still just too smooth to look real.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hail our true supreme leader⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The AI didn’t do a great job with Un. Pretty accurate with Trump.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes and yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨History is written by the victors⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe there’s a reason why Americabad is such a common take? Just something to think about…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Trump controls a cult, that’s why.

  Cult leaders can get their followers to do anything and the followers will forgive the leader for anything, including felonies. They will dismiss any criticism of the leader as lies or made up to hurt the leader politically. No matter how true the criticism might be.

  At the end of the day, it’s very much like the relationship between religious worshippers and their god.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah. That’s why we can’t have nice things. The US should consider extended warranty rules similar to the EU. But that’s probably too “socialist” or whatever.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Real⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  While consumer laws in the US generally suck, there are a few stores that have amazing return policies and go out of their way to please customers, Costco being one of them.

  I know a guy who brought back his 10-year-old broken plasma flatscreen TV without a receipt. They replaced it with a new model, no questions asked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Casual reminder⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  They’re poisoning the blood of our country

  Trump quoting Hitler on immigrants.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Casual reminder⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m voting for Joe and against Trump.