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- Comment on "The American experiment endures," Biden said. "We're going to be OK." 1 week ago:
Right, I barely scratched the surface.
- Comment on "The American experiment endures," Biden said. "We're going to be OK." 2 weeks ago:
“The American experiment endures,”
I would say it just failed. I’m sorry but a system that elects a rapist, a 34 times convicted felon, one who defrauds students, cages children, takes away human rights, praises nazi’s and dictators, and this was just the first term. I’m sorry but by any metric I care to meaure it by this is a failed experiment.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
K, sorry, felt like you were defending the greens and wasn’t sure where you were going…
I agree completely. But there was one before the election, and one before that, and one before that. Nothing good ever happens at once, it takes long and gradual change. I’m with you on the no real choice this time around but despite that, we got it objectively wrong. Point is a vote ain’t enough, and I blame stupid, lazy, simple minded people for that.
Kamala wasn’t a savior, but if people understood that progress is incremental and hard, they wouldn’t have voted for turnip. I blame the system yes, but we should be smart enough to play the game. We’re about to get what we asked for.
Anyway. Again sorry for being a shithead, I’m most certainly blowing off steam.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
this is very much the democrats and republicans (the greens really did nothing) show.
I disagree, dems, republicans, greens, etc., they do what they always do, try to amass as much power as they can. It’s up to us to look at those choices that we have and make a good one. Usually it’s fairly inconsequential, often time it’s not though, and so it’s ultimately up to us to be informed and make the best choice. Saying things like you will never vote for a party again, when they are just another side of the same dice, is the sort of thinking that we actively MUST avoid.
We have a broken system, but at least up until now, we had the ultimate power to change it. We sure did this time, I sincerely hope we can do it again. If so, I pray we ALL take it seriously.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
No, I do not ant anyone to o swallow pride you done moron. I have said repeatedly that you should vote for issues, and the greater good regardless of party. What I am arguing against is an asshole who said that because he wasn’t thanked enough that they can burn next time because he won’t vote for their team anymore.
Yeah, I’ve been an asshole myself here, I’m a random angry internet jerk who’s pissed off about the election, but to be frank more pissed off at work he selfish sort of behavior that got us here. It’s not the democrats, it’s not the republicans, it’s not the Green Party, it’s the people who voted for them.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
You don’t, I do. Maybe it’s because similar language was used in an attempted assault against me today…
People deserve respect because of actions, not transactions.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
I am hot, I am upset, but again, it’s pretty obvious what my target is here. It’s not just the folks who did this it’s the ones who are refusing to learn from it and in fact give in to the exact same problem that got us here.
“I won’t ever vote for a democrat again” is the same team bullshit that to us here. And bolstered by the revenge bullshit for not being grateful. That is TOXIC, and that is the sort of thinking that got us here.
This is the internet, we swear here.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
Ok, so we’re at an impasse here. I do not find this line of thinking defensible and I do think this is the words of an asshole:
“Saving the nation from fascism and preserving their own rights, freedoms and lives in the process wasn’t a good enough reason to speak to people like me with respect. And now they can burn for it. And they’re going to blame me for it, just like they’ve blamed me for everything their entire lives.”
I’m in that exact same boat but I don’t give one single shit about not being thanked, nor for being blamed. Maybe it’s because I am a father and I don’t really live for myself but doesn’t matter because it’s not something that makes me feel bad. Men are a problem, men should do better, and they should do it because they are good, not because they deserve it, or they want thanks. Doing the good is the reward. My life’s guiding principal is the old Paul Wellstone canard: “we all do better when we all do better”. In the end, I’m just as selfish as everyone else because ultimately I’m after my own happiness and fascism, suffering, exploitation, cheating, etc. is antithetical to it.
I can already hear responses, yes both sides are terrible but one was UNDENIABLY far, far worse.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
Again, all you assholes think I’m upset about not voting for democrats. Vote for people, vote for issues, vote for the greater good. I have pulled the lever for both parties and independents, in the same election even
What im pissed about has nothing to do with party, its whiney assholes who think that their special feels issue is more important than preventing an open fascist from taking power.
I don’t care if turnip was a democrat, republican, alien, cat, slime mold or the actual god he believes himself to be, he’s going to destroy this nation and has told us all how. He’s going to deport millions, take away human rights, further destruction rich himself and his friends, he’s objectively worse on all the international fronts, letting Ukraine and Gaza be wiped out. Now, I don’t care for a second that this ight not come to pass, it’s all been promised and a bunch of selfish assholes wouldn’t stop it because they weren’t pandered enough to.
Yes, I am literally angry that this nation chose fascism over status quo. The nation and world is fucked because people aren’t willing to put in the work, to put aside their feelings for the greater good. I do not, apologize, not feel guilty for feeling this way. I’m angry with the American public, mostly men (largely because I am one and can see the forest for the trees).
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
I don’t typically attend MRA meetings so no, I’m not listening to you.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
huh?
where in anything I ever said did I even mention one party or anything? This is because reactionary idiots don’t do research and/or don’t care enough about others when their special little feels get squishy… boo hoo…
I’m not a democrat, I very nearly didn’t vote because I couldn’t get behind either candidate but in the end it was a VERY easy choice given the realities of the situation. we now have a man, who is publically traded on the stock market, who praises dictators and authoritarians, who’s sworn revenge on political enemies, who’s plans are to deport millions, free a bunch of his violent supporters, destroy the economy with the dumbest economic plan in history because of this shitshow of an election. you could see it, I could see it, it was all there and obvious and you chucklefucks are sitting here complaining about your feels.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
you sound just like the motherfucker who tried to jump me this AM.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
fucking snowflake.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
this is why she lost, morons complaining about themselves. who fucking cares, that ad was not targetted at you, and if it was, grow some thicker fucking skin rather than voting for a fascist. I don’t give a shit if the dems personally put me on a pedastal and said I was alone to blame for the US problems; I have a functional brain and can see what the actual problems are and who has actual solutions, or at least not exclusively ways to enrich himself and get revenge.
middle aged white dudes are the problem, I’m one of them. this morning, I was nearly assulted and arrested due to a roadrage incident. a dude in a pickup nearly sideswiped me at an intersection, I had to swerve to avoid him. At the light, he rolled down the window and started yelling at me. I rolled down mine because I honestly thought he was going to apologise but instead he started screaming insults at me because “you couldn’t let me have that one car length!!!”. I told him that after the shit this country just endured, this was how we wanted to handle things?
This was apparently the wrong answer because he jumped out of his car and started coming at me. I am not interested in a road rage altercation so I floored it and ran the red light. I would up cutting off a cop who saw the whole thing and let me go because I did the right thing.
this was my first interaction with a person since the election. I sincerly hope this was just tensions running high, but I can’t help but feel this nation just gave that sort of problem solving it’s full throated support.
- Comment on US Democracy 2 weeks ago:
Bingo. The party of stupid, obstinant assholes was elected by the stupid, obstinant asshole electorate.
- Comment on Donald Trump's sentencing was postponed to after the election to avoid any assistance of election interference. Can he be sentenced while he is President Elect? 2 weeks ago:
No, turnip will never face a consequence. Never.
I’m not religious but I am starting to wonder.
- Comment on Humane slashes the price of its AI Pin after weak sales 4 weeks ago:
truth be told, the only reason I would be even remotely interested in the device is the stupid laser projector. Seems like that might be fun to play with.
- Comment on Humane slashes the price of its AI Pin after weak sales 4 weeks ago:
I’d try one for $29.99, that’s about it though.
- Comment on Is Trump Made of Teflon? 2 months ago:
laws are just threats made by the ruling class
you know, I’ve never heard it stated exactly like this but shit, well said.
- Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that? 2 months ago:
well said. money in politics has some pretty awful downstream effects. who’d have ever thunk it…
- Comment on Why does the USA have so few legal protections for ordinary people, and how can we change that? 2 months ago:
I swear shit has gotten exponentially worse since I was young. For example, last year I suffered a brain injury, I have about a month of missing memory. During that month, my homeowners association sent notice that they were being sold to another management company and the autopay I’d been using for 5 years would be cancelled. I missed this notice due to my brain damage and so never got new payment switched over.
I’m used to companies being gracious and working with their customers. Instead I had a lawyer sicked on me and the paperwork to forclose my house was started. I wound up having to pay all their legal fees and penalties which was an order of magnitude more than the actuall missed payments.
This was the most painful one recently but this is par for the course. Someone else said it in this thread but it’s become a real dog eat dog world, something that used to be a folksy saying has now become a harsh reality.
- Comment on Apple Vision Pro U.S. Sales Are All But Dead, Market Analysts Say 4 months ago:
I would love to try one. Not for $3500.
- Comment on Real 4 months ago:
That fridge, in that color occupied a similarly wood paneled kitchen for me growing up. I got a little sweaty when I saw the picture, wondered who’s been in my old house.
- Comment on fantasy 5 months ago:
Let me help you then…
- Comment on Which one? 6 months ago:
Nature has a much harder job creating the perfect rock. I’ll take it and keep my eyes out for another perfect stick.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
the internet was a mistake
- Comment on What side do you open a banana from? 6 months ago:
I eat the whole banana, skin and all. Who has time for peeling?
- Comment on It's kinda wild that zombo.com still exists 8 months ago:
Still the best site on the internet, you can do anything there…
- Comment on Where's my safety pin. 9 months ago:
I wish I had more upvotes to give.
- Comment on I love this song 9 months ago:
Omg, why did I have to be drinking coffee when I saw this.