LeadersAtWork @ Xanis @lemmy.world

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Wait wait, I remember a guy who was constantly arguing and berating everyone about how Biden was just the worst Satan reincarnation or some shit and how we all needed to band together against both him and Harris. Oooh @HomerianSymphony , you still around, bud?

We'd like an interview.

Next thing we know you'll be claiming Willy Wonka's sequel continues on a train.

I can still feel the spot on the bottom of my right foot. A spot where years prior one of those nails that you see on the back of some upholstery, the kind that looks like a large rounded button, had pierced my very sole.

I can still dimly remember the pain. The worst wasn't stepping on it, the worst was getting the fucker back out.

The rules are simple:

1. If a large corporation wants you to do something, you probably don't want to do that thing.
2. If a Republican is pointing fingers and shouting blame, they are the ones doing it.

I'm trying to figure out why you're being downvoted. It's possible I'm ignorant. However, it was my understanding that for the average individual in the U.S. we do have some of the lowest tax-to-GDP in the world. This is, of course, offset by drastic cost-of-living increases making any percentage of a tax increase an actual and substantial barrier. That said, any tax increase should come out of the top 10%. Everyone else has been paying the price for far too long.

You set a shocking precedent and then write into law that it can never be done again. Pretty much play the Republican game except better. In fact, this could fix pretty much everything. Enact incredible, and sometimes extremely grey, choices and decisions to repair things. Then make sure it could never legally happen again.

The person or people doing this would have to immediately step down. I would prefer if they took a hit for the team to really cement the sacrifice. Alas, we do not live in that sort of world.

I'm expecting Trump to twist this, claim a voluntary recess, and slam through the rest of his preferences.

Assuming I'm not behind and he hasn't gotten them all through already.

Thinly veiled. Trump will claim the shut down is a recess.

Interesting. ASSUMING all these words in the article aren't hollow, many colleagues do support AOC. If it wasn't for ol' Nancy sticking her finger in the dike this may not have been too controversial.

Problem is this reads, and probably is, a buying time sort of deal. To the old geriatric leadership AOC is a threat to how they do things. More importantly, like with Bernie, she's a threat due to her supporters.

Shit is gonna read like an SCP article.

Thank you for the overview. I wasn't aware of these nuances. Our system is so damned complicated.

Could you explain what this means? I learned a lot back in 2016, a bit more in 2020, but find I'm still a bit ignorant.

Traditional media hasn't tried to preserve anything other than whatever spin on a story gets the most views and clicks. Independent media are the ones we all need to look out for and tune into now.

A good example from the tech world is GamersNexus.

Yeah... it's hard. If it wasn't for my student loans I'd only have about $4000 in leftover reoccurring bills outside of the usual living expenses such as rent and utilities today. Back then I donated more to a campaign than I have donated before or since combined for anything I worked hard. Talked to everyone. Helped found a subreddit for election and voting protection through information. I even went to local watch parties.

I think we are ready for that again. Many of us would stand and fight with Bernie, Jon Stewart, AOC. Most of us who were a part of that understand why people chose to not vote for the status quo. But man, fuck, it's tiring feeling so disjointed and at best loosely aligned.

We need a community.

That's the thing: She was doing fine initially. Not even when you measured her up against Biden, just in general. She came out verbally lashing Trump and challenging everything he and his cronies tried to do. She did exactly what I was hoping she'd do and lean on her experience in law and not tried to be charismatic.

What I suspect happened is she was pulled aside and told it wouldn't work. Chances are she was made to bend and rather than leverage her position she did bend. Or perhaps she was convinced to do so, I don't know. After Bernie in 2016 I don't trust the Dems at all when it comes to elections. Not in the sense of corrupt votes or whatever, in that they'd choose a losing candidate or choose to lose over having to admit they need to step aside and let the energy flow.

She'd had done fine if she did three things:

1. Continued the initial push of laying her foot into the collective asses of the MAGA collective. That first month or so was great and Dems needed that energy.
2. Gone against Biden and condemned the situation in Gaza AND remind everyone that Ukraine is still going.
3. Not listened to the idiot Dem "strategists" who seem so fucking convinced that courting modern Conservatives is a good idea.

Had she done these three things and even the shit communications of the Dems could not have stopped the word of mouth and internet celebrity status she would have had.

I'd step back onto the streets with Bernie at the head again. A small part of me still holds that hope from 2016.

Starting to get that Stain treatment, I see. I was wondering how long it would take urban activists and the like.

Making it up? Lemme tell you a secret:

If you want to fight this the easiest way is to blow the man up into legend status. Create a martyr. Play their game. Imo at least.

About six years ago on Reddit I asked "Why can we not do this thing??" and the response was "because the money will not like you".

I dunno, guys, seems like we should start wielding the old chaos flames.