krashmo @ krashmo @lemmy.world

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Blue states are largely sources of federal funding, not consumers. If they want to effectively increase federal funding they can just stop sending their money to the feds. If we're ignoring laws we don't like it's time for a few governors to test that practice.

As bad as I wanted to see that happen, this problem doesn't go away when one man dies. It's clear that we need to see where this path leads before we learn our lesson. I wish that weren't true, but it is.

You may not be able to say that Trump's actions towards Canada specifically could be predicted in any detail but there was an absurd amount of evidence that he would be erratic, self-serving, and antagonistic towards allies in general. We still elected him. There's tons of reasons for that and many of us want to latch on to some of them in order to absolve ourselves of individual responsibility for this shitshow, but other countries don't give a fuck about any of those reasons and we should not expect them to.

If you're an American, you own this administration in the eyes of the world and that's exactly how it should be. In fact, I would argue that changing course is not possible until the vast majority of us accept that fact and let it inform our actions going forward.

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"It's just a bug, trust me bro"

Yeah OK huge corporation. The followup question is why this mechanism exists at all if it was never intended to be used in this fashion.

Sorry babe, you're gonna have put the blindfold on, the warts on my hog are back

Can you?

Oh for sure, but if it gets to the point where I need to fire my gun at somebody it's definitely not going to be aimed at some low level corporate thug. That is, unless they're standing between me and their boss.

That's not going to help anything. It's not a red state vs blue state divide, it's cities vs rural areas. That's not a problem you can solve with new borders.

Welcome to Lemmy. Outside of niche subjects and local content I think this place has everything reddit does but with less bullshit. If people keep making the switch in large numbers we'll build all those communities too and be better off for it.

Last time we got full scale shooting wars between workers and companies. If I'm putting on my optimist hat then I'd say at least we'll get to shoot some rich folk.

We're still paying income taxes.

Seems like an easy, non-confrontational response.

Haha yeah I hear it too. I still say that a lot when someone mentions the sun

What possible dirt could Russia have on Trump that is worse than the public info we already have about his business dealings, associates, and strategies? He's clearly the biggest piece of shit and his voters don't care. I think he knows that. What would he be scared of coming out?

They had an effective ad campaign that hit their opponents right where it hurt - their fragile ego - and they just...gave up.

That's a great overall summary of the DNC right there.

It's a KIA EV9. Was the only one with a functional 3rd row that isn't $80k+. I enjoy it so far.

It's the initial redneck response in my experience. They assume it's slow, complicated, and unreliable. They usually want to sneak in a "you know you still power that thing with coal" comment as well. Even if they don't say it you can see it in their eyes. I will usually mention my solar panels and offer to race them in their truck 😎

It's the weak wrists 😔

Seems like a pretty big flaw in the system that a demented rapist being in charge doesn't always impact shareholder value. Idk, maybe I'm just a beta cuck or something.

THEY'RE DE-PEEPEE'ING THE PETS!!!

I bought an EV in November and everyone in my red state loves to ask me questions about it. Some start in a condescending place but most are genuinely interested in them.