krashmo @ krashmo @lemmy.world

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Which is much closer to D than R

More than you think. Trump is a fascist piece of shit but he's not wrong when he says the system is rigged and drastic change is needed. Replace Trump's Nazi rhetoric and egoism with workable ideas and genuine empathy and in simplistic terms you have Sanders.

You can be flippant about the nature of first past the post voting systems if you like but it's not a useful contribution to the discussion. If you want to be POTUS you run as an R or a D and Bernie is not an R. That does not mean there are not R voters who like his policies.

You say that but articles like this don't fit that narrative. There are Republican voters who like Bernie and they have been showing up to his rallies for years. I know several Trump voters who have said they would have voted for Sanders if they got the chance. The idea that progressives don't appeal to conservatives is neoliberal propaganda. Progressives hit on alot of the same problems as conservative politicians they just have different solutions (and a lot less bullshit). Neoliberalism just pretends that the status quo is fine. Despite the name conservatives are largely unhappy with the status quo. That's how we got Trump.

I genuinely hope racism and sexism are the primary motivations behind this because that's pretty much the best case scenario

To be fair, I was very high when I posted this and I was referring to the Travis Kelce bit. Sometimes you gotta own the downvotes

What if I believe in what Elon Musk is doing?I don't, but i could.

They probably said MAGA maniac and the news is being generous

If this was more about Travis Kelce liking Trump you'd have no problem agreeing with me. You're only ignoring the principle in this case because this particular person thinks the same as you.

You're right, I should be worrying about what Travis Kelce thinks of Trump like all the real internet activists.

Who gives a fuck what celebrities think of politicians? This isn't news and we are all dumber for having paid attention to it.

You might think so but I'm not convinced. They're both clearly not well adjusted individuals. If anything I think the pettiness gets to them more than your average person.

In either case their integrity is gone so who cares which is correct

There is no system of government that works when those charged with enforcing the law abdicate their duty.

That is not to say that our system of government is perfect. It is far from it. However, you can't design a foolproof system and if there's one thing I know about Americans it's that we fucking love electing fools.

If the lowest percentage on the screen is 20% then you get nothing even if I was planning on giving 20%

Nudity aside, 100% tip on a total of less than $10 is way more reasonable than 100% on a $100 total

The more they consolidate wealth the less complicated the inevitable redistribution will be.

You're not wrong but you're talking about long term solutions and I'd literally kill for a short term solution right about now.

I always picture some flat earth guy stumped about what is at the edge of the world and then he stumbles on the first episode of Game of Thrones.

Insert Dicaprio pointing at TV meme

Part of it is that the left isn't seen as fun. We're too serious and judgmental all the time. Many times there's good reasons for that but young people don't want to constantly hear about taxation and proper pronoun usage. Talk about legalizing LSD or something once in a while.

And yes, I understand that the right isn't fun in a way that most people would want to be but there is definitely something to be said for not gatekeeping language to an absurd degree. Let people express themselves without all the "well actually that's ableist because..." interjections. People only listen to you a finite amount. If you burn through your educational goodwill on minor stuff no one is going to listen when you warn them about important stuff like fascists taking over the government.