It was also an authoritarian dictatorship with about as many scruples as the Nazi regime. People seem to forget that saying simply ‘socialism’ ignores the other half of the equation altogether.
Yeah I was thinking about this the other day after watching some Twilight Zone or something. It's interesting that a lot of our fantasy/sci-fi is about how pathetic humanity might be compared to alien beings, especially since in reality we actualy play the role of the highly superior beings.
My gramps died at 88 but he was a lifelong smoker and alcoholic and had emphysema for the last decades of his life so I believe that without addiction he'd probably have lived to 100.
Germany eased up on naturalizations laws in the last year actually, not sure about other countries in the EU but I'm sure they're at least making plans. There's a skilled labor shortage everywhere and they'd love to swipe some Americans.
She's such a hero. I'm really inspired by her bravery and mindset. She said in a NYT interview:
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” she explained quietly in an interview on Tuesday night. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
That should be the question to anyone in power - were you not going to say something?
They leave it because they know it's better for them to have it up. They remove it and lose power and Dems actually get stuff done and maybe people actually notice which lawmakers care about them.
Of course, as soon as the GOP is arrogant enough to believe they won't lose power they'll take it down first thing. Which is more likely today than it ever has been in my life.
I'm convinced they do this shit on purpose - it riles up the base and it distracts the rest of us. While we're debating each other about whether this is a nazi solute we're not talking about the dozens of consequential things they did yesterday.
No, you're missing the point - the Dems lost because Biden hadn't built up any trust with average voters regarding the economy over the last four years.
Any informed voter would know the Dems will be better for them than the GOP who has never been more interested in funneling money to their rich benefactors. But the average voter is not informed.
Honestly I think this article is completely wrong. I'm convinced modern elections are 100% based on vibes and so better messaging and a better candidate would have meant a great deal.
But to add to that - Trump and his idiot base had been messaging and memeing for four years starting with Covid and masks and then inflation and 'I did that' stickers of Biden at the gas pump. Biden had barely done any messaging even up until the point he dropped out which, in the social media era, should be obviously big fucking warning signs of a losing campaign.
EDIT - which is not to say I don't think the Dems need to change in other ways because they absolutely do.
that Americans in general aren't following along on their own
that Biden could have influenced the discourse and been a force for good IF HE HAD BEEN COMMUNICATING LIKE THIS ALL ALONG. Unfortuntately they decided to 'show not tell' and let Trumpism fill the communication void with their lying bullshit for four years. Joe's biggest failure and one we shouldn't forgive him for.
'Significant losses' being 30 points?