sartalon @ sartalon @lemmy.world

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Umm, what?

Imagine if D&D hadn't gotten fired, how much worse that trilogy would have been.

Still, Disney seems incapable of recognizing good vs bad writing.

You are right, we've gotten some pretty awesome content, but then they fuck away most of the movies.

Close but not correct.

It's an established marketplace, where legislated "middlemen" buy from the utilities and then sell to the consumer.

You can't actually buy directly from the utility generating the power without going through the marketplace.

It is sold as a "free market" that would drive competition and keep prices down. In actuality, it just allows leaches, who don't actually produce anything, to sit in the middle and suck money out of the economy.

Sure some of them will lose money, while others will make a billion, but the system works just fine as a regulated controlled monopoly.

Texas is a perfect example of Republican hypocrisy. The Governor, Lt Governor, State AG, etc... are quite literally the worst kind of politicians.

I seriously dislike Sheila Jackson Lee, but I feel bad about her situation.

I would laugh if that wheel chaired, piece of shit rolled off a cliff.

I would laugh if Dan Patrick caught on fire.

On second thought, I might use Ken Paxton to put out the fire, by that I mean, push him onto Dan, hoping he would catch on fire too.

Shit, that went a lot darker than I intended.

Can't tell if that bar is gold or silver.

With that try-hard moustache, it is probably gold. 😏

(That patch also makes him look like an Air Force doofus.)

Tell your friend good luck, and make sure his landings = his take offs.

We need a cabal to kill these super-rich.

TLDR: The bogeyman is dumb people repeating dog whistle arguments like this, that help their side, instead of issues that hurt their side.

Wall of angry man text (only read of you are trapped in a hurricane like I am):

I really just figured you were the fucking idiot parroting their dumbass arguments.

If there is a possibility that you are not just another troll...

They ABSOLUTELY have teams of people who monitor social media interactions and they know exactly what people respond to.

They know how to frame an argument in a way that will make sense to someone that "Just kinda knows the issues, or at least think they do."

With the objective to make the argument about something that, while usually meaningless, will get people speaking their talking points. It muddies the waters and gets people talking about issues they can control (or doesn't hurt their candidate) instead of issues they can't.

It is not rocket surgery. Half the work is automatic data harvesting. Facebook made it possible to target individuals for ad placement 15 years ago. They know exactly what dog whistle will make you bark, what will make you post online, what you will share with others, and they will manipulate the fuck out of it.

So for example, you are arguing that Biden is a shit choice for the Democratic candidate (he is, but arguing about that now only helps the right) instead of the BILLION other things wrong with Trump.

So whether you think you are or not, you are a fucking stooge for the right. Go bleep with the other sheep because your energy is only helping Trump.

My wife and I are registered Republicans. She worked in politics for over 15 years. We were young and naive while the Tea Party slowly took over because the people with the money started to realize just how big a base the fundy morons were, and just how easy it was to manipulate people.

They don't need bogeymen. They just need a competent data harvesting algorithm (spoiler: they can afford to pay for the ones that already have everything), and a handful of people creating the types of arguments you are using. Then they let the morons like you do the work for them.

My wife got paid almost $15k a month to do 10-15 radio spots a month, around the country, (she just needed to call in) to talk about political issues. It was all bullshit. The interviews were setup and exchanges were practically scripted word for word, but designed to sound candid. The point was to push wedge issues, to get people talking about things they were passionate about but had little real bearing. But it would get people to vote, or it would get people arguing talking points that only hurt the other side. (Citizens United really fucking ruined this country's political landscape, but JFC that PAC money was hard to walk away from.)

Now the effort to do it requires even less work. It's 90% online and even more effective, because people think they are so smart that they'll never fall for it.

It took me researching Benghazi, for a graduate project, to realize just how fucked up the misinformation machine is. I realized how easily I was misled and most importantly, how I could not trust news organizations to provide accurate information. (They are not necessarily trying to be subversive, they are just trying to be the first one with the story out and want to sell ad space, so the more sensationalized, the better).

I know this is a wall of text, I've got a hurricane on top of me and the power is out (yay ERCOT), so I've got too much time.

I'm just a faceless internet pundit ranting and name calling, so don't give my argument any more worth than this:

Who does your argument really help and why is it more important to discuss than the 100+ other crisis level issues we have. For example, how can we restore legitimacy to a Supreme Court that has just normalized punditry from the bench? Or, how do we restore the idea that our leaders should be statesman that have a responsibility to be truthful and there be repercussions when they aren't?

No, you are just running an argument that was created by the right's agenda.

So are you actually an agent of the right, trying to push that line, or just a moron who fell for that stupid argument?

This comment makes it seem like you have zero exposure to politics outside of Lemmy/Reddit echo chambers. It also makes you look like a fucking idiot.

Great, so make your argument heard two years ago and not a few months before the election.

Otherwise, your arguments/debate is just supporting the no vote agenda that is being astro turfed by the right. Which means you are probably a subversive.

Especially when there are people like you making these arguments.

Hmm, makes you think...

STFU. You are either an idiot or a Trumper.

The time to talk about alternative leadership was two years ago.

This argument clearly only helps the MAGA movement right now. Which means you are either a total fucking idiot, or a fascist pretending to be a Democrat. (I guess you are a fucking idiot either way).

These non-voter apologists are just Trumpers in donkey clothing.

Notice they always have to neg him in a vacuum, because once he is juxtaposed to Trump, he looks like the best parts of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams put together.

They will say or do anything to suppress the vote.

Great, Biden's not perfect, he is also a million fucking percent better than the alternative.

Think of free market capitalism. In an ideal world, where people played fair, this system would work. But it has been clearly shown that any and all abuses of a free market will be made in order to gain an "edge".

You are clearly so naive that you think the meaning behind a vote somehow makes that vote more important.

I wish you were right, but you are not. I am a registered Republican and I have been voting Democrat, down ticket, as a protest for the last two elections because the GoP has become taken over by fundies and fascists.

Project 2025 scares the shit out of me. It should scare the living shit out of you too.

But here you are, arguing that Biden doesn't deserve to be President because he did horribly at the debate, ignoring that Trump was 90% full of shit.

I don't want Biden to be President either. JFC, he was a corporatist asshole 30 years ago, but at least this country has a chance to move forward with him in the oval office. If Trump gets elected, this is the fucking end of our Democracy. Do you not realize the point of project 2025?

I wish you would just shut the fuck up. The time to talk about different leadership was three fucking years ago.

I'm trying my best to change the local party but I've been blacklisted from every local GoP event. What the fuck are you doing, besides watering down opposition to literal fucking Nazis?

I just saw this meme, though it was funny. Showed it to my friend and he said almost exactly this.

It makes perfect sense now that I hear it.

One of my all time favorite games.

Just a high res port of the original I can play on my PC would be enough for me.

I feel like the South Park song, "Kyle's Mom is a Bitch" should be remade into "Putin is a Bitch".

Article says Jill pulls $85k. So the rest is probably investments, which is pretty damn modest, considering their age.

He's basically only forgiving interest or automatically forgiving debt for people who qualify and didn't apply for existing programs. Or people who have been paying for 20 years.

Anyone who could possibly have heartache about that can fuck right off.

I owe a lot but I can afford to pay and I do not fucking care if I have to pay and some someone else gets their loan forgiven. Good for them. Should have been free in the first place.

Man, you sound like the zen I wish I could harness and feel. I really appreciate your tone and presence.