OK so then who should be running primaries?
So you agree with me: voting accomplishes nothing
I voted for Dems to defund the war in 06. They didn't. I voted for Obama to bring troops home, close Guantanamo, and give us a public option in 08. He didn't. So what's the point of voting for the the winner???
Liberals have long fantasized about Jon Stewart running for president (I was one of them once). I've always said that that Trump is the other side of that coin-- a plaintalking TV personality with no real connections in Washington. Stewart is too smart to want the job
It's clear to me that Democrats are just there to collect their donor cash. It's easier to raise money from a defensive position because they can amp up the fearmongering while also never having to fight for a policy their base wants. It's brilliant from a game-theory perspective but it screws all of us pretty hard
I don't have a solution aside from "get money out of politics", which requires more drastic solutions like general strikes or political violence (one may cause the other).
I tell you what-- I sure wish that Crooks guy succeeded in Pennsylvania. Would have cut through some bullshit and introduced uncertainty to a system that needs shaking up
I'm here for it!
Turnout was pretty low. Democratic voters stayed home. Wonder why?
I said exactly those things and got downvoted to oblivion here
Democrats only exist to be a paper opposition to fascism. They are fine with it because they think they'll be insulated
Yes see the Gaza situation. Appeasement is the Biden policy there
That's a removed take. If there's evidence of crimes then you go after them...
Not every party has the money or resources to run a primary
This take is dumb...
I'm all for finding these people where they live but she went there alone and seems to have had a dumb plan. She didn't think she may confronted or possibly assaulted? And hey, the guy may have been within his rights
I hope more people show up next time, with a better plan
Democrats would rather lose elections than cause their buddies to lose a penny in profits
USA approves $8.7bn aid package for Israel
On Thursday, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it secured $8.7 billion in military aid from the US to support its "ongoing military efforts," meaning the genocidal slaughter in Gaza and Israel's dramatic escalation in Lebanon. The ministry said in a statement that its director-general, Maj...
I guess they really want Israel to stop!
The press is saying a lot, and perhaps too much, about Israel's division and dithering over Gaza. What might really be afoot?
"Since there are a raft of unknowns with Israel’s next steps in and what sort of fallout that might trigger, it makes sense to step back and see if we can infer anything, even at a very general level, from known or presumed boundary conditions."
Rant: What's up with on-street parking?!
Why is it allowed? It seems dangerous for drivers and pedestrians
Are there plans to phase it out?
Japan outlaws on-street parking under the logic that it's using public space to house private property.
Should we message and invite the mods from /r/ASOIAF to join this community?
Do the mods even know that Lemmy exists?
It's the best group on Reddit with good and active moderators. They deserve better than this disrespect from the company
Request: Update link handling
When I open links to other communities in the Lemmyverse, they don't open in Jerboa. They open in chrome. As a result, I'm not logged in and can't subscribe or interact. I've found lots of communities this way but it's a hassle to subscribe to them.
Best instance for porn content?
Hey, like the title says, what's a good instance for pornographic content?