Dividenddude loves sowing, but hates reaping

I think they know that most people will eventually give in (or accidentally say yes) if they have to close a notification every time they want to do something.

Like you, I aim not to be “most people.”

You’re right. That is what they said. Now go up another level. What was that person commenting on? In other words, what was the context for their comment?

Okay, but we’re talking about “these people,” not “Nebraska”

Really curious how far your line of thinking goes.

Do you think that the Texas flood victims, in any capacity, deserved what happened to them because a majority of Texas voted for Trump?

Well maybe Nebraska shouldn’t have voted for Trump.

Im getting really sick and tired of this rhetoric.

You know that well over a quarter million registered voters in Nebraska didn’t vote for Trump, right? Did it occur to you that many of these people in the audience are carrying out a civil duty that’s more important than checking a box on election day? Given that fact, maybe you should give them some grace, considering that they’re likely on your side? And even if they weren’t on your side to begin with, they could be coming around to it.

Oh yeah, it was definitely was unsurprising given her record. But it was still unforgiveable.

when the Dems are releasing literal thank you letters to ICE for their work.

This, for me, was the moment when I went from “man, these people really suck as an opposition party” to “They’re either incredibly incompetent or they’re just straight-up controlled opposition.”

You can’t oppose Trump while thanking his Gestapo for their service. Fuck that.

It was just the same policies filtered through a PR agency.

This is how I’ve felt and haven’t been able to put it into words. Harris could have curb stomped Trump if she had effectively distanced herself from rightwing policy. Her stance on immigration was unforgivable and served to normalize what Trump would eventually do.

You know it’s not only possible but very likely that the fascist wannabe dictator is simply doing two bad things at the same time, right?

I know plenty of people with Student loan debt who are on these assistance programs. For them, this is not a “distraction.”

Yeah him making it write an apology letter was next level. What a fuckin freak lmao

Yeah, for the record, I’m with you. My “charitable take” was more me trying to reverse engineer her worldview. But her worldview makes almost no sense sometimes.

Lately I’ve been honestly leaning towards “AOC is controlled opposition for the next generation of voters.” I don’t understand how she’s the face of “the squad” but goes against the rest of them so often on these crucial issues.

Why would Israel only blame her specifically and not MTG and the others?

I do think that Israel has it out for the progressive wing of the Democratic party more than anyone else. I think they would center it around “the squad wants Jews to die.” They’ve gone after Ilhan for less.

My charitable take: Her worry is that in the event of Iron Dome funding being cut off, Israel would run a massive propaganda campaign blaming AOC specifically for every death in Israel.

However, If she truly believes what she says, I think she’s being very naive. The Iron Dome allows Israel to confidently bomb its neighbors without having to worry about consequences. No one is attacking Israel out of the blue (yes, that includes October 7th). Event the recent “war” with Iran was started by Israel.

The best defensive measures that Israel could take:

1. Stop its apartheid and give every citizen equal rights
2. Stop committing terror in the region (i.e. blowing up entire apartment buildings to kill one target, murdering all of the top scientists in a given country in their sleep, blowing up pagers of innocent doctors and surgeons in other countries, etc.)
3. Surrender its current and former leadership to the ICC and allow them to face trial for their war crimes

Yep, and there’s always a Manchin or a Sinema to make sure nothing left wing passes when we’re in control. Always keeping that Overton Window ratcheting to the right.

I don’t think he’s “distracting” from anything. He’s just doing a bunch of terrible things at the same time to maximize damage to social programs, infrastructure, and his political enemies. He doesn’t care about what is or isn’t “his call.” He’s testing the limits of his power and expanding it. Why would he need to distract from anything when he’s never faced consequences for anything he’s done before?

They’re going to say it’s a “distraction” and vote against it. As if forcing the FBI to do something other than snatch brown people off the street is bad.

I’ve always wondered if this sort of tech could scale to 5g towers for mass surveillance purposes

Additionally, isn’t this just exposing a bunch of migrant aid platforms to right wing lunatics

Always has been

That ambulance driver is a better person than I am.

YEP

1. He supports a one-state solution in Israel (not that a mayor should have a to answer this question, but here we are)
2. He will arrest Netanyahu if he enters New York
3. He talks about splitting emergency services into multiple disciplines to handle things like mental health crisis. This is straight from the Defund Police platform.

On these issues, he’s to the left of 99% of politicians in the US.

Even if the ONLY thing he accomplishes as mayor is free transportation in New York, that’s infinitely better than an Adams or Cuomo term. I have a feeling he’ll accomplish a hell of a lot more if people actually organize around him. We have a unique opportunity to support a socialist in the largest, most expensive US city. Don’t let perfection get in the way of progress.