Thune is at least a proponent of NATO, and supporter of Ukraine in so far as it repels Russian aggression in the region. So at least we know the mandate in the Senate for the moment.
I wouldn’t go anywhere near saying he was a good choice, but he was the least bad choice of the three options by a country fucking mile.
Truth x Facts
Bold of you to assume they aren’t propping up unpopular candidates on purpose.
You made a whataboutism argument that flagrantly flies in the face of the core point, which is that Israel’s government & military are currently controlled by a radical right wing, crypto-fascist, ethno-supremacist, and hyper-religious political party that has members who have OPENLY AND PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ETHNIC CLEANSING. Why you feel the need to counter that point with, but, but, but, IT’S NOT AS BAD AS MOSUL is truly just frustratingly stupid. I don’t support the mass killing of civilians in their own homeland anywhere in the world. Why is that so fucking hard to understand?
the sentiments on this site are no longer representative of truth
You are not the arbiter of truth.
or popular opinion as dissent is being filtered out.
The popularity of an idea has absolutely no bearing on its merits or validity.
You made a whataboutism argument that flagrantly flies in the face of the core point, which is that Israel’s government & military are currently controlled by a radical right wing, crypto-fascist, ethno-supremacist, and hyper-religious political party that has members who have OPENLY AND PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ETHNIC CLEANSING. Why you feel the need to counter that point with, but, but, but, IT’S NOT AS BAD AS MOSUL is truly just frustratingly stupid. I don’t support the mass killing of civilians in their own homeland anywhere in the world. Why is that so fucking hard to understand?
the sentiments on this site are no longer representative of truth
You are not the arbiter of truth.
or popular opinion as dissent is being filtered out.
The popularity of an idea has absolutely no bearing on its merits or validity.
This is an excellent reference. Very cogently used as well I might add. Avatar the Last Airbender was truly ahead of its time, and one of the greatest pieces of children’s media ever made in my humble opinion.
Well said 👏
This is why people I make fun of Lemmy. I never gone go outside their MY political bubble.
FTFY
10/10 for Creativity.
You really stuck the landing on this one.
I shouldn’t have laughed as hard at this as I did. I feel dirty 😅
Who the fuck doesn’t know this already?
Trump Cultists
Great points. Appreciate the insight 👍
Or as I like to call it, the Cock Gobbler.
I thoroughly agree with you that the most likely argument that comes from the Supreme Court in regards to Trump’s eligibility to serve will hinge on the application of due process, and what that means in the case of insurrection. As you said, there was not a formal criminal tribunal or insurrection charges filed during the post-war reconstruction. It seems to have just been defacto applied via the actual ratification of the 14th Ammendment, and was understood to unanimously bar confederate representatives from serving in government.
I think all of the historical context as well as the spirit of the law does need to be closely examined. However, my fear is that no matter what the outcome of that examination may be it will only serve to further erode public trust in the judicial system due to the (valid) perception of political corruption within the Supreme Court, as well as their continuous inaction, which serves to telegraph a lack of concern or desire to avoid the prudential and consistent application of the law.
Given that, how would you propose we, as a society, deal with someone who is willing to either circumvent or delegitimize any and every legal process that attempts to hold them accountable?
I think it is dangerous to suggest that we should not use any and all legal means provided to us within the constitution to punish those who would seek to undermine our democracy simply because we are afraid they will seek to distort the law to serve their own ends, for they will do so regardless.
At some point I believe there are things worth fighting for, dying for, and even killing for if necessary. It may get to that point, as it has innumerable times before in human history. I would prefer the civilized path where we fight with the law rather than the sword. I’m convinced those who seek to drag us into the dystopian breach are counting on the fear and inaction of the general public, and that may be our undoing.
Some fights are about the principal of the thing, and it is better to suffer the consequences that may come from trying rather than allowing society to quietly march towards fascism for the second time in as many centuries.
Edit: Also, I’m not the one downvoting you. I appreciate the dialogue even if we disagree.
this tool needs to be used very cautiously because it could be turned to serve evil.
This is literally the entire strategy behind the crypto-fascist movement that is surrounding Donald Trump. These constant attempts to undermine legal safeguards and basterdize the rule of law is meant to erode public trust from all sides of the political paradigm. Any rational person understands that the spirit of the law is meant to prevent the kind of tin-pot dictator Donald Trump would like to become from seizing power. If this same situation had occurred at any other point in United States history he would have been charged with treason. The level of information warfare has so undermined the common sense discourse in this country that I have very little faith we will not slow walk into reality television authoritarianism with about 30% of the stupidest fucking knuckle-draggers among us cheering it on while it happens.
What do you mean by “visible”? Just that you can see total upvotes vs. downvotes, or is there some way to actually see who upvoted and downvoted what?
This is a serious question. I have used Connect for Lemmy since basically day one, and the only thing I ever see is the aggregate total on any particular comment which is my personal preference anyway.
Yeah, I really don’t have a sufficient answer for that question either…
One thing I do believe is that the only effective way to combat the really dangerous and addictive drugs (fentanyl & meth mostly) is to increase the social safety nets that give people a no questions asked way to exit that life. People hate this reality in the United States because as someone very wise once told me, “people don’t like seeing other people get free shit”, especially if they view those people as weak-willed criminals. The problem with that thinking is it is significantly more expensive economically to allow the cycle of abuse to continue rather than effectively subsidizing their way out of it as soon as possible.
The reason we have these problems on such a profound scale in the United States is precisely because of the fact that we live in a society that is overcome with closeted hopelessness. No access to universal healthcare, higher education, or a sense of community that doesn’t revolve around either work or fundamentalist religion. I could go on for days about this issue, it’s causes, and potential solutions. But ultimately what it boils down to is that it is the symptom of a profoundly sick society that for mutliple generations has prefered to sweep the problem under the rug, while simultaneously trying to punish its way out rather than dealing with the root causes. Until we are willing to try something new the cartels will only get stronger and more savvy, while the drugs get more sophisticated and addictive.
You are in no way a serious person.