So 1/3 of Americans are in a cult of hate and idiocy whether they know it or not.
The difficulty is getting 75% of the remaining population on board. 75% of a wide range of ideologies to agree that freedom and investment in America are better than submission, oppression, and chaos.
So, convincing 75% of people that allowing the government to deport innocent people (innocent until proven guilty and we know many of them are actually innocent) is actually really fucking bad.
John Oliver had a good episode on it. It’s been almost 10 years (holy crap) since I’ve seen it, but I remember it being pretty accurate from my experience.
Also, apparently they started uploading full episodes because they uploaded this full episode last year.
If a Colorado court can decide to remove a candidate, then all the republicans need to do is get a majority in the courts of swing states and they would forever have the presidency.
It should be up SCOTUS to validate or invalidate Colorado’s findings. It would never be Colorado as the final word. That’s how the courts already work. Lower courts rule and higher courts can take further action if needed.
I’m all for SCOTUS reform though.
Ideally the courts would rule on it and it would be up to congress with a supermajority to reverse it.
To be clear, a court did rule that he committed treason and was barred from running. SCOTUS did not say they were wrong, they only stated that they (the fucking courts) did not have the power to APPLY THE CONSTITUTION.
So yeah. It would be up to the courts to apply the constitution and SCOTUS would have the final word. I’m not sure why it would be any different from any other ammendment.
I don’t support the death penalty because those individuals are no threat to society, many of them are innocent, and the government shouldn’t have that kind of power when it’s unnecessary.
None of that applies. Also, I don’t wish him dead. I just want him gone. The method of his removal is just a secondary concern.
Technically he’s barred from office per the 14th amendment.
Technically is great until it’s ignored.
The Democratic Party is centrist between moderate ideologies. Fetterman is centrist between the two parties.
I was going to say, it’s not always a derogatory word. Those who are still aligned with DEI don’t use it that way. So yeah, I guess it is.
According to a random Google search, those making $30k-$100k are the block that voted for Trump. So, they asked for this.
That’s worse!
The whole point was to trim excess. If they really had fired almost nobody, that would mean they’re doing maximum damage with very little “benefits”.
Now, obviously doing damage is what Trump and co. want. But the initial claim was efficiency.
The two worst reactions that I saw were gaming and NFL. You’re right that most of the subs were fine. It’s the big ones that were addictive to a point I didn’t realize until something happened.
I’d be happy if they started reporting on it with the urgency that they should.
I remember the news flying a helicopter trying to find BLM riots/destruction of property of any kind. They were desperate to find any action (and they couldn’t find any where they were).
Where was that coverage when Elon Musk’s goons illegally invaded and seized control of federal buildings. Where is that urgency as the constitution is being thrown in the trash.
There was less urgency on Jan 6th!
If corporate news is recording all of this, it’s zoomed in on their asses with an Instagram filter on.
Some of my favorite subs would have a total meltdown, like end of the world shit, because it closed for 24 hours. Then when the app bans happened, there were the blackouts and once again, people were angry at the audacity of the mods not being submissive.
They want their content above literally anything else. Take it away for a moment and their entire world collapses. And when you see the all consuming, brain-dead, content they were viewing, AND THE IMPORTANCE THEY PUT ON IT, it’s no wonder why they have the reputation they do. That was very sobering.
I think even 10 years ago Reddit was a lot bigger. The niche subs still had some traction. Like, Morrowind there 10 years ago had more stuff than the Elder Scrolls community here does. (I could be misremembering, but that feels right.)
BUT you’re right that it wasn’t endless filler back then. There was an end, and then you were done.
What I hate about Lemmy is the lack of content in semi-specific communities.
What I love about Lemmy is that there’s so much less content overall. I run out of content and I log off. Reddit was a bottomless pit.
Banning 3rd party apps was the tipping point for me. Their official app is shit.
Progressive policies tend to line up with classic Libertarianism.
Also, modern Libertarians tend to be literally just the dissolution of the federal government and their own personal rights at the expense of other’s rights, none of which is Libertarianism.
I’m kind of the opposite. I have no problem with (well intentioned and rational) communists. But if we had full blown communism with Trump in charge, it would be game over for everyone.
Does that make Trump a communist if he would actually love if the US was a communist state? Maybe I actually agree with you.
No. It could create a security breach. It DOES pose a security risk.
I think it’s probably more focused on those impacted most and (unfortunately) where the most sympathy is.
A lot of transphobia is under the guise of women’s rights (sports, bathrooms). But also, anyone can (usually) participate it men’s sports and men are generally not threatened by someone using the men’s bathroom. That doesn’t always apply. But it’s usually women who suffer the most.