whose bright idea was this?
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obre@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.ml•Fox News’ host Brian Kilmeade says ‘just kill ‘em’ about mentally ill homeless people15·19 days agoJust remember, if you’re working class you’re never more than three bad months away from homelessness
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•People are losing jobs due to social media posts about Charlie Kirk6·20 days agoIt would be terrible if the email (expose@charliesmurderers.com) associated with this doxxing site were to be flooded with spam and false reports. Nobody here would be unethical enough to automate something like that, right?
What’s the market share of Mistral Small 3.2 in LM Studio compared to chatgpt?
obre@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says both sides violate ceasefire, tells Israel: 'Do not drop those bombs'English671·3 months agoI believe this is the harshest criticism that any sitting US president had made of israel since Clinton’s private
who’s the fucking superpower here
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Democrats' David Hogg problem not over despite DNC's vote to remove him161·4 months agoI don’t think we really disagree given what you said about shortsightedness, but I feel like ranting.
The focus on corporate lobbyist and billionaire donations is the cancer that will kill the country. Fundraising through grassroots outreach and organization can be much more effective than spending billions in blood money on TV ads and landline phonecalls, but it requires a platform that taps into the zeitgeist and galvanizes the public to act. In our current moment that means earnestly fighting for social programs, civil rights, and democratic governance - all of which conflicts with the interests of the ruling class.
The DNC is too far gone at this point. They’ve ignored the popular will for so long and embraced corporatism so nakedly that they enabled fascism by granting its veneer of populism more luster.
They squandered any good will they could have gained from wholeheartedly supporting popular policies and any trust they could have engendered with a consistently progressive track record. They lost any respect they could have earned from fighting tooth and nail against oppression, and any momentum they could have raised within the institution from fostering a new generation of energetic idealists. Take all that away and what you’re left with is a staid orthodoxy that is begrudged, distrusted, spineless, and out of touch.
The only thing they have to fall back on at this point is ‘not being as bad as overt fascists’ and ‘being reasonably complement stewards of an economy designed to funnel money to the wealthy’. We’ve seen that this is not a good strategy for winning elections, but does a hell of a job at driving voter apathy, powerlessness, and resentment.
/rant
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Elon Musk’s harem exposes the emptiness of Republican ‘family values’10·6 months agoHey that’s not fair, it’s also a dogwhistle for homophobia. They’re butthurt about gay rights too lol
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Bernie Sanders Has an Idea for the Left: Don’t Run as Democrats6·7 months agoThat’s triangulation and it’s been the basis of the DNC since Clinton’s presidency
Or when bush declared war under false pretenses. Or when reagan ratfucked Carter out of an end to the Iranian hostage crisis. Or when MLK Jr. Was assassinated. Or countless other examples of rightwing terrorism. “Decorum” has only ever been a means to silence progressive voices.
One can successfully oppose enemies of a free and open society
How exactly? You didn’t even attempt to answer my question. Elon’s coup hasn’t faced any effective resistance.
Elon’s actions are going to kill an untold number of people. What institution or legal action is going to stop him?
Who are the real racists?
obre@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•There was a time when everyone had common sense111·9 months agoOK Tucker
obre@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•Ukraine's military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy battlefield lossesEnglish12·9 months agoIt’s speculation, but think about what Putin can offer Kim. Money, technological assistance, maybe even nuclear secrets
Plot twist, OP’s Mom is a Maoist-Third Worldist
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Opinion | The Supreme Court Just Gave Us a Bitter Taste of What’s Coming12·10 months agoIf you had a billion dollars there would be more effective ways to address the courts lol. That being said, no one with that much money ever would.
obre@lemmy.worldto Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•I get it, but you're both part of a bigger problem.4·10 months agoI think it’s mostly just content theft. On the audience end, viewers who aren’t immediately put off by the reactor and are too lazy to find the original might just watch it. On the reuploader end, there’s basically no effort involved and it can make them some money. Laziness is nothing new.
obre@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home in FBI-Led Graffiti Investigation121·10 months agoDoes that apply to Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Gallant, and all the other Israeli war criminals?
And the Iraq war