I’m sure he knew the entire time

Well I voted for Kamala if that makes anyone feel better. It’s just that I’ve been following the plight of the Palestinians for far longer than it’s been popular and I’ve been forced to watch as every single US president has stood at a podium and pledge fealty to Isreal without exception. Joe Biden delayed a single weapons shipment to Isreal one time and it was only delayed by a week. There have been reports that the delay was logistical and the Biden statement was just a political move that simply took political advantage of the delay. Either way, the status quo will guarantee death to the people who need our help the most. I understated what you’re saying when you state Trump is accelerating the destruction. I also understand that the approach to minimize the damage by voting the lesser of two evils will also lead to democracy sliding into fascism. How many times can you ask someone to vote the lesser of two evils when every cycle they find they still only have two evils from witch to choose?

I’ve been the vote blue guy and at this point it’s hard to ignore that voting evils (even if lesser) still continues our slide into evil. Break the system, fix the system or change the system but vote blue no matter who only >SOMETIMES< delays death but it doesn’t ever stop it. Maybe you’re young enough where you haven’t done the same thing over and over but I’m telling you, it never actually changes anything. At least, not for those without power in the middle east.

Ps. It’s not me down voting you.

I personally believe ranked choice voting is the only thing left that could possibly save this country. When only two large powerful organizations control our entire political system things will not go well. On top of that, it encourages team sports mentality where people adopt political positions simply to support their team. Worst yet, it gives these parties too much power to control candidates who stray from the party line. If you’re running as a Democrat and have even one opinion that doesn’t align with the script you’ll be pushed out. Republicans mostly didn’t agree with Trump until he took the party over and used that power to push out anyone who didn’t agree with him. If we had multiple parties it would be a lot harder to stop a candidate who deviated on opinion and that’s the way it should be.

Luckily, Republicans are more than happy to expand the genocide to the West Bank! Critical support for Palestinian genocide! After all, if the Dems aren’t going to solve the problem, why shouldn’t good, upstanding leftists like you vote for Palestinian deaths out of spite?

You’ve got to be a right wing troll. I’ll say it one more time, I very much support saving the Palestinian people but I don’t believe for one second that Chuck Shumer would do anything about their current horrible conditions.

I’ve got to ask, what is your goal in attacking my position? Are you trying to change my mind? Are you trying to convince others to take your position? If yes to either, how effective do you believe your strategy has been? If you really care about the Palestinians then why not try to pull people to your side rather than doing the equivalent to a “thoughts and prayers” post that won’t change anyone’s mind?

That’s the self righteous feeling I was talking about. I hate to tell you this but centrist Democrats were never going to stop Benjamin Netanyahu. I’m half convinced this argument is put out by right wing trolls considering how ridiculous it is. The only real difference would be a possible statement saying they should slow down the killing. Palestinians have been pushed into smaller and smaller spaces throughout isreals existence. Israeli settlers have violently and continuously pushed Palestinians out of their own homes. When has the US actually used its influence to stop Isreal? I’ve seen statements made but considering Isreal absolutely needs the US its odd that no US president from either party has ever tried to stop this. In fact, the only thing I’ve ever heard from any president ever is their declaration of their unwavering support for Isreal.

So no, your silly position is what put Palestinians in the position they’re in, not mine.

Ranked choice voting is the answer. Our team sports mentality is why we support our team even when they’re wrong. Without a team mentality Trump would never have been able to take over the Republican party. With us or against us will be the end of our country.

If you want my vote then stop telling me leftists can’t win. If the lesser of two evils is the best we can hope for then I’ll vote for the cliff with rusted spikes at the bottom. You can attack me over that view but all that will buy you is a self righteous feeling as our bus plunges over the edge.

PS. I’ve reliably voted the lesser of two evils for as long as I can remember and the outcome is that it always gets worse. A slow swing towards a totalitarian society just makes people feel like everything is normal. Especially to younger people who have never seen a better life for average Americans and don’t realize were sliding until its too late. Chuck Shumer isn’t going to stop our slide but like the Trump BBB he may fight to change the name.

Hearing people screaming from the local amusement park

Elon is Neville Sinclair

I’ve never understood why it’s so hard to re-purpose an old android phone as a TV streaming box. I have an old One Plus that would blow the Nvidia Shield out of the water but as far as I can tell nothing exists that make that possible. It has HDMI via the USB C port but no way to add a remote and use the TV interface. The ability to sleep when the TVs CEC signal sends a power off command would also be a requirement for me.

Henceforth all cities, states, towns and rivers will be called America. The United Americas of America.

We need to rename the Statue of Liberty to the Statue of America. In its current state it’s just woke propaganda with a sign actively promoting illegal immigration. It’s downright un-American.

Because then you’d really have to suck to enjoy capitalist cost cutting lemonade.

Political parties are private institutions and should not be in a position to shape American policies at all. Having a two party system allows centralized control over everyone else in the given party. If elected officials feel pressured to fall in line then they’re not fighting for the American people, they’re fighting for their own political party.

I think a bigger component in making this happen is instituting ranked choice voting. Political parties are private institutions that have amassed entirely too much power over our country. Sure, we can vote but electoral college or popular voting and we still are stuck with a candidate selected by one of two private institutions. These private entities are able to control elected officials who stray too far from the party line. As long as large political parties control the candidates our vote holds less power.

He had them at “women won’t even think…”

What an idiot. Does he not realize talking about banning guns is the number one way to motivate right wingers? The US is NOT going to ban guns especially with the current Supreme Court. This is an example of his old team running old plays that haven’t been successful since the 90s. He needs to go before he causes any more damage to his party.

I saw an earlier post that showed Lemmy’s recent rapid growth followed by a plateau and then slight decline. My feeling is that there is a very LOUD minority of Lemmy users that are trying to act as self-anointed gatekeepers and they’re bringing the platform down as a direct consequence. It makes the platform look petty and small to new and existing users alike. If the top posts are continually about shaming other users then this platform isn’t going to last. Let’s focus on building communities and having interesting conversations rather than one upping each other.