Very true, the vast majority of america is right leaning, even diehard dems, as the democratic party is easily center-right as it stands. The left, the actual left, sees they don’t even have a hand on the wheel, and the moderate dems were alienated by Harris’s commitment to genocide. It doesn’t even matter, as the corporatocractic oligarchs are unchanged and unthreatened by democrats and republicans alike.
Of course it can work that way, we just saw it happen on Tuesday. Look at all the votes the dems lost between elections. All those protests, all the people demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza, all those people asking about cheaper rent and healthcare, those people asking about why there’s still kids in cages at the border. Inaction, regardless of the outcome, does not equal support for the victor. But sure, let’s homogenize the two major parties and make elections even more of a farce than they already are.
In some competitions, the lead of one competitor is obvious, and they lose because they screw up. It should not have been difficult for the party already in power, with a former prosecutor and career politician, to defeat the former gameshow host with 34 felony convictions.
Harris tried to appease the moderate republicans to try and pull from their pool, but alienated her supporters in doing so.
Against Trump, it was the dems to lose, which they did in historical fashion. They’re so quick to blame leftists, or hispanics, or muslims, yet refuse to admit that their shitty policies brought this about.
Scapegoat identified. No way it could have been the dems alienating their base with less progressive politics in a failed attempt to pull republicans over to Harris.
Happened to me as a kid. This huge spider came crawling over my shoulder, but so engrossed was I in the show I was watching, I didn’t notice the monstrosity until it was right in front of my face. I sat up and tried to scream, but no noise came out. I didn’t go into that room again for days.
I just couldn’t let the original commentor get away with saying the most ridiculous shit in this thread, I had to top them.
Actually, tetris is really a commentary about the brief and fragile ethnostate in Constantinople as the Byzantine empire fell to the Ottoman empire.
I wish I could be that cozy
The situations in Palestine and Ukraine are markedly different.
Ukraine has received immense support from Western nations since the start of the Russian invasion, i.e., in support of the defense of Ukraine. The democractic party has been in power since the beginning of that conflict as well.
Western nations have been giving support to the standing army of the defending nation, who are facing a professional army.
Palestine has been under seige from the beneficiary of Western support, i.e., in support of the offense of Palestine.
Western nations have given support to the standing army of the offensive nation, who are facing an insurgency who lack the personnel, training, and support systems of a modern professional army.
The civilian death counts in Palestine have been staggering. Over 44,000 civilians have been killed in Palestine in a little over a year. In Ukraine, over 11,000 civillians have been killed, despite the Russian invasion occuring in February of 2022, 2 years and 9 months ago.
The distinctions between the two situations are apparent, which is why people are being more vocal about Palestine.
I would say nothing about either of the conflicts has been convenient for most people, but both matters are important, albeit for different reasons.
Also, on a personal note, ilk? I didn’t realize we were in the Hog’s Head.
Also the democratic party has been in power, enabling the genocide for over a year.
Sure thing, bud. Whatever you need to tell yourself to justify voting for genocidal candidates. You’ll always have directly thrown your support to a genocide, and you’ll never be clean again.
Based on nothing, got it.
Like I said, impasse. I can’t keep you from drawing conclusions anymore than you can keep me from drawing conclusions about you and your support of genocide.
I think it’s the spirit of your comment.
It’s almost in the same vein as someone going to a magic show and loudly proclaiming that magic isn’t real and it’s all stagecraft.
I’d say your comment wasn’t exactly required, we all know it’s just stories. But it’s also an open forum and you’re free to comment all you like. If it’s any consolation, I didn’t downvote you.
If both sides are dedicated to genocide, is it really both sides? Or is it really one side playing as two? You’ve allowed a political party to convince you that genocide is not only acceptable and supportable, but defendable as well. Where does that end, I wonder? What can’t they convince you to be in support of, mein kumpel?
I don’t need a coalition of anybody to tell me that even genocide lite is wrong, and should not be supported in any way.
I have only my opinion, and I’m not going to change yours any readily than you are to change mine, as we are opposed to this on a fundamental level. I do believe an impasse had been reached, as further discussion on this topic seems pointless.
Although I disagree with you, I respect your dedication, as misguided as it may seem to me.
Call me a bastard if you want, at least I’m not using strawmen and ad hominem to defend supporting a genocide.
This discussion keeps going in circles. I’m not voting for a politician that is pro genocide, lite or otherwise.
So is donating money so they can get food, water, and medical supplies not helping them now? I don’t understand. Morality is definitely the issue here. It begins and ends on the very personal decision of not wanting to vote for genocide. Any relation to what the Trump campaign is doing is coincidental. The only thing I’m obstinate about is not throwing my support behind genocidists.
I try to look on the bright side, we get to watch an empire collapse in real time through memes and stupid little videos on tik tok.