I know more working class people that have been on cruises than middle class ones, TBH. Probably coincidence, but still…

Only until enshittification kicks in

So it’s a good idea for multiple reasons?

Sorry, but cherry-picking some good quotes from trump doesn’t prove anything. I’m sure if you searched hard enough you could find equally “good” quotes from Hitler. You are using the same flawed logic (extrapolating from small amounts of data) that you’re accusing everyone else of.

Optimism does not seem like a good defence against creeping fascism. What if you’re wrong?

Why? There is a long list of suspicious deaths of people who have been recently critical of Putin, including multiple falling out of windows. It seems weirdly credulous to believe there’s nothing connecting them. Seems to me you’re the one making the strong claim that needs to be backed up.

Why pick two of his better quotes to make your point? It just make your argument look weak.

What about the constant resist dog whistling? The “eating the dogs” stuff? The wearing proud boys colours?

I get what you’re saying, but would people in germany in 1932 have been able to predict what was going to happen in between 1934-9?

What do you think is a normal rate of death-by-falling-from-a-window for well known people who criticise the leader of the nation, in most countries?

How do you come with an opinion like that from a domain like yours??

No no no, it’s a “Wikipedia-ending debate”

I don’t know how you’d measure driving “goodness”, but I expect the distribution would be something like exponential (there are billions of non-drivers, and only a few rally/stunt drivers). So the average is likely to be higher than the median.

This is hilarious

After you answer the same question

As someone who is politically active in ways other than voting, I’m calling bullshit. You’re just making assumptions about how other people act, you have no evidence.

It’s possible to vote Dem and still do all the other things you listed.

The US needs to fix their voting system. Preferential voting, run-off, whatever. First past the post sucks.

Also the gerrymandering.

Yeah, it’s the bloody-mindedness that keeps you going

99.9% sure that’s in quotes because it’s an intentional pun

20 year Linux user here. Definitely more depressed than autistic (but not claiming to be 100% NT).

Also I just got given a macbook for a new job. Feels weird.

Y’all are an odd bunch, but I’m happy to have you on side.