This literally goes against the very underpinnings of communism…

So was everything Lenin, Stalin, and Mao did. Theoretically it was preparation to eventually transition to communism after the overthrow of the vanguard. So far Russia has transitioned to fascism and China to capitalism. They’ve been as bad or even worse than the straight capitalists in some ways. Not a defense of capitalists. They’re both part of the problem.

Indigenous peoples day.

I’m still somewhere on the fence about it. Overall it’s just a little too overstimulating for me lol. But the wachowskis inventiveness and storytelling skills should never be questioned. Patrick made a lot of good points. Not sure that I’m ready to agree with him just yet. But he does help shed a new light on things.

Did you watch that Patrick H Willems video essay as well? LOL

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

While I agree. I would still feel bad about cancer for having him.

Nothing at all wrong with that. If people tried it more often the world would be a better place for sure.

Anyone who listens to obvious Hypocrites like them will only suffer. If they believe in this message so much. They should give up their media positions and all go home and make a sandwich for their husbands. No disrespect to any man or woman who does that. It should be your choice. But not your destiny and role in life. It’s absurd that they act like the feminism implies that a woman can’t do that if she wishes to.

Interesting and noted. But the overall point still stands. We are not rational beings. Kanye is looking for a group to belong to that meets his standards. Namely one filled with other sociopaths and narcissists. It will never be rational or healthy.

Hitler’s personal driver was jewish. Hell even Hitler himself likely had Jewish ancestry. The only Jew he killed that was justified was probably himself.

The problem is ever thinking of people as informed rational beings. In general we are anything but.

I can 100% hear dolly say this in my head.

Correct, and who could blame anyone but the writer of the headline gore.

What does this say about the law firms that caved? Either that they are guilty of something, so bad at their jobs that they can’t even defend themselves in a slam dunk case. Or more concerned with short term money gains than justice. It’s poison to any new prospect looking to do anything more than sell themselves for a quick cash out.

Honestly without knowing the context something like that actually would be easy to slip by. It’s absolutely simple to think of any campaign saying we need to find X votes in this region to win. Though usually we would just think they’re talking about actually winning votes and not just whipping them up out of thin air or disenfranchising others to get them.

And remember again. That wasn’t in the media very long at all. It was even more of a blip than anything related to January 6th. Republicans and fascists can keep a line in the public Consciousness for decades. Democrats can’t even stay focused on the truth and pushing it. For more than a month or two. Of course it’s really easy to perpetuate a message and control it when you control the media and Outlets that people get it from. So Democrats are always going to be at a disadvantage. Even if they did try.

Honestly I’m not sure what an actual good solution is to this problem. About the best I can think of right now is everyone should be friends with a good poli-size student when it comes to politics or someone involved in research science when it comes to science Etc. To help temper their understanding and cut through a lot of sensationalist b******* that gets put out there

It’s a problem of propaganda. All the mass media is owned by a few wealthy interests. A lot of people only get information from mass media. Media which regularly gave a seditious tractor like trump undue respect and deference for fear of 'losing access". When they don’t treat him with the disdain and animosity he rightly deserves. People question whether what he did was actually that unusual or even bad.

Yes they saw what happened January 6th, but most of the media doesn’t even bother to mention it much now. So it must not have been that big of a deal right? All a bunch of overblown hyperbole and bluster like Republicans accusations against Democrats. So they just “both sides” it all. Handwaving it away, thinking themselves above it and superior. Only bothering to latch on to talking points they like. Which only makes things worse seeing how bad Democrats are at playing the media compared to republicans.

Fear of clowns is a common. What internal demons possess a man, causing them to paint their faces in ridiculous unnatural hues. Or wear baggy ridiculous clothing. Taint natural I tells ya!

The mass media, even so called lefty MSNBC which is center at best. Though usually pretty solid right. Didn’t cover it with the appropriate tone or seriousness it deserved. MSNBC did at least start out that way and tried before giving up. The rest of the media never did. And so there was 4 years of largely rehab to trumps image. The simple fact that he incited a coup wasn’t brought up much for fear of losing access.

And so, people started to question their own eyes. Question whether there was actually really a coup or not. If it was just being blown out of proportion like conservatives blow fluoride in the water out of proportion. If the popular media isn’t going to treat it like it’s serious why would the average consumer of popular media?

Hell so much of the media spent so much more time covering Republican false accusations of Democrats smuggling in immigrants to hurt America. Suddenly the truth became lies and lies became the truth.

And before you admonish and ridicule these people for not going to such and such website to get the truth etc. A lot of people don’t get their information and news online still. Relying on the completely captured 4th estate to report on and distill even news happening online down for them. And this is the power of control and propaganda. For a short while at least perception can be reality. We need to spend less time haranguing and attacking people who mistakenly voted for trump. Instead trying to find a way to disarm and defeat the captured fourth estate.

So they’re the same

Choosing not to engage is implicit consent. The largest voting block in the United States are the ones that don’t. There’s a reason they try to disillusion and disenfranchise people into not engaging or voting. It serves the purpose of the people who are the problem. Not the people who aren’t voting. And at some point other people’s problems become your own. So while it isn’t your job. It’s a good idea to keep things from getting that bad.

I’m not the one here trying to justify anything. That’s you. You’re the one here trying to pull off some ridiculous conspiracy theory where more than half the voting population are either mentally handicapped or evil in order to justify your 2 minutes hate.

Simply unwilling to acknowledge that the majority of people still get all their information from the mainstream media. The same mainstream media that we call out here on a daily basis for being tepid spineless and inaccurate in their coverage of everything including Palestine. The same mainstream media that has given Trump and Republicans far too much undue deference and respect. Propping them up. It’s not that you can’t understand the people who voted for Trump it’s that you don’t want to.

The fact that you could be on Reddit or Lemmy and claim that you are somehow not terminally online is especially hilarious. Being on either of those is absolutely terminally online. Brother we both are. You just lack the self-awareness. And that’s the problem.

It’s funny to watch you attack them for being in an echo chamber they didn’t seek. From an echo chamber you did. But I’m glad you can admit that you are dedicated to being the problem. And not the solution. It’s in curiosity and ignorance like that that will help the fascists continue to win. It’s just too much work to ask questions about how and why people behave the way they do. So much easier to just dismiss them as being less intelligent and informed than yourself. Just like they do to you.