Idealistic sophistry at best, malicious deceit at worst.
In a perfect world, I would agree with you. In your fever dream, I probably do. Unfortunately, we have to play the hand we’re dealt and exist in reality. In reality, the system doesn’t work the way you wish it did.
Please, do everything you’re saying you’re going to do, make your idealist stand and pat yourself on the back because because you took the moral high ground and voted for who you thought was best.
I know you’re going to come back with the logic of “vote for != vote against” and you’re not wrong. There’s no defense against that. In a fair, and just world, you’re absolutely right. Unfortunately, the rest of us don’t live in your idealist leftist utopia, and are stuck on mundane terra firma. Enjoy your smug satisfaction as you look around in a self-congratulatory stupor knowing that you didn’t vote for someone who didn’t implement your idealism as immediately as you wished for.
The rest of us, “liberals” or whatever the term is now days… I can’t keep it straight anymore, too old and tired… conservatives who can no longer handle the directions their party is going, libertarians who can no longer abide stupidity, and the unaffiliated who simply want people to be able to live as who and what they are…love who and what they are, we will vote. Sure, it’ll be a vote for the status quo, but as the status quo sits now…it’s better than the alternative.
I know you find the status quo morally repugnant, and frankly I don’t fault you a bit. It is, you’re right. We should be so much further down the path than we are. Is the Democrat du jour going to get us there? No, probably not. Are they going to step in the right direction? Maybe. Are they going to be a triage scenario to stop the hemorrhaging and stabilize the patient so they survive long enough to get to a place where actual work can be done? Hopefully, definitely more so than the republican du jour.
It’s meatball politics. It’s ugly, it’s unpleasant, it’s sad that we have to fight so hard to simply stay where we’re at.
If you read this far, I appreciate it. This is a lot of thoughts I’ve had reading yours and other comments throughout various forums. You are not the cause of all of these, but you were the catalyst that drove pen to paper.
I’m not looking to debate you, mainly for two reasons.
There’s no point.
You’re not technically wrong. I’m not going to dissuade you, and you’re not going to elevate me beyond reality.
I hope you have a good day neighbor, and may you find the utopia you so richly deserve.
Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water....
We could do that… or we could raise rates again for the third time this month and record another year of record profits. After much consideration, we’ll do the latter, but you better be ready to bail us out if we get hacked.
And when the rural communities can’t afford to do the EPA mandated updates, they sell out to a publicly traded, for profit corporation…who raises basic utility fees multiple times over the short span they’ve owned and operated the infrastructure of the rural communities.
I’m not saying you’re wrong in every instance, as what you’ve said holds true a lot of the time. Just not in this very specific, albeit anecdotal, instance.
A 10-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain while helping his family clean up storm debris is being kept on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to his father....
Not discounting safety features… but wouldn’t the delta p in that situation be enough to take you out anyways? Or is the bigger problem once you’re inside the infrastructure?
I’ve been taking a trip through some of these “love letters” to “classic JRPGS” and I’ve got to say… I’m absolutely on board with the way these indy devs are paying homage to the classics. Sea of Stars, Chained Echoes…hell, even the star ocean second story remake was a great nostalgia trip. I just started Eiyuden Chronicles Hundred Heroes and it’s already got the makings of a solid game.
With a roster like that…who needs giant ass, bombastic, overpriced garbage? Give me a good story, loveable characters, and a journey that shows me what’s over the next hill.
My plants are a little leggy still but the days are getting longer so they’ll reveg soon. I still haven’t planted my produce crops lmfao my wife is starting to complain about my priorities.
[INSPO] What would you call this style? (lemmy.world)
iFixit: We’re Ending Our Samsung Collaboration (www.ifixit.com)
Despite strong reviews, Hellblade 2 is struggling on Steam (www.pcgamesn.com)
Normally this wouldn’t be news but given Xbox’s recent decisions on game studios this might actually be concerning for Ninja Theory.
"Of course not - that might hurt my accelerationist dreams!" (lemmy.world)
Semiconductor manufacturers in Taiwan can remotely disable their chip-making machines in the event of a Chinese invasion. (www.bloomberg.com)
US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them (apnews.com)
Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water....
10-year-old swept into storm drain to become an organ donor, dad says (abcnews.go.com)
A 10-year-old boy who was swept into a storm drain while helping his family clean up storm debris is being kept on life support so that his organs can be donated, according to his father....
Elite Jonin from Hidden Sand village perform synchronized stealth attack on Fire Nation base (files.catbox.moe)
Japan-Set Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Around the Same Size as Assassin's Creed Origins (www.ign.com)
Polling sets off fresh alarm bells for Biden (www.thehill.com)
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Final Fantasy 16 and Foamstars all sold less than expected, Square Enix president says (www.videogameschronicle.com)
Goku gives Cell a Senzu Bean (youtu.be)
Did Goku do the right thing?
Warner Bros. to Release First New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ in 2026, Peter Jackson to Produce and Andy Serkis to Direct (variety.com)
Why is RFK Jr. polling steadily around 10%? Does anyone know anyone who is voting for him? What are their reasons / brainworms? (projects.fivethirtyeight.com)
Aldi Just Announced a Major Change to Grocery Prices, Lowering Prices (finance.yahoo.com)
Which programming languages do you know?
Take-Two confirms Kerbal Space Program 2 is safe despite Seattle layoffs (www.gamedeveloper.com)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - Title Update (www.youtube.com)
I love weed farming (lemmy.world)
My plants are a little leggy still but the days are getting longer so they’ll reveg soon. I still haven’t planted my produce crops lmfao my wife is starting to complain about my priorities.