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benroyce

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the tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

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rbreich, to random
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Trump's Mar-a-Lago trial should've started today, but the judge (whom he appointed) delayed it.

The Jan 6 trial should've been in March, but the Supreme Court's MAGA justices delayed that too.

If Trump was innocent, you'd think he'd want to clear his name before the election.

benroyce,
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@rbreich

No.

An honorable man wants to clear his name.

Nobody thinks Trump is an honorable man, not even Trump.

The real problem is nobody cares.

His name is mud and vast swaths of the country are fine with that.

jmsdnns, to random
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AI just doesnt matter next to electric vehicles, healthcare, or education

benroyce,
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@jmsdnns

{heavy breathing AI bros banging on your door}

"change the paradigm bro, utopian society bro, benevolent AI ruler bro"

AI is like crypto. lots of excited fanboys, tons of money flowing in, little to show for all the dreaming untethered from real world needs and concerns

benroyce, to random
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'“Do you think her going after your eyelashes, that that, in itself, is racist?” State of the Union host Jake Tapper asked Crockett on Sunday.

“I think her specifically doing it to me, yes, that was the intent,” Crockett said.'

Agreed. It was a #racist dogwhistle.

#marjorietaylorgreene #jasminecrockett #uspol

"Rep. Crockett Says MTG Was ‘Absolutely’ Racist During Confrontation in House Hearing"

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jasmine-crockett-mtg-absolutely-racist-1235023649/

benroyce,
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@seachanger

the worst part is how empty greene does her bullying, crockett claps back, and suddenly it's "WHOA WHOA HEY HEY"

allow the bully to bully but if you defend yourself that's a problem

fucking bullshit

shoq, to random
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It honestly drives me to the brink of depression that half the American electorate barely knows where Russia is, let alone has the capacity to understand what a president beholden to them (a second time) would be like. I feel like I live in a bad horror movie.

benroyce,
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@shoq ignorance and apathy

benroyce, to SpaceX
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" satellites threaten to hide asteroids that pose danger to humanity

The International Astronomical Union demands that urgent action be taken against the uncontrolled proliferation of these devices. satellites make it difficult to search for objects at risk of impacting the Earth"

Irony:

dreams of "saving" humanity by colonizing , dooms us to impact- his toys blot our warning

https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-05-18/spacex-satellites-threaten-to-hide-asteroids-that-pose-danger-to-humanity.html

QasimRashid, to random
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Senators Rubio, Vance, & Scott, among others, refuse to say they'll accept election results
SCOTUS Justices Alito & Thomas are actively in support of insurrectionists
Speaker Johnson wants the Bible to supersede the Constitution

Fascism isn't headed to America—it's already here.

benroyce,
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@QasimRashid

This is why I cannot stand people who say they won't vote

If they are in a group or an area that voter suppression is pointed at I understand and I forgive

But you have many #Americans, many right here on #Mastodon, loudly proclaiming they won't vote

It is melodramatic to say for most elections that it is a crisis that requires you to vote

But there is zero melodrama in saying that Nov 2024 is absolutely crucial for everyone to vote, no excuses

Do not be entitled!

#Vote!

benroyce,
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@rticks @QasimRashid

there's hundreds of things does wrong, some of those things especially glaring, like the 's support for while it commits on

but focusing on 1 issue to the exclusion of the other 100s of issues is simply a failure in tactics

like Gaza: said "finish the problem" and he would give a green light for great suffering for

etc

act strategically. voting is not a love letter

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benroyce,
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@rticks @QasimRashid

so Neville Chamberlain was a flawed man, but he was no Hitler

same as: Biden is a flawed man, but he is no Trump

but apparently you want magic perfect candidate

which will never exist

so the sum total of your reasoning is you are helping us on our way to fascism by crossing your arms and pouting and refusing to do something very simple to save us from Trump

which ironically makes you something worse than Neville Chamberlain

benroyce,
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@conflicts @rticks @QasimRashid

i think that "lesser of two evils" quote by Hannah Arendt is abused and twisted for the context of our present day predicaments

i think if Hannah were alive today she'd be saying "yeah, uh, I know what I said, but vote against Trump you dingbats, too much is on the line here"

StillIRise1963, to random
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White overrides a lot of things. Gay can certainly be one of them.

benroyce,
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@StillIRise1963

even then, it's surprised pikachu face: "what do you mean i'm not invited to the clubhouse? i towed the line on all of your racist, plutocrat bullshit, you mean you're not overlooking that i'm gay? but i'm a rich racist asshole, you have to like me even though i'm gay... right? right?"

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/24/texas-log-cabin-republicans/

benroyce,
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@StillIRise1963

divide and conquer is one the greatest tactics of hate and fascism: you go after the poor. you go after black people. you go after gay people. you go after trans

and each time there is enough hate in one of those othered groups that you bizarrely pick up support in that group

poor people who hate black people. black people who hate gay people. trans who hate the poor. etc., etc

hate unfortunately works in politics, and long as it does, it's a heavy slog

benroyce,
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@futurebird @StillIRise1963

everything in politics is appealing to our greater selves or our lesser selves

tragically, appealing to our lesser selves is something that works way too often

rameshgupta, to random
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is too stupid to realize that NOT voting for is a vote FOR , and that her boycott of could be her last — She might not get another opportunity to vote EVER.

Via @SteveThompson

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/cardi-b-wont-vote-joe-biden-or-donald-trump_uk_66477644e4b0cba40889b45b?utm_source=press.coop

benroyce,
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@escarpment @nicholas_saunders @rameshgupta

😆

thanks for your hilariously unaware zealous comment

if we get Trump as president, make sure to tell the fascists taking away our rights that you appreciate their alternative "moral" realities

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @escarpment @rameshgupta

yes. Trump can become president and you're personally f***ed

then all the entitled fools who imagine they have the privilege to not vote can Pikachu face

i'm sure they will find some way to blame others for what they did

it's always someone else's fault. our rights are on the line and they are asked to #vote but they can't sully themselves to matter in social responsibility and solidarity

what's important is maintaining the lie of their innocence

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @escarpment @rameshgupta

i believe, correct me if i am wrong, that ramesh and i are saying voting is important. extremely important in november of this year, considering what is on the line

and i believe that mr. heavy breathing reply guy escarpment finds us to be "moral zealots" for that. which i find hilarious

benroyce,
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@escarpment @nicholas_saunders @rameshgupta

then i have nothing but love and respect for you and i embrace you

i would add though, that, considering what trump represents, morality itself is on the line. of course, morality never goes away, but anyone with half a brain understands trump has no moral center, and that absolutely has an effect on society and the world in terrible ways if such a malignant narcissist gains control of the white house again

benroyce,
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@Vonskinnback @nicholas_saunders @rameshgupta

It's also a false argument

Some people romanticize

They falsely believe the only winners of violent revolution are the righteous

More often the winners of revolution are more vicious and society is worse

Nevermind they discount all the suffering and injustice during the armed struggle that is often worse than the injustice that moved them to fight

It's so much easier to just get off your fat ass and

benroyce,
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@Vonskinnback @nicholas_saunders @rameshgupta

Also while we debate the notion of / not voting we need to consider two other forms of players here:

They dont care about anything except watching the world burn. For lulz

Whether of the or / variety, their point is to play , cosplaying , and advance their / agendas by suppressing the vote

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benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @escarpment @rameshgupta

you have a choice between a shit sandwich and a rotten sardine sandwich

if you have the choice to eat neither you're entitled and privileged: you're well fed

if you have no food, you're going to eat the rotten sardine sandwich

not because it's wonderful, but it beats starving

i wish those who are rich or white or powerful stood in responsibility and solidary with those who are trans, or a woman who needs an abortion, etc, and just fucking

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta

uh... electing a racist to "break the stranglehold democrats have over the black vote" is the most deranged ridiculous thing i have read in awhile

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta

it is possible to call every election a massive crisis and that's melodramatic

but, the possibility of electing trump again is indeed an existential crisis:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta

but why would you risk the gestapo stomping on your face?

if you're voting, i have no problem with you. but if you don't: it's such a small thing to forestall the possibility

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta

i am trying to insult you, but you are entitled and privileged. there will be no negative effects to you because you're not a woman who needs an abortion or a trans person, etc

eventually though, after the fascists have consolidated power, it will effect you personally, and you should have the honesty and foresight to acknowledge this

or don't. just say you don't care. in which case, why even comment on the topic? you don't care

benroyce,
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@nicholas_saunders @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta you just always vote because it always matters, even if warped by gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc

because everyone who doesn't vote in those places where it does matter, are simply places where it used to not matter. it's just obliviousness and apathy sliding us into hell

voting is a social responsibility. if you lack it, ok, but recognize that you are failing society here

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