I don’t think I wanna ask the US “congressional research service” about the effects of US imperialism. Something tells me they have a bias, but I can’t quite put my finger on why.
I dunno. Epstein was pretty high profile (and it might not have worked out great for him, either), but a former president is really high profile. I have no idea how they would handle it, but if we’re lucky enough to see it, it’ll be quite interesting for sure
I’m under 30, but I remember when Russia was the big bad in western politics. Now our fascist parties are aligning themselves with Russia? It’s very odd to me.
Firstly, I’m not even American. It’s not that I don’t understand what Biden supporters are saying, but Biden and Neo-liberal ideas are harmful to me personally and also to millions of people. My personal example is disability. I rely on disability assistance just to eat. Neo-liberal politicians let that rot and slowly take it away. Sure, Trump will take it away faster, but voting for people who are able to shrug off my very existence is not something I’m willing to do. My opinion of it is that people who are crying out “blue no matter who” are privileged enough to not already be suffering much and are able to continue to stomach the status quo, but I am no longer able to do that…
All of this is, of course, notwithstanding the ongoing genocide Biden is propping up.
I’m not American either lmao. Just assumed since you’re taking all 3 inches from Biden that’d you’d be American. Didn’t realize the propaganda machine was outsourced yet.
I appreciate your point of view here for sure, even if we disagree.
I do understand that Biden is the “better option” in this circumstance. And I’m not even American so I couldn’t vote for him anyway lol. But if I was American I still would struggle to bring myself to bring myself to actually vote for him as it feels like giving my consent to this broken system that is bringing suffering and death to millions. The Trump or Biden decision is not democracy, it’s the choice between two awful political ideologies which both perpetuate pain for everyone. To vote is to validate that system, to refuse to participate is the only way to not consent to the system which brings continued suffering for the whole planet.
Of course, if I had the means and ability, I would be out organizing and helping to build something different. In my opinion, that is the only way forward. Though, honestly, that ideal is sort of out of desperation since it feels to me like there’s nothing to save from liberal representative politics, we’d have to build a direct democracy or something progressive that protects the vulnerable. Something that I hope exists and we just can’t think of it the same way that we couldn’t do better than the divine right of kings in the 1600s.
But I find myself rambling 🤣 Thanks for the discussion. I also hope things get better in our lifetime!
It’s really unfortunate. Wonder if there will be a workaround or if that’s even possible. I’m not keeping a windows boot just for League of Legends tbh
It’s been going downhill for a while but I feel it’s gotten exponentially worse. Someone made a post under “insane facebook people” which had a picture of a sign on a hospital patient’s door that said “please knock before entering I wear a veil”. I said “you have to cover your face or Mohammed will smite you!”...
As many tinnitus sufferers like myself know, the never-ending ringing in your ears can become unbearable at times. Sometimes white noise can help by making it harder to distinguish the ringing from other sounds. I know I’ve run fans in my bedroom while falling asleep to help distract me, for example....
Dark & Darker is now back on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Not sure if that means the lawsuit is over or not.
Democrats decry Biden executive order turning away some asylum seekers | US-Mexico border (www.theguardian.com)
Biden sets out new Israeli proposal to end war in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Ending the Gaza war: Three phase proposal...
TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS (www.bbc.com)
"Socialism is when LGBT folk are given human rights" (lemmy.world)
Liberal Judges Are Comparing Progressive Activists to Jan. 6 Rioters (www.rollingstone.com)
Obama and Biden appointees have now compared a climate protester and an IRS whistleblower to insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol archive
Unless you've got a better plan in the next 6 months, grab a fucking bucket (lemmy.world)
Riot Games Now Requires Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Software for League of Legends, Following Valorant's Implementation (tuta.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10958052...
Wow, it's really become a shithole there
It’s been going downhill for a while but I feel it’s gotten exponentially worse. Someone made a post under “insane facebook people” which had a picture of a sign on a hospital patient’s door that said “please knock before entering I wear a veil”. I said “you have to cover your face or Mohammed will smite you!”...
Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift link (expires in 30 days)...
If you have really bad tinnitus, you can use your iPhone and Airpods Pro to get some relief. (lemmy.ninja)
As many tinnitus sufferers like myself know, the never-ending ringing in your ears can become unbearable at times. Sometimes white noise can help by making it harder to distinguish the ringing from other sounds. I know I’ve run fans in my bedroom while falling asleep to help distract me, for example....
Just keep scrolling, nothing to see here
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/170dc1c3-9368-422c-8756-7ffdf1b91071.webp
Aloha Snackbar (lemmy.world)
Skullgirls devs remove p3do and nazi shit from game, Gamers lose their minds and weep over their game being ruined (steamcommunity.com)