limer @ limer @lemmy.dbzer0.com Posts 0Comments 516Joined 4 mo. ago
Truly a victory for bipartisanship
Usually the Israeli intelligence services try to blackmail legislators too; if they can, investing millions of dollars in research into each person.
Quite often the ones waving the Israeli flags are doing that for multiple reasons
I think there are fines and consequences if he does not pay. I doubt he will pay?
My takeaway is to act now or hold your peace.
But this is not accurate because we are not like early 1930’s Germany. There, the fascists supplanted an actual democracy and people really protested and fought on the streets. There was a need by the fascist to brutally suppress or be out of power.
America today is not transitioning from a democracy to a fascist state; but is an oligarchy undergoing a minor political realignment of its most powerful families. There is no real protest to suppress. There is no street fighting. There is still mostly freedom of speech. There are no leaders of action to rally around.
The best most of us can do is try to help block unjust arrests and provide shelter and hiding to immigrants. Most of us will not be able to act at all
My understanding is that this is not terrible, only bad then? In top ten new movies this year?
Yes, run to other countries
Shout out to the employee who interrupted to accuse Microsoft of war crimes!
And 5 million today is only half a million in purchasing power two generations ago. And even less three generations ago.
So basically we are talking about middle class as it used to be defined. Problem in the USA is, very few people now have this money; so quite rightly it seems out of reach for many
Many Americans who publicly discuss politics online will not discuss exit poll results.
If the USA states were individual countries most would flunk the United Nations guidelines. Yet, other than discussing some of the more minor violations, most will ignore the topic.
It’s a giant echo chamber shared across the political spectrum in the states, and it definitely drives out many voices who would otherwise talk about it. There is no champion to rally around for electoral reform. So the politicians in states that have proper ballot counting will not criticize the states that flunk the guidelines.
What I am taking about took decades to get to this way, and will take decades to undo perhaps
It would be great if more nationalists and the patriots actually put in effort to change the USA in their neighborhoods, they don’t have to be leftists.
Until then such people are obstacles, even if they get outraged over stuff like in OP news article
No politician in California is going to criticize the lack proper vote counting techniques in the USA states that caused this harm. This is because Californian leadership is in thrall to the oligarchs.
Also the man saying this is not the type of person to get out of the safe zone.
I’m not quite sure why people are thinking anything significant can or will happen. The United States cannot change at all
And that is why I am going to clean up on the betting markets. More seriously, anyone thinking of this exchange only need compare exit polls for all the states, in general and primaries.
I remember when exit polls used to be talked about a lot in the 1970s. But I think most people reading will be puzzled about why I harp on a type of polling.
Likewise I think finding exit poll results might be challenging these days in the USA. Which is a pity, indeed
You would be correct if the majority of USA states fairly counted the ballots. But if not, there is no reason to prevent a double chamber majority. In fact, it’s necessary then, because it derails paper ballot efforts.
This is a long game, so to speak. There will still be dem presidents later too.
What people who decry fascism tend to overlook is that the country has not been a democracy for a while. This is all theater on a grand scale, for decades, and we are the audience
They did not have computerized voting back then, it was paper ballots mostly. Until then I fully expect the same voting patterns as the last generation to continue; yes, democrats will win more at the mid terms. No, little will change. I fully expect democrats to win solid majorities in both houses in 2026.
Americans, as a group, should look at exit polls and understand them, and use paper ballots as the rule, not the exception. Until then, it’s just an oligarchy. And they don’t have our backs .
But I don’t think it will change any time soon
It’s still slanting news as the business as normal, both sides approach, that was so common up to recently.
It stands out now ; very noticeable
Well, I don’t think he should advertise that; but then again these people are more like politicians than leaders.
I think it’s important for me, and was thinking about it
Depends where it lands