• Carvex@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      80
      ·
      3 days ago

      I was told today that this is “all the dems fault because they haven’t tried to stop him yet”. I can’t imagine how far your head has to be up your own ass to see that viewpoint.

      • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        44
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        3 days ago

        I think that’s the “only Democrats have agency” thing that comes up. When Republicans are horrible shits people are just like yeah they’re horrible but like you don’t blame the bear for doing bear stuff. But everyone else is held to normal human standards

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          21
          ·
          3 days ago

          No, you don’t blame the bear. You cage it in a zoo or euthanize it for getting too comfortable around people.

        • OutlierBlue
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          19
          ·
          3 days ago

          You also don’t vote for the fucking bear and put him in a position of power.

        • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          2 days ago

          I saw a meme the other day that said “Democrats fighting against Progressives,” and showed the terrifying T Rex from the first Jurassic Park movie.

          Then it said " Democrats fighting MAGA policies," and it showed Barney.

      • BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        3 days ago

        Authoritarians are masters of compartmentalization. They cannot and will not connect any dots that conflict with their predetermined world view. Their brains do not function rationally and they are incapable of drawing rational conclusions.

        There is a great free book on this topic with years of research behind it.

        https://theauthoritarians.org/

    • jonne@infosec.pub
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      3 days ago

      I mean, a lot of this stuff only kicks in after the midterms, so you will see democrats take the house and suddenly hospitals all over the country will start closing.

  • OutlierBlue
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    47
    arrow-down
    6
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    Are we at the point where Americans actually defend their democracy and vulnerable citizens yet? No? Just gonna write up a new protest sign while we wait for more people to die?

    They are stealing your country and murdering your neighbours. Wake the fuck up. Organize. Protest. Strike. Resist.

        • stephen01king@lemmy.zip
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          1 day ago

          What did they got out of that, though? Violence without a goal is just as ineffective. If argue they are bring more harm to the movement than doing nothing. If you have a specific goal you’re trying to achieve, violence could be a legitimately good way to obtain that goal.

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        3 days ago

        Can’t forget the lovely chants!

        (But I get the feeling OC wants something more than protests and strikes. And considering they’re apparently not American, I suggest their rhetoric is not actually in our interests.)

    • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      You’re asking on .world, where the instance admins take a “both sides are the same” approach in addition to a “no advocating violence” against the established order.

  • lukaro@lemmy.zip
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    39
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    3 days ago

    If you’re a republican and you’re ever in a position of need and I have to ability to help, I’ll show you the sum total of compassion your political party has and piss on you instead of helping. Don’t be upset I learned it from watching y’all.

    • Azal@pawb.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      2 days ago

      100% with you on that one. I’m told that I need to be considerate to them when they start learning the errors of their ways because then they might be allies.

      Fuck that. I’ve lived in red states all my life, they hurt and they “turn over a new leaf” for a second, then the second a Democrat has the gall to help them out of the hole they scream communist then go running to the person worse than the last.

      I’m done, I’ll help those around me that I can to try to cut down the suffering… but if they voted for this or stayed home, they can rot for all I care.

    • arrow74@lemmy.zip
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      ·
      3 days ago

      Be more considerate, allow them to at least cup their hands first . Then they at least have something to sip on

  • opus86@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    20
    ·
    3 days ago

    I am not looking forward to seeing elderly people living on the streets after a medical issue causes them to lose their house. I don’t think many will last long living outdoors.

  • FreshParsnip
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    23
    ·
    3 days ago

    “Some of you will die, but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make”

  • Gsus4@mander.xyz
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    edit-2
    3 days ago

    30% of those affected probably don’t even believe in modern healthcare e.g. their patron saint RFKjr