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WTF Vermont
He’s actually a pretty cool guy. Vermont Republicans are basically DSA when compared to national Republicans
To me it’s still crazy why there are still so much rep voters. I get it when you’re a billionaire, but why would normal people want their country to get fucked up even faster than is already happening, making their own lives even worse than they already are. I mean, I get it when you’re lied to, but now they have seen with their own eyes how life became so much harder under rep leadership. Choosing for that is the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. “I have trouble paying my bills and groceries. I want food to be less affordable and less available and I want to pay more to fill up my truck, and I want it yesterday!”
but what about abortion? What other options do I have?
American “Christians” have been indoctrinated that anyone to the left of Trump is going to force abortions and sex changes on people.
The fact that obvious fear mongering bullshit and fake news has sufficient effect is a clear sign the education system is failing massively. Same goes for the extreme form of religions way too many people follow. My country has the lowest percentage of religious people of all countries while the average education level is high. And even here education is lacking. But the amount of young people following a religion is rising again, probably because education has been getting worse the past 20 years.
The minority government need to work together with either left or right, and some are blocking the left while on the right 3 parties are forcing a front: a right wing party, a right wing farmers party and a religious party. The last one will only work together if stricter abortion laws come. So either the government falls, the left somehow gets chosen anyway (hopefully) or we’re getting more fucked by the right. And we’re all getting fucked because of France, causing a massive economical crisis, while it also looks like the AI bubble might burst causing an economic crisis by itself. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck can we go back 30 years please! Back then we were able to all work together to fix the holes in the ozone layer, now we work together to all get fucked hard.
Sorry for my rant, it’s all so overwhelmingly depressing. I didn’t even talk about the wars and ride in world tension. Fuuuuck
The fearmongering works. Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind has some interesting theories about why it drives people to the right.
I’m going to check that, thanks.
I understand why people chose for the right, with an overload of fake information, fear mongering, populist politicians. The right is really good at using social media. So I understand why people fall for that shit. But after the right fucked everything up, how can you still support the right?
When you want a table, and a carpenter says “I can do that!” and you order a table, but it falls apart as soon as you get it. Why would you say “can I have another table, and add 4 chairs please!” when this so called carpenter clearly is a massive failure. Normally you’d get angry, ask a refund and go somewhere else.
I know it’s not this simple, but at the same time… Come on, wtf…
I agree with you. However, people have been indoctrinated from one source to another to truly believe that the “other” side is actively trying to hurt them. It’s not based on reality in any way so rationalization doesn’t really get through to them.
Because they don’t see themselves as poor, they see themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
I want to fund Zelensky statues in places Trump likes. It’s a complete waste of money but I want it anyway. He’s been at war longer than any of those confederate shitheels we have statues of now.
Eh I’m of the opinion that erecting statues of people who are still alive, especially politicians, is a bad idea. Never know who will turn bad and when.
FWIW, the Ukraine-based designers of 3D-printable Zelensky models is legion, and they’re either free or the funds go directly to supporting the people there!
If you don’t have a printer, or know someone who does, oftentimes public libraries will —or maker spaces, gaming shop communities, high schools, colleges, etc.
Also, the cost in filament/resin is suuuper cheap (e.g. <5¢ to print a PC for D&D), so do tip/donate to the place/person you choose. 🤓
Zelensky must go (I’m ukrainian)
Why?
*who
Or *to whom
wrong.
The voters, to be fair. ✊🏼
