Scared people want strong leaders (a daddy) to tell them it’s okay, it’s not the climate, it’s the queers, migrants, etc. And Daddy’s going to fix it.

Blame may not be the right word. But the destruction of our environment and everything that goes with it, certainly gives authoritarianism an opening.

Judith Butler goes pretty deep into this in Who’s Afraid of Gender? Of course their analysis focuses mostly on how gender queer people end up being targeted. But the unnamed fear of climate destruction is a big factor. And trans people one of many scapegoats for power hungry demagogues.

Fast food worker and now a garbage man.

Cosplay around Halloween is as close as Trump will ever come to solidarity with workers.

The couches are the give away. But I honestly wasn’t sure until then lol

Thanks for the correction

It may not be the answer to every problem but it seems like a pretty good solution for somebody that attempted to murder somebody.

And I’ve actually been in prison for nonviolent offenses. That doesn’t mean the whole idea of separating dangerous people from society is a bad one.

It’s certainly feeling that way.

So if someone is polluting the air my child and I breathe, and destroying the environment in which we live, and I use physical force to stop them, is that self-defense?

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“So we really like what we’re seeing,” she added. “We’re seeing strong turnout. Our margins are strong, and the folks that we’re focused on, those lower propensity voters that don’t always vote, they are tuning in and showing up at a higher level in support of the vice president.”

i.e. voter turnout and engagement has been high

Because the democrats have been giving the FTC and Unions more teeth lately. And Harris is pointing towards tax hikes on Bezos. So, both Trump and Harris are bad from Bezos point of view.

I use the Tibetan Book of the Dead as a guide. For faces at the slip gates (i.e. the dweller on the threshold), recognize that they’re nothing other than your own mind. Bless them with love and compassion, and then let them go to continue on your quest.

Well, that’s one way to crash the economy. But I’m sure if that happened it would somehow be the Democrats fault.

I told you I thought you were being disingenuous and now you’re resorting to personal attacks calling me an idiot, and bringing my kid into it.

I think that says a lot about your ego. And any political positions you derive from it.

Nice conversation, take care.

Then why did you post this thread?

Because like it or not the current political system in the US is a trolley problem. It’s a very binary do we go this way or do we go that way?

If you have no interest in the problem, then don’t pay attention to US politics and don’t make posts about it.

Not to mention a pardon for those pesky election interference charges

Stream… lol

It’s a trolley problem. Do you vote harris and kill X people? Or vote trump and kill X+X people?

The trolley will kill people either way. Do you let it lean left and kill some people? Or lean right and kill many more?

Better analogy?

I hear you on feeling like the lesser of two wrongs isn’t a choice.

But, if you had a choice between the two. Would you prefer to poke out an eye or burn a finger?

Both options being bad doesn’t mean they’re equally bad. And sometimes we really do have to choose between the better of two bad options.

That’s just life.

Trump has made it clear the gaza war will worsen with him in office.

So, I think you’re being disingenuous. Especially considering the direct quote was in the parent comment we’re all replying too.

My VPN.

Then I everything else for free.