You know what, you're right. You've convinced me to put my hope in press releases.
Biden sent out many press releases about a public option before he was elected, so I'll put my hope in him and stop paying my health insurance premiums.
Obama similarly sent out many press releases about holding climate change below 1.5 degrees and codifying Roe v Wade. What a relief! Now I don't have to worry about climate change or women's reproductive rights anymore!
Real hope is a good thing. Blind hope is a weakness.
If you are getting your hopes up from a press release, and ignoring her entire work history as district attorney, then you are being duped. Actions speak louder than words.
Policy is what matters. A public apology is just optics, and I only care about optics insofar as it affects policy.
I was offering up a public apology as one way to help resolve her current hypocrisy on this issue. Harris' current position seems to be something like "allow current and future cannabis consumption, but continue to brutally punish those who consumed cannabis in the past" and I find this deeply schizophrenic.
You're right, no one really cares about a public apology. Just like this entire story, it's only words.
What really matters is advocacy for those nonviolent drug "offenders". They deserve release from jail, an end to probation, an expungement of criminal records, and reparations for the losses they suffered.
Kamala issuing a pro-legalization press release is the path of least resistance for her. If she actually stood on principle she would advocate to expunge the criminal records of all nonviolent drug offenders that her DA office prosecuted. But even that is just the words of a politician- what really matters is policy change.
After America's unprovoked and genocidal bombing campaign in Cambodia ended, the remaining ordinance has killed 20k and injured 60k more.
For my fellow Americans, that is five 9/11s.
The bombs still claim a handful of lives and a few dozen limbs in 2024.
If a politician actually changes their mind that's fine. If they change their mind to become pro-cannabis legalization, that's great.
But they shouldnt try to gaslight the populace into believing that this was their stance all along.
If this was Kamala's position all along, then her actions as District Attorney are very hypocritical.
If she actually had a change of heart, she should apologize to the nonviolent victims she chose to prosecute and incarcerate.
TN has a strong felony murder statute. You dont need to prove intent, you just need to prove they were perpetrating a related violent felony.
I'm not a lawyer but in this case it seems like management have probably met the criteria for felony theft or kidnapping. Any properly motivated DA could then add a felony murder charge for each death.
Sorry to say, NATO membership is just the carrot on the stick that the US uses to lead Ukraine around.
Do you really believe the US considers Ukraine a "true ally"? All the evidence shows that Ukraine is just another useful tool to weaken Russia. US Senators admit this reality from the Senate floor.
Not everyone wants this conflict to end, some are getting very rich.
Of course, any deal that relies simply on Putin's word isn't worth the paper its printed on.
Well-designed peace deals never rely on honor. They rely on mutual benefit, verification, with agreed-upon punishments for failure.
Yes of course Putin wants as much land as he can get.
I'm also saying that, if the deal had been reached in spring 2022, Ukraine would control more territory than it currently controls now. And there would be at least 100,000 more Ukrainians alive that wouldnt have been sacrificed to Putin's meat grinder. Thousands of murdered Ukrainian civilians would still be alive.
I have no problem with this, because the latest Trump press releases have given me so much hope.