thepresentpast

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[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

I don't think this is even close to possible. She has removed herself from public view for a reason. On a personal level, she's done. If she had any intentions to run for any kind of office, she would have emerged by now as an opposition leader.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Dude, that's just not true. Did you even try to look into her policy positions?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I just started and still don't understand this lemmy. I thought one of the perks was being able to interact on any server despite which one holds your account.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago (17 children)

I did, when I voted for Joe Biden, as did the rest of us.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No. The biggest mainstream players in social media are all already aligned with the current administration. Meta et al. would be the ones to be available for free, and alternatives will be paywalled.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Found it, thank you!

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

It's part of the strategy -- publicly condemn people as being the type of person that is easy to hate so that there is support for the punishment.

If he started disappearing people without giving any reason, his supporters would be more likely to take note of that and question him. "Violent criminals and terrorists" on the other hand, that the people can get behind, apparently without question.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Glad you can see it that way. Even your average liberal agrees that deporting violent criminals is a good idea -- what we oppose is the idea that the government can accuse anyone of being a violent criminal without evidence, punish them without scrutiny, and even make them disappear.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Not all 341 million are required, but other than that, yes, successful protests and other forms of resistance have always been about people "all agreeing to do the same thing."

History is your friend here.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago (5 children)

What you are missing about why we are actually enraged is the complete lack of evidence of their crimes or any kind of due process. Everybody deserves to be heard by the court.

Even if you don't care about immigrants, you should realize that if they can be targeted and punished without evidence, then you can be too.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

How do you find it? I don't see an app called SafetyCore on my phone

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 38 points 3 days ago (6 children)

That's exactly who he is trying to appeal to.

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