tocopherol

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[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

The 'most progressive party'?? By what measure? Because they aren't as openly fascist as the Republicans? Kamala has sworn to appoint at least one Republican, to be tough on crime, increase the strength of the military, be as or more anti-immigration than Trump, has shown no interest in healthcare reform, and refused to even consider ceasing the arming of genocidaires. What does it mean to be progressive to you?

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

She said her mom would say it, the full quote is:

My mother used to—she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, "I don't know what's wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" (Laughs.) You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you.

I love that this is on the official White House record: Remarks by Vice President Harris at Swearing-In Ceremony of Commissioners for the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

You can’t trust the FBI and US officials

This is true though, but I don't see any reason they would lie about this

 

“Every single signatory to this letter treated children in Gaza who suffered violence that must have been deliberately directed at them. Specifically, every one of us on a daily basis treated pre-teen children who were shot in the head.”

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

Didn't you know, it's actually the people critical of a corrupted system that are to blame for said system's utter failures

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not blame the Democrat Party? They have refused to entertain the idea that no one really wanted Biden to run again until now, with hardly anytime to get people on board with anyone else. They have done barely fuck-all to get people interested in voting for them no matter who the candidate was as well.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Who is saying 30 minutes? I've only seen reports saying two or three minutes, I wouldn't doubt that though.

EDIT: new info has come out, it's pretty absurd

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not to mention numerous Black Panthers, civil rights leaders, many others killed. The state knows that assassination can work.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

People often talk about going back in time to kill baby Hitler. By all measures Trump would like to be a new Hitler and his most fervent supporters see him as that. Is it surprising people would support such an action to stop him?

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

It's not an 'idea', there is hard data showing the numbers of people deported. Trump hates immigrants too though, I'm not saying either one is better or worse on immigration. How am I intending to post pro-Biden rhetoric? Biden is a genociding racist that should be charged with war crimes.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

It is one of America's ideals to help people everywhere find a better life and live the 'American dream.' You don't support this patriotic ideal? Thousands of refugees from the endless global wars that the US helps initiate come to our borders to find salvation. I gladly pay taxes to help needy immigrants because that is supposedly one of the foundational elements of 'America'.

But we are ruled by the wealthy who trick average people to be mad at immigrants instead of wage theft, wealth redistribution, unchecked global atrocities and war crimes done in the name profit, Raytheon et al and the military-industrial complex. I have been to the border, my friends and family have a lot of experience in border towns and there is no dangerous immigrant invasion going on like portrayed by the media. And what open borders? Biden has deported more people than Trump.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why is this particular political structure and electoral process and set of parties the best? Can't we be more creative? We can do so much more than vote in this same process which makes us choose the 'lesser evil' to save democracy, every election for decades now. I can't bring myself to legitimize the US and still feel a clean conscience any longer.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yes it is pure scare mongering, that is how most media makes money. You are more likely to be murdered by your parents than an immigrant. What do you mean by "what's going on?" I enjoy freedom and good quality of life, which is why I think borders shouldn't exist.

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