So the people in cities should just be worth less when they vote? It’s a federal vote for a federal office, everyone in the country should count the same.

The individual states already have their own powers which make sure the federal government doesn’t make decisions that are bad for those states. And each county and town have their own governments that pass local laws.

I’ve also heard this argument so many times but I haven’t heard any actual examples.

Yes, like a monkey throwing shit exposes the surrounding victims to e coli, you are exposing us to your views. Thank you brother

Yeah probably part of it. Donors who are Democrat, who knew the majority of Democrat voters didn’t want Biden. Democrats were calling for Biden to step down, while we aren’t seeing the same level of demand from the Republicans for Trump to step down due to declining mental health

Democrats complaining about it are the reason Biden dropped out. Weak whataboutism

Even in the event that the article is talking about, he at least had some logic behind it

When Walz was elected a few months later, he did try to halt the pipeline’s development. Early in his first term, Walz continued a legal challenge from his predecessor’s administration against Line 3, which he continued until 2020.

But after that legal challenge was rejected, Walz declined to use his executive powers to stop the pipeline, and his administration approved key construction permits that allowed the pipeline to move forward. He told MinnPost in 2019 that he believed a unilateral decision “would violate principles of ‘checks and balances’ between the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government.”

“If you fall on the side that says, ‘Well, the governor should just stop this; it’s the right thing to do,’ then you would be making the case that the next governor should just build one, without any environmental review, without any process involved,” Walz said at the time

Which I don’t 100% agree with but at least see where he’s coming from.

You’re not incorrect for not wanting to be part of this country, but you are incorrect thinking that a violent overthrowing of a democratic process in this country is not against the freedoms of our citizens, the democracy the military swore to protect, or the very basis of our laws, the constitution.

I’m sure some of the military do hold far right fascist ideals and may be sympathetic to any seditious movement or even want to join them. But they would be extremists for starting a civil war, and they would not be the majority.

Also the military would not be attacking fellow Americans. The former Americans would be trying to overthrow the democratically elected government, and the military would be protecting American citizens. When you declare civil war against the United States, you are no longer a citizens and don’t have the same rights as a citizen. You are then an enemy of the United States, and by extension, our military.

What? You’re the one who suggested the military is Republican and wouldn’t fight fellow Republicans starting an uprising. And this is in response to a comment by the GOP senator calling for civil war.

I’m not making any assumptions, I posted a link to a poll showing the military is politically diverse, and I said they are generally pretty strict in following their beliefs in freedom, democracy, and the constitution. I’m really not sure what you’re trying to imply.

The military isn’t just a bunch of Trump loving extremists. It’s just as divided as the rest of the population, but they also are very strict about upholding the constitution and democracy. If people of their same ideology threatened the United States’ peace and democracy, most active duty members would likely be willing to fight against them

A bit outdated, but according to a poll in 2020 it was pretty much a reflection of the larger population

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/08/31/as-trumps-popularity-slips-in-latest-military-times-poll-more-troops-say-theyll-vote-for-biden/

Your own source disagrees with your black and white oversimplification

But what seem like contradictions may reflect a balancing act. Harris’s parents worked on civil rights causes, and she came from a background well aware of the excesses of the criminal justice system — but in office, she played the role of a prosecutor and California’s lawyer. She started in an era when “tough on crime” politics were popular across party lines — but she rose to national prominence as criminal justice reform started to take off nationally. She had an eye on higher political office as support for criminal justice reform became de rigueur for Democrats — but she still had to work as California’s top law enforcement official. Her race and gender likely made this balancing act even tougher. In the US, studies have found that more than 90 percent of elected prosecutors are white and more than 80 percent are male. As a Black and Indian American woman, Harris stood out — inviting scrutiny and skepticism, especially by people who may hold racist stereotypes about how Black people view law enforcement or sexist views about whether women are “tough” enough for the job.

She’s not two faced, she’s trying to make positive changes in a political climate that is biased against her. That’s far more nuanced than you claim. And far less two faced than her opponent.

Y’all gotta start thinking strategy instead of getting all emotional.

Humans are surprisingly easy to manipulate. If you come across a centrist, that’s a perfect candidate to hit em with communist propaganda and get them thinking critically about how Republican bullshit is bullshit.

The blame and shame strategy doesn’t work cuz it’s just reactionary.

It’s a little more effort dragging the centrists to the left, but we can do it with a bit of kindness and understanding. Unless they prove to be unwaveringly intolerant, in which case blame and shame into oblivion.

(I say this from experience. I have been pushed from right leaning as a teen, to pretty far left from first seeing how shitty Republicans are, and then from kind internet strangers explaining different leftist ideologies to me)

Obviously the most “hardcore superlibs” don’t like Biden, he appeals to moderates.

Everyone saying “the DNC needs to do this, or do that” is making the mistake of thinking that the average politically minded citizen makes the difference in the election. The popular vote doesn’t get you the election, and the average citizen only cares about politics when it personally affects them.

So the strategy that they are going with is “don’t rock the boat” with the average citizen that knows Biden’s name, and also with the elites with money and power who don’t want a more progressive candidate. And they’re desperately hoping all the hardcore libs vote blue no matter who, including Biden.

is it pure scare mongering?

Yes

YouTube videos aren’t really great proof of anything. A bunch of YouTube videos get debunked daily. I also haven’t found any stats of 9 million illegal immigrants, can you point me in the right direction?

The hard part of politics is drawing hard lines. But I think many would say it’s authoritarian at the point when a government is enforcing a specific ideology with force and violence, and limiting personal freedoms.

I personally don’t understand how someone can be authoritarian and communist when communism is classless, but to be authoritarian there must essentially be an authority in a separate hierarchical class. But I also likely have more to learn so feel free to correct me

It’s a word outside of lemmy. Just means an authoritarian communist

If he’s the only person that sees any consequences for the tens of thousands of civilians killed, then imo he’s essentially a scapegoat.

You can work within the system or outside of it. Within the system there are only two actual presidential options, Republican or Democrat.

I despise Biden for what he’s complicit in as well, but on election day there’s not much we can do. We’re not getting every Democrat to vote for a third party, and even if we did it would still have to get past the electoral college. The time to fight within the system is every other day.

Now if you’re talking about sending messages in other, more old school french ways…

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Yeah, but also question why one compromised person is calling out the other. Like in politics, some people insult their opponent to get more support, etc.