I’d be more excited to play with it but just like I haven’t printed anything in years, I haven’t needed an office suite in years. I just don’t do any of that stuff any more.

Alright alright, medium sighted it is ;-)

They’re certainly enhanced and it’s related probably but I’m not sure it’s a 1:1 thing exactly. But far closer to the truth than things like “Democrats just don’t do anything”.

Okay. So stop voting and help the fascists then. I can’t stop you.

I hate where we are as well. I’m 50 and remember when it was just starting to go bad. It sucks.

But I will always vote.

A bit short-sighted, perhaps, when oligarchs control the media and encourage the “both sides” bullshit so people won’t vote, and right-wing media has gone for decades convincing a third of the populace to vote for fascism.

If we were able to break through that propaganda, voting would give us a supermajority of at least Democrats, and some number of actual progressives such that we might be able to get shit done.

That said, giving up is certainly not the answer.

But if they had truly implemented an earth-shattering transformation, then surely at least some faint tremors would have registered with the public. Instead, Biden’s popularity plunged early in his presidency and never recovered. There was no uptick in Biden’s approval rate produced by trustbusting, no green shoots that promised to blossom with more time.

Perhaps oligarchal control of the media means that when progress is actually made, it is not communicated to the populace.

Neo-Brandeisian ideas have drawn at least some support from Trump world.

This is probably necessary if we have any hope of re-taking our country back from fascism and oligarchy.

Well, I don’t know. The author of the piece definitely doesn’t agree, and I’m not sure if I do or not. I do know I personally think the root of our problems in the US are primarily the oligarchs. Fascists are a close second, with Evangelicals a close third.

“Ongoing” ceasefire…

Yes because the second half is fine by the Senate and is the removal part. So impeachment in the house has happened but the Senate has never voted to approve.

So it’s like a cop writing a ticket but it never gets filed with the courts or something like that.

If you knew all that and were just bitching about it, sorry and I agree with your bitching. Hehe

Impeachment is a political process and Congress is controlled by fascists.

fucking pieces of shit.

And their trucks, too!

Well, “trucks”. heh

I grew up in DFW. I’m absolutely unsurprised that’s where this happened.

I read that people saw all four walking around, although I’m sure they were taken to be checked out. But seems like really good news so far.

I think the article is clear about what it means by that. It mentions that technically Russia was slowly gaining territory, although at a cost that might not be sustainable. And now those gains have slightly reversed - at least for now (and hopefully that trend will continue).

Trump appreciates your support.

Says the idiot who can’t understand anything I wrote, and/or refuses to read it.

I didn’t start this shit, asshat, you did. I read the article. I’ve explained myself well. Ohers understand, just you fucking don’t, so fuck off and stop being a prick.

I know more about the world than you ever will, little boy. Now fuck off.

If lemmy was any larger, I’d suspect you of being a bot. You certainly sound like AI.

Nothing you’ve said has ANYTHING to do with anything I’ve said, and it’s clear you have in no way comprehended anything I’ve written. And others certainly have, as we’ve had a discussion about it.

So, whatever, dude.

Have a day.

I did read the article. what it is that you thought you brought to the conversation that I was not aware of?

“For an additional fee”

I don’t think they’re allowed to take past money like that, though. They can increase monthly fees, sure.

but of course as we all know, laws don’t matter in this instance.

We need the guillotines everywhere. heh