• AcidSmiley [she/her]
        ·
        2 years ago

        "Beta blockers, huh? I bet a real alpha chad could just ditch these instead of doing what their egghead doctor tells them to."

  • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    i guess yankee comrades can take solace in the fact that the fash militias in your country are all very out of shape 50 year olds and weird gangly teenage nerds

    • cynesthesia
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      11 months ago

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    • Thylacine [any]
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      2 years ago

      I mean there's still the police and they're usually grown men in alright shape. and that teen fash in Wisconsin killed 3 people without facing any kind of consequence

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      The ones who are open about it.

      Tens of millions of Americans don't think Biden is a legitimate president. And it's a smaller number but I think it's also tens of millions of people who think a violent overthrow is called for.

    • SoyViking [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      A fat 50 year old fascist with a semi-automatic rifle can still do a lot of harm.

  • pimpsandchuds [des/pair]
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    2 years ago

    if you see a middle aged white guy with a fanny pack, he's carrying a gun :100-com:

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Yeah. This upsets me so much. They just... lost half the fucking country under of Obama. For no reason. Totally unforced error. It's so fucking bizarre and really taps in to that "Stupid or collaborators" question.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 years ago

      The thing that kills me is Biden isn't even promising to pack the supreme court. The dems have just given it the GOP from now to decades into the future. And in that time - the GOP justices will do immense damage to the US. They'll legislate from the bench and do whatever they want. I think it's possible they'll void Biden's student loan bill. And I think it's likely they'll cripple the climate spending in the IRA.

      But - this is important - if you're in line to vote for the supreme court - stay in line!

    • Fartster [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Can you explain further, I think I know what you mean but having trouble thinking. I was more or less removed from society from 08-14 but I worked with some big chuds who were openly extremely racist and homophobic around that time and a general sense of alienation and denial that there can be a black president, but didn't pay attention to policies. I don't have a good sense of the timeline of the political culture shifting so my perception of things are likely off. I definitely felt it prior to the 2016 election.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        2 years ago

        I'd have to do a bunch of research to put the whole thing together, but the short version is that during Obama's presidency the Democrats just didn't support state level and down ticket races. They just didn't help anyone running for state legislatures. As a result they got creamed. The GOP gained like a thousand seats in legislatures all over the country in one or two elections. And now ten years later the GOP has used that advantage to pass all kinds of anti-democratic and racist and otherwise bad laws. It's also contributed directly to their ability to stack the Judiciary with fash judges.

        This is lib bullshit but it might get you started on doing research

        https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/10/14211994/obama-democrats-downballot

        • Fartster [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Thank you, ill just take your word for it, Id rather just have a general idea than spend time being wonky. I thought you were referring to losing a large part of the electorate which i suppose was a side effect but you were being more literal re the seats they lost.

          I spent most of that time critical of obamas imperialist hypocrisy and didnt pay attention to the details of who won and lost this and that, I think Ill stick with that mindset tbh I dont even really know who manchin is but i imagine he looks like gigachad based on his name

          • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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            2 years ago

            The politician named whose name is pronounced mansion is obviously corrupt because reality is written by hacks.

            One of his demands to vote for the IRA was that the federal gov't had to auction off 60 million acres for on/offshore oil drilling the year before.

            His state, WV, has no coastline and almost no federal land.

  • JosipBRUHTito [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Wait a second, they didn't "do nothing", they eagerly participated in the gutting of voting protections from the Civil rights act. If you think that it "doing nothing" you got a lot of growing up to do, kiddo. The Dems do a lot more than people give them credit for 💅 💅 💅 💅

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I think that might be an IFAK/tactical first aid kit. When society collapses, that bleach demon is mine.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      the most physically incapable people

      When you are the master race - you set the standards and make the rules.

      For example - if we we went back 100 years their ancestors would surely look much the same other than the clothing. They'd think the same but the language would be different. Then - they'd rant about the mongrel races making American blood unclean. Now they rant about Mexicans and illegals ruining the genetics of the white bloodline. 100 years from now they'll be speaking some techno-gibberish about haplogroups and such.

      The song remains the same. But the lyrics change.

  • FunkyStuff [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    If all those far right candidates were to lose, what was all the money Dems spent on their campaigns for?

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 years ago

      It's 6 weeks from now and it's the night of the election. A CNNN reporter is streaming live as he interviews Heinrich "88" Himmler II who legally changed his name from Mike Douchebag. He won his race for state senator in Podunk County, Arizona.

      Reporter: "Mr. Himmler, what do you attribute your election victory to?"

      Himmler: "God, Guns, the White Race, Nazism, and The Democratic Party. The Democrats put me over the top. An' Call Me 88."

      Within an hour "Call Me 88" merch starts to appear on many sites. It's an instant hit. "Call me 88" becomes the "gotta have" right-wing merch for the rest of 2022 and into 2023. The less shy members of the republicans call him a rising star.

      • panopticon [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        I'd say step away from the lathe but at this point it seems pretty much baked in. Instead let me borrow your time machine

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
          hexagon
          ·
          2 years ago

          Instead let me borrow your time machine.

          You'll have to wait until 82 days ago. I'm not sure how long that means in this time line. Anyway - one day the machine will just appear where you are. Due to technical reasons it's best to get in right away and get started. Just don't push the accelerator too hard. That will... um... would have been being led to some unfortunate circumstances.

          • Zoift [he/him]
            cake
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            2 years ago

            PROPER OPERATION OF A TIME-MACHINE:

            STEP 1: Slam the "Shuffle" button repeatedly.

            • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
              hexagon
              ·
              2 years ago

              Bring that beat back. Brought that beat back. Beat will be brings back. Beat will have beaten back. Bring that beat back...

  • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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    2 years ago

    man if only there was some kind of Act that had already been passed to protect Voting Rights which expressly forbids this kind of shit that they could use to punish the state with

  • PZK [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Choose your fighter: (left to right)

    Louie = Divorced dad, owns a very old pickup and lives just outside of town. Yells at anyone on "his sidewalk".

    Fred = Divorced dad, ran his family business into the ground and is now a landlord. Multiple thin blue line flags on his truck.

    Billy = Smug asshole that nobody likes. Shows up to old car shows and pisses people off. Talks like everyone agrees with his opinion.

    George = Overtly racist and gets kicked out of public places for trying to open carry a gun everywhere. Senile. Is banned from Burger King for fighting the staff.

    Harvey = Ex-military, has multiple aggravated assault charges. Beat some kid for calling him Santa. Has 20,000 rounds stockpiled but only 3 days worth of food.

    Phil = He just wants to grill and isn't sure where he is. Hopes the next president is a good businessman.

    Henry = His favorite fast food is all of them. There was an 8th member of the group but he ate him. Didn't follow politics until he fell in love with Trump. Wants Trump's son to run for president.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 years ago

      Has 20,000 rounds stockpiled but only 3 days worth of food.

      I hope he's a real good shot. Real men don't forage.