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  • Read the rest of the discussion. To me, you come across as part of a mob trying to defend Russian state media.

    And I’m saying that’s a problem with your reading comprehension; not the content of my argument. Especially because I never defended Russian state media. I too think state media is bad. The difference between you and I is that I’m not fooled by the corporate proxy that is western media.

    I’m not arguing that all of western media is perfect; much of it is corrupt (especially in the US, but that is not all of the west). But not all of it is that bad.

    Again, go on…

    I am aware that making sense of that diversity requires critical thought, which is in increasingly short supply in recent years.

    And yet you seem to struggle to explain how it’s so “diverse.” What’s diverse about it? Who are the non-corrupt Western sources? Please tell me, since I’m so stupid 😕











  • I had a discussion/argument in ~2018 with a friend who is/was very anti-trump. I brought up the dangers of ICE and how, at the time, they were the biggest sign of an overtly fascist future. He immediately handwaved it and dismissed me as crazy.

    He’s got a degree in history education and was obsessed with WW2 history, so I didn’t think this would be a point of contention. But for a lot of liberals (including him) Fascists have to literally be wearing a swastika before they’re called what they are. Some won’t even acknowledge the existence of a Nazi Salute when they see one.

    Even today he’s obsessed with Trump as the single anomaly in US politics and doesn’t see the bigger picture.




  • Chulk@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlNever gonna give you up 🏹
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    9 months ago

    You’re absolutely right that they dont fight dirty enough. Hiwever, I’d say that Democrats lost largely because Kamala was too cowardly to distance herself from biden and his awful policies. She lost because she chose to court moderate Republicans (who gave her the finger and voted for the fascist. Big surprise!).

    Biden pardoning his loser son does nothing for the most marginalized folks who will have to deal with Trump’s fascist regime in the coming year. It’s not a good look that the only time Biden “fights dirty” is to serve his own interests.


  • Chulk@lemmy.mltoMemes@lemmy.mlNever gonna give you up 🏹
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    10 months ago

    Abused his power?

    Yes, I would say that pardoning your own son as president is a conflict of interest, unethical, and an abuse of power. It demonstrates that Hunter is above the laws that Joe Biden helped architect. I’m surprised that this sentiment is so controversial.



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    10 months ago
    1. Biden sponsored the crime bill that put those people behind bars in the first place.

    2. Biden abused his powers to pardon his son for crimes that other people will remain in prison for. Crimes that are more severely punished because of Biden.

    Its actually quite relevant to the conversation



  • While i abhor Bush Jr, I would put Reagan as #1. He paved the way for Bush Jr. And Biden. IMO Bush Sr is tied for the #3 spot simply for pardoning members of the Iran-Contra affair.

    Nixon is one of the worst presidents we’ve ever had though, and I would put him higher than any of the others. The “war on drugs” caused so many rippling horrors domestically. And those horrors don’t compare to what he did abroad.