Trump just seems to repeat the thoughts of the last person he spoke to that actually got through to him somehow. Why Putin seems to be so good at doing that is anyone’s guess.

In any case, this will continue until he meets some European leaders again. I think the person who flipped him last time seems to have been King Charles?

But this all just shows it doesn’t even matter. As Orwell said:

“The enemy is the gramophone mind, whether or not one agrees with the record that is being played at the moment.”

He is too dumb to do anything else. The record will be changed and changed back again and again.

I saw! Great news.

Except this

And this from the press release:

In its long history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has honoured brave women and men who have stood up to repression, who have carried the hope of freedom in prison cells, on the streets and in public squares, and who have shown by their actions that peaceful resistance can change the world. […]

When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination.

I will also accept bap.

We can come back to this comment in a few days. Israel will find some “issue” with it and derail the process.

I hope I’m wrong.

It’s breadcake. Problem solved. No further discussion necessary

Sweden really isn’t “infected by far-right populism”.

SD is the 2nd most popular party? According to this. And obviously are actually in government

What the fuck are you smoking and are you sharing

What I saw a lot of on Lemmy was democrat supporters and voters insisting that people will just hold their nose and vote for Harris and accusing anybody angry about the ongoing genocide of either supporting Trump or playing into the hands of Russia.

Any statement posted on Lemmy is directed at the voters, not the leadership, and assuming otherwise is arguing in bad faith.

Did I do that? Very confused.

The voters had the opportunity to stop Trump. They didn’t.

Ah yes, it’s all the voters’ fault.

If only the DNC had any power at all in this situation or ability to influence the actions of voters…

Okay, so I would be equally justified in saying: Liberals, this is what you get when you assume people must vote for you.

THANK YOU. This far down the road and they’re still ignoring this aspect.

Yes protest voters choosing to make things worse for Palestine and everyone in the US is stupid.

AND liberals and especially the party leadership made a huge miscalculation in assuming everyone would vote for “not Trump.”

Both contributed to the loss. Which is more to blame? There’s a discussion to be had there but imo the overall electoral strategy is a much bigger issue than a handful of stupid people who didn’t vote or voted Trump over this one particular issue

You don’t need a cease fire to not attack unarmed aid ships. You just need a single fucking ounce of morality or respect for international law.

We needed to act with urgency when this horror started over a year ago. We failed.

But you know, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now.

We still won’t do it though.

As individuals, all we can do is boycott Israel, protest our own governments’ inaction and if you ever see Netanyahu, spit in the bastard’s face.

No it’s fine! I think if you stick you fingers in your ears and shout “project fear!” a few times into the mirror you will summon the spirit of Boris Johnson to get brexit done and give you £350 million a week for the NHS

I would absolutely not travel to America while Trump is in power. I’ve wanted to visit again since his first term, but fuck the extra border hassle (+ now the risk of getting sent to gitmo or El Salvador or god knows where for criticizing dear leader) and also fuck supporting an economy he will take credit for.

I feel bad for all the businesses who did nothing wrong. But we live in capitalism and I can’t vote/protest there so 🤷‍♂️

If you get “detained” for no crime, you have been taken hostage. The media refusing to call them what they are is part of the problem

And these hostages are being tortured:

“I am talking about clubbing, being beaten with rifle butts and being attacked by dogs. There was little to no food, no personal hygiene, no soap inside the cells, no water, no toilet, no toilet paper … I saw people who were dying there … I was beaten so badly I couldn’t use my legs or walk. No day passes without torture.”

That’s a bad thing though, right? So what difference does it make to this story?

Waking up to a public call for ethnic cleansing. This is going to be a long four years

“He told me he is not anti-vaccine. He is pro-vaccine safety, which strikes me as a rational position to take,” Senator John Cornyn told Politico.

This is the oldest trick in the book. “No I’m not anti-vaccine, I’m pro safe vaccines!” Then proceeds to explain how none are “safe” and we “need more research”

The author seems to think that if we’re mad about the Nazi salute we aren’t mad about the other stuff. Like does saying “yes it was obviously a Nazi salute you dumb fuck” stop me from standing up for people’s rights or showing courage when it’s needed? Of course not.

This is what happens to commentators when they have to say something that seems smart but actually have no point to make. The salute is a wake up call for the unengaged and an easy way to see what is really happening. But that doesn’t make for a holier than thou think piece so the author doesn’t give a shit.

Debating it is pointless though. Just show people the video and if they are still connected to reality at all there is no discussion needed.

Interesting link! Weird takeaway though. For one, it’s 67% consistently voting or not, 2/3 vs 4/5 is a big difference. Second, look at 2020. People who didn’t usually vote were most likely to vote then and they swayed dem. Probably because Trump was bad enough to make them more passionate about voting.

This shows that about a third of voters are intermittent and therefore available if people get them excited enough. I’m not saying it’s a good thing (it’s not), I’m just saying it’s a thing. Acting like they’re not important is turning your back on the people who could ultimately sway elections.

And that’s before we think about how many of the consistent non voters are apathetic vs how many just don’t have anyone they feel represents them.

The people who didn’t participate are roughly those who never do.

2020:

Biden - 81.2 million

Trump - 74.2 million

2024:

Harris: 75 million

Trump: 77.3 million

Even if we assume Trump took all 3 million extra votes from Biden’s 2020 voters, there are still 3 million Biden 2020 voters who didn’t turn out for Harris. They cared enough to vote against Trump the 2nd time, just not this time.

Anyway, you are right in the sense that those few million likely wouldn’t have tipped the election anyway. You are dead wrong that they don’t matter. Completely counterproductive lesson to take from the election