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I think it’s that #believeallwomen is a hard hill to die on. Any internet troll is a Google search away from proof that you shouldn’t blindly believe all women. It just reminds me of when Joe Biden had some allegations against him, and he got caught between a rock and a hard place: believe all women, just not this one.

Instead of belief, it’s about respect. Whether true or not, any accusation should be taken seriously and avoid sensationalism. It’s also about understanding your role. It’s easy for me to say all of this about a situation thousands of miles away; I have an infinitely small role. If it happens closer to home, to someone you know, belief may be a part of that role, but it still needs to come from a place of respect and understand of the situation. If religion is any example, blind belief doesn’t help anything but fuel division.

Not having a Healthcare plan is their plan.

it’s the same goddamn cycle over and over

This is the key. The people you can trust are the people who are going against that cycle.

Bringing up the Bible on Lemmy is generally a no-no, but I love Ecclesiastes. It’s a book about meaninglessness. Everything is the same as it has always been and there is nothing of true value; everything is meaningless. It’s the same goddamn cycle. While when it was written is debatable, it’s comforting and horrible to know someone thousands of years ago saw things the same way I do. Comforting, because I’m not alone in how I feel. Horrible in that people still feel this way after thousands of years.

The writer’s conclusion is to fear God and keep his commandments. The commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. Loving your neighbor as yourself means being kind and empathetic. Kindness and empathy solve nearly everything.

So, even though it may achieve nothing, be kind and empathetic. Cling to people who are kind and empathetic. Be an oasis amid the hate.

Forget sued. It’ll be ruled a suicide for sure. Or maybe you just get deported to a war zone.

It takes a lot of bravery for someone to come forward with an accusation against some nameless cretin in their hometown.

I’d imagine it would take a lot more bravery to come forward with an accusation against the most famous cretin of all time, especially when he can deport, imprison, or kill you or anyone you love, legally, with no recourse.

Oh for sure. He’s an 80 year old man who’s barely holding it together.

I might be alone on this, but I’d love to see some research in 50 years about the role Roe v. Wade plays in this. The Republican party spent a lot of time, effort, and money turning their base into single issue voters, turning “morality” into a weapon. The party has been trying to twist socialism into the new evil I’m morally obligated to oppose for a long while now, but it lacks the same motivation as abortion. If I were making a case to grandmothers in Kansas, I’d much, much easier to make a case against abortion than ending school lunches.

Most of the people I know who are really angry about the Epstein files are Republicans. They’re so used to feeling like they and Republican politicians have the moral high ground, and when that’s proving itself false, they’re freaking out. I now know a ton of Republican single issue voters with Epstein as their issue. They’re angry, they’re disappointed, and they don’t like being told to forget about it. We’ll see if that plays out in the next election though, but living in a very red state, there have been lots of little things I’ve seen over the past 8ish year that wake up one or two people here and there. But this is a little different, at least to my eyes. So many people are outraged about it and staying outraged about it.

I would imagine that Madam Jewish Space Lasers is more concerned about being on the right side of this long term. The files will come out. They’ve been in too many hands. But, this will be a purity test for Republicans for years. It’s what the Iraq War vote became for Democrats. We’re you on the right side of history, or the wrong side? For people who aren’t implicated by Epstein, it’s easy, for people who are, it’s hard.

Trump’s getting crafty here. All these comparisons between him and Hitler, so he changes it up and plays Neville Chamberlain instead.

He wants someone to work on his old post.

I think she has cake in her van. Gotta go with her to get it though.

Wow. Good for her. Hope she doesn’t get a job in her field.

Be sure, the cancer pulled itself up by its bootstraps and got where it is on merit alone.

Well, kids these days only care about TikCrafts and their MineToks, so it’s our fault she has to stay in power. If we cared more about governance by the people, for the people, instead of streaming Fartnight, she could learn what skibidi toilet Ohio means from her great-grandkids and know why Democrats lose there.

It’s totally fine, the ring is probably also made of lead.

Hey now, there could have been some temptingly pleather couches on Epstein Island.

Nah, it’s dumber than that. They don’t want suffering to lose money, they want all the suffering and misery in the world to be incredibly profitable.

It’s a tricky situation.

I think a lot of men, particularly rural men, want someone in their corner. I think a lot of people are underestimating how angry and hopeless many of these men feel. The study a couple years ago from NPR about how many families are living paycheck to paycheck, have less than like $400 in savings, and have nobody to call in during a financial emergency was astounding.

Most Americans are in a desperate situation. And they aren’t used to it. And they feel they don’t deserve it. And because of that, they’re going to vote for whoever promises to fix it, whether they fix it or not.

The issue is that neither party is willing to fix the wealth desparity and class oriented labor practices that cause it. They’re only interested in playing the same game we are now that keeps them paid, and grinds everyone else into the dirt.

It’s an oversimplification, but it’s like an older brother and a younger brother sharing a room. They hate each other. They’re always messing with each other’s stuff. The older brother knows better, but he’s angry and tends to be abusive. The younger brother knows he shouldn’t pick a fight, but can’t help himself. They’ve both been fighting so long that each feels justified in hurting the other.

Who’s at fault is the wrong question. Is it the 7 year old? He’s 7. Is it the 12 year old? He’s a kid too, just bigger and stronger. Both lack the maturity and empathy to be in charge and have the run of things. They’ve both proven they’re entirely incapable of being fair or kind to each other.

It’s the parents’ fault for letting it happen. Or in this case, enabling both kids and giving them tips and tricks for how to fight better.

We can’t expects Israel or Palestine to be the adults in the room. They aren’t. They can’t. We can’t expect ourselves to be the adults in the room. We’re watching these kids beat themselves bloody for our amusement.

Until someone puts their foot down and says enough is enough, nothing will change, but the person who says that and lays down their weapons probably gets killed. So this won’t end until one side exterminates the other.

I don’t understand.

If I post the George Carlin clip of how it’s a big club and you’re not in it, we might as well be in some backwoods country church, just drowning in people screaming “Amen!”

If I say that both parties don’t have your interests in mind and will throw you under the bus to keep hoarding wealth, I’m a tankie Russian bot who’s probably a Republican collaborator.

What’s the difference?

My wife’s family loves The Princess Bride, but I love telling them that Stardust is better. It might not be correct, but it’s a pretty fun hill to die on.

The movies are so overhyped and overrated at this point. But Monty Python’s Flying Circus is not, it’s fantastic.