Political Memes
- PSA: Like tracking pixels, these users are transparent.
Kbin/Mbin (and possibly others?) definitely have the edge here since those platforms make votes public (only admins can see them on Lemmy). So, if you want to confirm what I'm saying here, go view some of these posts from Kbin/Mbin.
Every time one of the "usual suspects" says stuff like this in the comments, there will later be posts detailing how Biden is doing (or at least earnestly trying to do) exactly the things they're saying he needs to be doing (oR ElSe i WiLl noT voTE anD NEithER ShoULD yoU!!!11!!). 100% of the time, those posts are downvoted by these same "usual suspect" accounts.
What gives? They have very strong opinions about how he should run his administration, so you'd think they'd appreciate him doing what they've been so helpfully suggesting. Unless....it was never about the issues at all.
That thin veneer of concern they're hiding behind is not as thick as they think it is and is quite easy to see through. Now you know where to look.
Edit: Please don't name and shame any specific users. That may violate the community or LW rules. We all know who most of the "usual suspects" are.
- go on, capitulate to the enemy, nothing bad happens from that
Edit: Interesting, didn’t expect this post to be controversial. Here’s some of my reasoning:
Democrats became gradually more progressive in their border policy between 2000-2016. In the mid-2000s, many prominent Democrats in Congress supported significant spending on security fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border and were critical of “sanctuary cities.” By contrast, during the Trump administration, Democrats were largely united against most of Trump's immigration and border security initiatives, including opposing funding for a proposed border wall. The evolution in Democratic views on immigration is clear when comparing the party’s 2012 platform, which promoted a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants but with certain conditions, to the 2016 platform, which removed all caveats on the path to citizenship source.
I feel the early Trump era provided vindication that allowed some real expression of what equity looks like in border policy. (That said, I do readily admit my “chad” symbolism is a bit strong; rather I think it’s just that the DNC allowed more space for these voices at the time.)
However, all this progress has recently been lost since the election of the current incumbent, as Democrats have leaned back into border security, implicitly admitting that the conservative framing of the issue is a valid concern.
- International politics are wild
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21450552
> [Bolivian President] Arce confronted the general commander of the Army — Juan José Zúñiga, who appeared to be leading the rebellion — in the palace hallway, as shown on video on Bolivian television. “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers, and I will not allow this insubordination,” Arce said.
> Shortly after, the armored vehicles roared out of the plaza, tailed by hundreds of military fighters as police in riot gear set up blockades outside the government palace.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/26/nx-s1-5020668/bolivia-coup-attempt
- "Skill isue, pick a better comfort food"
The Great Famine was caused by British capitalists who, before and during the crisis, prioritized profits over the Irish people's welfare. British landowners forced Irish farmers to rely on the potato, making them vulnerable to disease. High rents, taxes, and lack of investment left Irish farmers impoverished. During the famine, British merchants continued exporting food from Ireland to England, and the British government’s inadequate aid policies worsened the situation. This exploitation and neglect led to the deaths and emigration of millions of Irish people.
- The Alabama attorney general's response to a letter of protest to the grand dragon of the KKK [I claim this counted as a meme in 1976.]
More info here: https://lettersofnote.com/2012/11/26/kiss-my-ass/
- Trouble at home
I think this comic is funny enough independently of politics, but I decided to post it here instead of a non-political community just out of caution since it's Alex Jones.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/beetlemoses/?hl=en
- "Racial disparities in the criminal justice system are no accident, but rather are rooted in a history of oppression and discriminatory decision making"
- Why do inequality and deprivation produce high crime and low trust?
- How the United States Punishes People for Being Poor
- How Poverty Drives Violent Crime
- Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America
- An Unjust Burden: The Disparate Treatment of Black Americans in the Criminal Justice System
- Homelessness and Black History: Poverty and Income