blindbandit @ blindbandit @lemm.ee Posts 0Comments 16Joined 5 days ago
Honestly, you're proving my point. If you people still think you can afford to be incompressible single-issue voters when it comes to defending democracy, seems like you've already lost your country.
Bernie himself said he'd support Trump on any bill that genuinely helps working people. Yet, you won't vote for a candidate who, at the very least, gives you and others a chance to fight another day. Trump won, and the party is over. Is the Michigan Muslim community better off now compared to six months ago? He's already implemented nearly 50% of Project 2025, and you're all still spinning.
It's disappointing to see Europe reacting this way, but it's directly tied to America and your inability to get your shit together. You're concerned about how effective the left in Europe has been, and I'd say they're doing pretty well. Their opposition roles are working, as seen in how the far right has been contained by coalitions, despite significant losses in some countries.
And where are the protests? Countries like Serbia and Hungary are seeing massive protests despite government oppression. The world is telling America "Your democracy is in dying RIGHT NOW!" and you're wondering if 2016 was the last ramp off. 💀💀💀
There are tons of reasons (like only having two parties, gerrymandering, election interference, etc.) but just focusing on online discourse, in my humble opinion, it comes down to two things:
Messaging: The Democrats suck so much at this that it’s cliché to use this as a criticism. Bernie should be the perfect role model for this, he has been relentless in his message about what all of this really is: class war. But both parties are corrupted to the core with corporate influence, and they can never allow the discourse to go there. Democrats just let Republicans set the tone as they like, and the entire Democratic base falls for it. Leftism has always been associated with fighting the power and representing everyday working people, but you guys let them turn this around and make themselves the "cool kids." Which brings me to my next point.
Purity Tests: The American left has spent the last 15 years antagonizing and doing purity tests on anyone who doesn't fit the mold, even if they are 99% aligned on everything else. Again, the Republicans understood the assignment and embraced everybody they could by just saying what people wanted to hear. They knew that the hard part is getting people in first, and the rest is easy. But the Left have pretty much made it impossible to like it, especially with their inability to be critical of their own issues and the tendency toward grandstanding. It may come as a surprise, but 90% of people hate genocides and all the other problems plaguing the world, people just don’t agree on how to address them. However, if you only listen to the discourse coming from the American left, it seems like they believe they are the only ones who are rightful.
Leftism in Europe works because we are able to compromise and work with different people in the name of progress. You guys will never be able to mount a true opposition because you need everybody, including people you disagree with. And you guys have shown that you would rather shoot yourselves in the foot than do this.
He was the best at some point without a doubt, but now? You guys lost the election to Joe Rogan and friends and are still refusing to look into why.
And about the Houthis, you can gaslight all you want, but Hasan isn't a journalist and it's obvious when he tries to act like one. If I want real journalism, I'll stick to the few places where it still exists, not some streamer sitting on his ass commenting on everything under the sun.
Yes, keep going and doing purity tests, you guys are doing an great job at stopping... nothing I guess? As a non-American, I never thought I'd see the American empire crumble from within like this, but unfortunately, I understand how it's happening.
Have fun.
Take it however you want to fit your narrative. Hasan himself said a thousand times at the beginning of his career that his objective was to be a gateway for normies to easily get into leftist politics. He lost sight of that along the way, and I blame both him and his community for it.
Hasan is a selfserving dickhead who poisons the well for most people not already into leftist politics. He refuses to be truly critical and reflective of stuff on his own side.
This kind of message needs to reach the "normies" to sway public opinion and put pressure on Israel to stop. But at the same time, with an 5 minutes google you see the dude brings Houthis onto his stream because "they're just like Luffy." That's was not journalism, it's was propaganda for clicks and views.
I see some of same bullshit the right pulls being done by him and his community. And I'm saying this as someone who agrees with most of his takes.
He is correct, but is totally the wrong person to say this.
This is my fear since the start of season 2.
It was so weird watching that live.
My group of friends watched the new episode of Severance. We got more questions than answers lol.
cough kodi cough realdebrid cough
Brooooo this game was amazing! The graphics were mindblowing for its time. And even the story was cool! Never played the reboot through.
Banning accounts from just upvoting is insane.
The brand is forever damaged. Sell while you can.
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