They literally just voted differently and you’re trying to pretend they’re the same? What the fuck is wrong with you, are you slow?
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The most important thing here is not to get caught that you are the same... And quietly or instinctively support your friends. :3
Not exactly. We all saw how the recent votes went.
That'd be more compelling if the previous Administration hadn't sat on it too.
The previous administration didn't use the release of the files as a cornerstone of their campaign.
What about ism at it's finest.
Dems voted to release, right voted against. That's a pretty clear picture.
It's a shame it being the right thing to do isn't reason enough though isn't it?
"We're not going to go after sex traffickers and child rapists because we didn't promise we would."
"We didn't promise to make an extraordinary release of evidence to the public for PR reasons"
This proposed release isn't even the 'right thing' to do, it's just yet another thing that the GOP promised and pulled back on because they realized it might hurt them - in this case, might hurt them because probably a few of their higher ups or donors are on that list.
Just want to confirm here, you're saying that going after sex traffickers and child rapist isn't the right thing to do?
Just want to confirm here, you’re saying that going after sex traffickers and child rapist isn’t the right thing to do?
I'm saying the release of the files to the public isn't 'going after' sex traffickers and child rapists.
I disagree. I think if they made those lists public it would be impossible not to go after them. Not by everyone mind you, but some people would. Whether it's just ambitious young prosecutors or Mobs with pitchforks. I don't really care either way. Certainly it's going after the more than anything that has been done so far.
However and I want to say this again the Biden Administration didn't go after a single person. I don't care how much you hate Donald Trump you shouldn't defend that. They're all protecting pedophiles. That's not okay. The idea that political blinders causes you to justify that is a problem. Children shouldn't have to be raped with impunity so that your team wins. This Thread has been eye opening in an extremely depressing way for me.
The fuck is this bothsides shite, Jesus fucking Christ.
I'm not going as far as saying that all are "protecting pedophiles" and I am usually very critical of the "both sides" argument, but in this case, we have evidence that "both sides" have at least connections with Epstein, with names showing in logs of the so called "Lolita Express". I think that there is no doubt that in this case, people with connections with "both sides" of the US political spectrum, may be on the line here, and at the very least were complicit in turning a blind eye, which is not as egregious as actively hide, but still morally reprehensible!
The DNC is not out here protecting pedophiles at present.
There are Dems who were involved in Epstein's pedophile ring, certainly.
But this is not a matter of policy, and when Dems are making efforts to release the evidence wrt Epstein, saying that they're 'protecting pedophiles' along with the GOP, which is overwhelmingly blocking the attempt even after previously promising to release the evidence is utter braindead "bothsides" shite.
Yes I agree with you... Can't tell you how much I have argued with my fellow members in the LGBTQ+ community over the dumbass comments Chapell Roan or whatever is her name made just prior to the election. I think there are certainly reasons to why democrats should be criticized, but the "bothsidism" is just a false equivalence.
She "supported" Harris but declined to "endorse" her if memory serves.
Less bad than the alternative of staying silent, but bizarre in the face of literal fascism.
Not that it ultimately made a difference, of course. Even Taylor Swift's fanbase wasn't enough, it would seem.
She only released a message later on, after the huge backlash she received, for the interview she gave. She stated she would not endorse any party but would vote for Harris. I don't have any issue if she is not endorsing anyone, she has no obligation to. But considering she's a role model and an idol for many in the LGBTQ+ community and specially trans folks, I found her "both sides" comment idiotically stupid and cognitively dissonant. That's what pissed me off. Now, LGBTQ+ folks, are seeing the result of that "bothsidism".
Also why I kinda disconnected myself from US politics... I look at memes, laugh and that's it! I no longer have the mental bandwidth to have discussions with people that think that defending such comments are in any way conductive to progress their own rights.
Hi, welcome to Lemmy.
What specifically has the DNC done to protect pedophiles?
Those that are in power could just legalize it and there would be nothing we could do. They don't seem to care about the will of the people any other time.
The way i imagine it, if they legalized it, most people would complain a lot.
So they want things to stay peaceful (or the illusion thereof) without making much noise. So they do it in secret. Does that make sense?
I think doing the most depraved heinous illegal shit is part of the appeal for them. It really drives home that they are above the law.
If they would legalize it, the same could be done to their children and then they will not find it so funny anymore.
Exactly. Remember they’re pushing for age verification and/or shutting down porn sites. Their fetish is power
The problem is that their enforcers have no humanity (never have, they're literally the cultural descendants of the slave patrols, lol), their supportive communities maybe a tiny bit more but not by much, and those two groups constitute a plurality, if not a majority, of the US.
"We've" been telling everyone about this for years, while the rest of the world suffered America, its Western European vassals and Israel. But with the rise of multipolarity/multinodality, it's just more feasible and financially convenient for the American ruling classes to pillage, rob and subdue at home.
When it says "THE" Church, you know it means the One True Holy and Catholic Church
And JW and LDS...
Don't ask about their right arm workout routine either.