[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

Demonizing people who disagree with you makes them dig in their heels and elect the dangerous candidate and party, in spite of their best interests. Demonizing those people feels satisfying and necessary in the moment, but it ultimately backfires.

The so-called enlightened people can't be counted on to vote. (I say this as one of those so-called enlightened people, albeit not in your country and therefore unable to shift the balance with you.)

Until you folks figure these two things out, this is your new reality.

This is absolutely right. There's been an arrogance and complacency from moderate parties in the West over the last 20 years, assuming that the electorate will just automatically vote for them regardless. Now they've got to try and get these people back from the extremes, which is going to be harder to do than if they hadn't taken them for granted before.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

It's part of a trend of a significant portion of the electorate feeling ignored. It's a trend that's happening in large parts of the West, we're seeing it in Europe too in places like France and Germany.

Now you can argue about whether these people have a genuine grievance or not. But if we don't try and address the underlying causes of these people abandoning moderate parties, we're going to see more and more extreme candidates and parties being successful. And I don't think that's something any of us want.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -3 points 21 hours ago

The American Constitution will stop him doing a lot of things people are scared of.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

That's for the maximum amount of protection, but it continues to protect afterwards. It's not a cliff edge.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

It's based on recognisable names. "Harris" is quite generic, whereas Kamala is instantly recognisable.

The similar situation in the UK was when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. He was often referred to as Boris, as opposed to Johnson.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

How do these people not see any news? Like, at all?

It amazes me how people can be so unaware of anything going on.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

And Harris has done worse than Biden in every county in America.

Not every state. Every county.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Diplomacy means you have to be friendly with people you'd probably rather not be.

Start telling other world leaders to fuck off, and see where it gets you.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It drives me mad how the UK media obsesses over US Presidential elections because they're still pretending the "special relationship" exists, yet they pay hardly any attention to European elections that actually have more impact on the UK.

They'll literally cut away from UK news to bring a campaign speech from Trump or Harris. Why? We don't get a vote in it, so we don't need to hear it.

[-] Jackthelad@lemmy.world 110 points 4 days ago

You just need to stop watching Netflix and buying avocado toast.

At least that's what old people say anyway.

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I thought we would eventually see this race-baiter come out, but I didn't expect it to be even before the announcement of Badenoch's election was made.

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As the title says. PS5 is a pain in the arse for not putting patch notes on the console and I hate having to scour the internet to try and find what's new in an update. Whether it be "join our Discord" or Facebook pages or hoping someone posts it in a subreddit.

So are there any sites or apps that do this well?

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I've got a job interview on Tuesday and I haven't had one for a while due to a period of unemployment because of family health issues.

One part of interviews I've always struggled with is when they first ask you to tell them about yourself. I struggle to talk about myself anyway and never know what they'd like me to actually say, whether it's about me as a person or about my work history.

So any tips or tricks would be welcome.

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I have an Emma Original Pillow that I've had for three years and the support is basically non-existent now, so I wake up in the night and end up with neck and shoulder pain.

I've tried a Panda Hybrid pillow and a Simba Hybrid firm pillow but neither were any good to me. The Panda was too low for sleeping on my back and the Simba didn't have the support I needed. If I was purely a side sleeper it would be probably be okay, but of course I have to be awkward.

I generally prefer memory foam pillows, but it's been so long since I've had a good night's sleep, I'm willing to try anything.

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submitted 11 months ago by Jackthelad@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I'm a lover of physical books but I'm looking to get an e-reader as well, for those books that are hard to find physical copies of, or are just very expensive.

I've ruled out Onyx, because I try to avoid Chinese tech as it's usually poorly made. But I'm not sure whether Kindle or Kobo is best. Is being tied to Amazon's ecosystem too restricting? Are the Kobo e-readers compatible with everything you need? Which ones have the best screens, ideally how a physical book would look?

So many questions, but hopefully some of you can help. 😁

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submitted 11 months ago by Jackthelad@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I've suffered with anxiety since I was a kid, and things like CBT don't seem to work for me at all. I know pills from the doctor are available, but I only want to go down that route as a last resort.

So does anyone have any experience with CBD products for treating anxiety? The reviews online seem mixed on whether they actually work.

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Looking to attend a Comic Con for the first time next month and I want to meet Nolan North for either a photo or an autograph.

I know neither of them will give you much time with the guest, but which do you think is the best value for money?

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Loved this game and can't wait for this DLC to play more of it.

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Almost like it was a non-starter. Who could have possibly foreseen that?

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