NewDayRocks

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[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Killing the public option and capitulating to republicans.

Yet we got the ACA, but i guess you prefer the old system where Americans can't get insured if they have preexisting conditions.

He was sure able to sell weapons to netanyahu without any problem at all. Bipartisan support, even. But codifying Obergefell wasn't a priority

Sure. Things are easier to pass with bipartisan support. Are you suggesting Obergefell would receive bipartisan support? Lol

Which is why Roe was never overturned.

Which is irrelevant to my point. Roe was a republican talking point for decades but they were never stupid enough to act on it. When they did there was immediate election fallout. We are still in the "finding out" stage and there can absolutely be more blowback from this down the road.

But they never will.

Which is why you should continue to support the Republicans. That'll show them

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You realize what you are saying doesn't make things any better, right?

Republicans played on the fears and stupidity of the American people and promised to deliver something, anything.

Democrats are trying to explain to the American people than yes, there is a period of higher inflation and prices, but the Biden/Harris administration navigated us out of a pandemic and provided a wage increase that outdated prices from 2020 to Sept 2024. That provided all time high in wages in US history. And this was despite the typical republican obstruction from congress and the judicial. And if given another 4 to 8 years we can continue to improve on this.

And that the American people, faced with facts or feelings, chose to elect the ones that let that ruined our country by mismanaging the pandemic (which caused the economic issues)...again.

No i don't think we should agree with this logic. I want Americans to make smarter and more rational decisions and not have selective amnesia after only 4 years. Just because everything was not fixed in 4 years does not mean we should choose the dumbest possible option just because they delivered a "feeling"

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When Obama had the majority, what did Democrats spend their time and political capital on? I don't know about you but healthcare seems pretty important and affects more people than gay marriage.

Biden used his to deal with a pandemic fallout and he was at least attempting to solve a educational loan bubble.

Keep in mind things like gay marriage and abortion were never in any immediate danger at any time. It has become socially acceptable and used as an empty threat by Republicans. That they were crazy enough to go through with it is just stupidity on their part.

Again, the democrats can be much much better, but you are absolutely ignoring the progress they made that would never have been made under Republican leadership.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago

but what else would you call a company that promotes fascists and strictly polices leftists

That last part is relevant, because thats not what YouTube does and what makes it a conspiracy

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Are we really going to pretend that if LGBT rights were pushed and promoted by the democrats in the 90s, the American populace was just going to accept it? The Republicans would likely have a supermajority and the presidency after Clinton's 1st term.

Look what happened when we had 8 years with a black president.

I'm not saying the democrats did everything right, but the logic on incremental progress is correct vs tear it all down if it's not a utopia already

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You are viewing everything through the lens of now now now.

Inflation was at record lows from the housing crisis through the pandemic. It only spiked in 2021-2022. Before that, we had nearly 3 decades of sub 2% inflation. You are basing all your conclusions on 3 years worth of data instead of 30.

Look things suck financially right now. Everyone is hurting except the rich and it is absolutely stupid. But no it has not always been that way and social progress is not the reason we are where we are.

We are in financial trouble because we elected a far right party that is breaking everything. Because we would rather be cynical about the Democrats and blame them for the economic fallout of a pandemic instead of having realizing the fallout is due to abysmal mismanagement of said pandemic by the very administration we let back in power.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is odd to say when the YouTube algorithm has been proven to push right wing propaganda.

This is not a conspiracy. The conspiracy is saying YouTube does this because they are right wing company.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago

His point is that a lot of people are really stupid and financially irresponsible and it doesn't matter if you give them the wealth in stocks or assets or cash it's going to be used up fast. Meanwhile those who are smart with their money will use it to accumulate more and in a few years you'll be back at square one.

Are you saying the solution for this is to continually redistribute wealth? Do you understand what you are saying?

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But if you are facing mental health issues and a free or inexpensive AI that is available and doesn't burden your friends actually helps you, do you really care about your information and being profited from?

Put it this way, if Google was being super transparent with you and said, "we'll help treat you, and in exchange we use your info to make a few thousand dollars." Will you the individual say, "no thanks I'd rather pay a few hundred per therapy session instead"?

Even if you hate it, you have to admit it's hard to say no. Especially if it works.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is a thread about "leftists" who blame Biden for Israel aid but never say a word about Congress who actually has the role and responsibility to create and vote on the aid.

The person I am replying to claims he also blames the right for these things, but not once in his comment history has he ever called them out like he calls out the left.

[–] NewDayRocks@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You "blame" the Republicans so much you never once commented about their involvement in Israel until now, when you are called out on it.

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