thepresentpast

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[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dude, that's just not true. Did you even try to look into her policy positions?

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I just started and still don't understand this lemmy. I thought one of the perks was being able to interact on any server despite which one holds your account.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (17 children)

I did, when I voted for Joe Biden, as did the rest of us.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

That's not quite right. Russia is not conservative in the American sense of the term, although they are far right in terms of authoritarian rule. They're an oligarchy. But their 10-year psy-op against American conservatives has been incredibly successful. They are up to their eyeballs in Russian conditioning and behavioral modification.

It's actually incredibly impressive. Turns out that Russia won the Cold War, and their greatest former adversaries (American conservatives) ended up being the United States' weakest link at the end of the game. Endlessly fascinating stuff.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago

You sound triggered. Take a break.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

No. The biggest mainstream players in social media are all already aligned with the current administration. Meta et al. would be the ones to be available for free, and alternatives will be paywalled.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Found it, thank you!

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

It's part of the strategy -- publicly condemn people as being the type of person that is easy to hate so that there is support for the punishment.

If he started disappearing people without giving any reason, his supporters would be more likely to take note of that and question him. "Violent criminals and terrorists" on the other hand, that the people can get behind, apparently without question.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Glad you can see it that way. Even your average liberal agrees that deporting violent criminals is a good idea -- what we oppose is the idea that the government can accuse anyone of being a violent criminal without evidence, punish them without scrutiny, and even make them disappear.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago

Not all 341 million are required, but other than that, yes, successful protests and other forms of resistance have always been about people "all agreeing to do the same thing."

History is your friend here.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)

What you are missing about why we are actually enraged is the complete lack of evidence of their crimes or any kind of due process. Everybody deserves to be heard by the court.

Even if you don't care about immigrants, you should realize that if they can be targeted and punished without evidence, then you can be too.

[–] thepresentpast@lemm.ee 6 points 3 days ago (5 children)

How do you find it? I don't see an app called SafetyCore on my phone

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