When I see memes blaming the powerless for a humanitarian disaster, I'm going to speak up.
If a rando has a bad take on Ukraine, tell them. But these strawman memes are designed to pull our attention away from what's actually happening. Are you averse to challenging power, because it feels that way to me.
Then why are you bringing that up to me? I wanted Ukraine to win, I wanted Russia expelled!
The meme is fucking stupid, the US military has been leaking to the press for while now. Ukraine will have to give up territory, aka compromise. And all users like you can do is complain about other users on our social media platform.
There are a lot of dumb takes online, and it's easy to misunderstood users on social media platforms. So if you are serious, and want to have a good faith conversation with me about geopolitical events, debating about what fediverse randos are or aren't saying isn't a good starting place.
As a Ukraine supporter since the beginning, it's Biden and congress who deserve criticism. They should have given Ukraine all the tools to win. They also should have protected Ukrainian airspace and her coast along the Black Sea. With full support, I think Ukraine had good shot of expelling the Russian invaders but that window is over. US leaders are now saying it was about hurting Russia, it wasn't about Ukraine winning. That tells me meaningful US support is over.
The West is a failing system unable to reverse it's inequities. It's supporters can only attack critics for pointing out the warning signs. What a sad ass meme.
I thought he performed well during that debate. But in fairness, I only saw clips.
edit:
I'm not a huge fan of Newsom's neoliberal policies. But the man seems like he can communicate effectively with Americans. He's a candidate for 2024 not 1994. With Trump on the ballot, I will take that.
In my experience, CNN viewers consider themselves centrists. Their politics are very liberal in the classical sense. Unlike Trump voters who want to hurt people while simultaneously feeding their victimhood.
If Joe can't shift these polls soon the DNC has a plan B, either Pritzker and Newsom. Joe can resign before the convention for health reasons, no one can argue that.
Just look at the amount of money private equity puts into buying homes. Most of these homes will go for rentals or airbnbs. So they are related, but airbnb itself is the symptom, not the root of the problem.
They are in a cult and cults cannot exist without rigid hierarchy based on lies. If the cult the leader told his flock 2 + 2 = 5, that has utility the truth could never have. Cult members can repeat that lie to prove loyalty, the basis of a cult's heirarchy.
When a Trumper tells you a crazy statement like 2 + 2 = 5, don't look at it like they are an idiot. They understand they are telling you something normal people would find outrageous and they are testing to see how you react.
It's almost funny to see corporate outlets like the NYT try an explain the GOP. Flat admitting half of the duopoly is in a cult and has been in a cult 40+ years does not mesh with the supposed meritocracy we live in. So these media narratives like to edge around the truth, never quite getting their because reality is a challenge to our corporate run system as well.
Biden could have stopped this conflict and got all the hostages released back in October if he temporarily withheld arms from Bibi. But he'd rather infantilize Israel with his bear hug policy. He can't fathom it's a government of ultra right individuals assembled to protect Bibi from corruption charges.
He should but don't get your hopes up. Biden is a true believer. True believers don't up and stop true believing one day, someone or something has to make them stop. Who's stopping the president of the united states?
Robert Kraft got the billionaire treatment in court with a judge being hostile to the prosecution. They claimed the cops lied getting the search warrant. The courts even went so far to say this sex work wasn't coerced.
Many people would argue these masseuses were exploited, but this how capitalism works. The system ain't about to reform itself out of existence.
And you accused me of a bad faith argument. Whatever...