if you’re willing to throw another population under the bus to save yourself, you’re not actually willing to fight fascism. fascism isn’t a bear, it can’t be escaped by simply outrunning someone slower than you. the only way it can be defeated is through solidarity.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Uh, look at the Dem party, bro. They're fascist, too - a little friendlier, but still implementing all the same policies at a slower pace. Trump/GOP are a blowtorch, Dems are a pot of water slowly coming to a boil so we don't notice we're being cooked.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
No, you're describing playing house. Your vote didn't matter. My vote didn't matter. Only the billionaires and corporate lobbyists had actual votes. The way to fix this isn't through federal elections, and Harris would've only been a slower ride to the same destination of fascism.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
LOL, you'd pretty much have to have only half a brain to think that Harris would've done anything different from Biden after the election. She fucked up. Biden fucked up. Voters demanding their candidates be anti-genocide are not to blame.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
If you need it spelled out directly, that's a you problem, not an issue with leftists being inconsistent. People on the left who criticized Harris/Biden are not giving Trump a pass.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
What a bunch of fucking fascist dorks
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a truly stupid thing to say in a reply section full of people calling Trump's plans genocidal.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
The only incentive billionaires deserve is that they get to avoid the guillotine if they give away everything then start working an hourly job in retail and shut the fuck up forever.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
If you really do want that done, there's an artist in Montreal who does incredible baseball stuff. A family member commissioned her to do an Albert Belle painting a while back that turned out great. She's at: misstellier.etsy.com
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Brown has been such a disappointment the last couple years. Failed to take a stand against genocide, campaigned as being tough on the border, lost to a car salesman, and still hasn't learned any lessons.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Voters waiting for Dem electeds to grow spines:
All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
I think he just really hates the military and doesn't want the team name to honor Commanders. Trump is too woke to respect the troops.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Not going to a Coldplay concert is honestly the easiest thing a person can do. I've done it for 24 hours a day, 365.25 days a year, for over 4 decades and I'm still not tired of doing it.
Evangelicals worship Jesus Christ to roughly the same extent that Cincinnati football fans worship literal bengal tigers.
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That's our sweet boy, Kwan! #GuardsBall plays at the All Star Game, too!
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean, their stance (or mealy-mouthed refusal to take one) probably DID cost them votes. Ppl already considering sitting out election day over Palestine had less reason to cast a "harm reduction" vote when Dems made it clear they'd happily sacrifice trans people to win centrist votes.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
I just assume the MAGA/Q followers simply refuse to believe that was actually "the list" since their leader was on it. I figure it's easier to believe the "real" list (full of only Democrats) has been suppressed than to admit they're being conned.
The correct number of people who should are denied health care is zero, which is also the same number of people who ought to be held in cages.
You are not a Democrat or a Republican any more than you are a Giant, a Yankee, or a 49er. These are private clubs owned by billionaires & run by millionaires that capture your dollars and attention that owe you nothing. They are teams that benefit from you thinking you're one of them. You're not.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Man, I *wish* the USA was becoming more like those countries where they provide free housing, healthcare, and education to their people.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, the order depended on the circumstances
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep. I grew up in Ohio during the 80s/90s, and my biggest childhood fears were Russians, sharks, quicksand, Bermuda Triangle, and the rapture, lol.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
No worries. When I listen to it, it reminds me of that Rob Dougan song "Clubbed to Death" (most known for being in the Matrix) youtu.be/WxY7O4eFHRk
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social)
@seriouspod.bsky.social silly question, but have you named the Gavel Gavel theme, and if so, do you call it "Gaveled to Death"? (I hope the reference is clear)
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@margaret.bsky.social just wanted to drop a note to say you're doing a wonderful job with CPWDCS. I'm late to the party but loving every minute of catching up.
davidbuoy.bsky.social (@davidbuoy.bsky.social) reply parent
Good episode so far, Thomas (I'm about ⅔ through at the moment). I particularly like the point about false equivalency of the pearl-clutchers comparing mass indiscriminate violence to smaller, more targeted acts of violence.
Remember friends, reading five weeks of social media about a war does not make you an expert on anything but the opposition to war you may have already developed. Which is enough. We don’t need to claim authority we don’t have to oppose killing.