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  • DefinitelyNotAPhone [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    If it wasn't for the whole "siccing the national guard on BLM protesters" thing, I might even like this guy.

    • Chronicon [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      with live ammo, fyi, since that part seems to have been mostly memory-hole'd

      And with such little training and direction that one got confused and used said live ammo on a car out past curfew. Could have been so much worse, literally only thing that saved it is 1) so many people worship the troops, even people who hate cops, and 2) nobody particularly wanted to get shot, and 3) their initial deployment was almost entirely escorting fire crews, who nobody really wanted to fuck with anyhow.

      If they did a trump-style "send in the troops" and had them defending the precincts and such hand in hand with cops there would have been a massacre I swear on my life, but the initial deployment was slightly more cautious and the later deployments happened after chauvin was arrested and charged.

    • Black_Mald_Futures [any]
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      3 months ago

      my friend is with this dude who generally has good anarchist politics but he says that he "told the national guard to stand down" and "that's why conservatives are saying he wants to let america burn" or some shit

        • Aradina [She/They]@lemmy.ml
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          3 months ago

          Obviously yes, but people still drive drunk and speed in places with reliable public transit. Not to mention that the type of drunk to think that vehicular manslaughter is acceptable will also probably be a bit shit to ride with.

          • marxisthayaca [he/him,they/them]
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            3 months ago

            You can't do that much damage in a train car versus behind the wheel. That said angry drunks and rude assholes can have a little bit of prison time as a treat. In all seriousness, if there is reliable public transport, then they should get their license taken away. At this point i mostly drink at home, and the few times we go out, we uber to and from.

    • SerLava [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      AND AND that night was literally the last drink of his life. Absolutely impressive

      • Wertheimer [any]
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        3 months ago

        Can't even nominate a guy you'd like to get a beer with smdh

        (Not that it stopped weirdos from saying shit like that about George fucking Bush)

      • Boredom [none/use name]
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        3 months ago

        Your sober white uncle who used to be alot cooler but had to tame himself for his own good grindcore.

      • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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        3 months ago

        No content for SA and prison r*** is not something to joke about.

        • Crikeste@lemm.ee
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          3 months ago

          I was just pointing out how Americans cheer about that stuff, not joking about it but ok.

          • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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            3 months ago

            Flippant comments about SA especially without a CW are not cool and the latter is against site rules. Self crit instead of doubling down bud.

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Let’s say Waltz is truly the lesser of two evil. What makes anyone think he’ll be allowed to have any influence behind the scenes? He was chosen to appeal to people exactly like OOP who think changing the american entity is possible by simply being a guy you can have a beer with. He’ll meekly dissent on sending pinkertons to beat workers while the president sits back and relax because the economic and voter benefits outweigh some uppity emplpyees complaining.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      3 months ago

      megacope answer: kamala is always zooted and this guy has a vow of sobriety

    • edge [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      I think if he actually mattered he'd be the presidential candidate, not the running mate.

    • sysgen [none/use name,they/them]
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      3 months ago

      It's moreso the reverse, having a VP that opposes the president especially on foreign policy allows them to collude against the White House. This was a big problem in the Obama administration with Biden frustrating Obama's foreign policy at times.

  • D61 [any]
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    3 months ago

    ancaptain What? No inappropriate behavior with underage students? I'M BEING ERASED!

  • culpritus [any]
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    3 months ago

    what the american dream has become for lmayo

    being able to get a 2nd chance after fucking up badly, and he actually managed to not fuck up again

    now that's leadership

  • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    He made a couch fucking joke in his speech and it was actually funny. How the fuck is that possible?

    Dems acknowledging memes is always fucking cringe, now here we are. Idk what's happening

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      The midwest is a remarkably boring part of the US, so people are forced to compensate. I say as someone from the midwest.