White House downplays CNN poll showing majority of Americans oppose more US aid for Ukraine | CNN Politics
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The White House on Wednesday downplayed CNN polling showing most Americans oppose Congress providing additional funding to support Ukraine in its war with Russia ahead of a reported administration request for more aid.

Mitch McConell says the quiet part out loud.

Exact full quote from CNN:

“People think, increasingly it appears, that we shouldn’t be doing this. Well, let me start by saying we haven’t lost a single American in this war,” McConnell said. “Most of the money that we spend related to Ukraine is actually spent in the US, replenishing weapons, more modern weapons. So it’s actually employing people here and improving our own military for what may lie ahead.”

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4085063

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      Hideo Kojima is the creator of the Metal Gear Solid video game franchise. The games have a plot critical of the war economy/racket. I think the original commenter is saying that the games got their criticism of the war economy right, but their depiction of women was sexist and/or oversexualised.

        • Flyberius [comrade/them]
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          1 year ago

          It's ok not to know. I think it's extremely odd to think most people would know.

        • Awoo [she/her]
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          1 year ago

          He's kind of a household name in videogames so it's unusual not to know.

            • Awoo [she/her]
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              1 year ago

              Sure but that's like 50-60% of western populations and 36% of global so. Not sure about america specifically but I know the european figure off the top of my head and it's 51%, my gut assumption would be the US is higher?

              • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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                1 year ago

                It's very high everywhere, though my understanding is a lot of people game on their phones, like more than 50%, and it's been a while since there was a mobile MGS game.

              • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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                1 year ago

                I do play video games but not particularly those video games. I long forgotten the name of Hideo Kojima which i play like one game 25 years ago and i didn't even liked it.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          1 year ago

          I'm just kind of surprised. He's such a huge cultural influence for a lot of people. His Metal Gear Solid games are very well regarded both for their gameplay, but also for their commentary on modern politics, especially the MIC, that ping-pongs from utterly bizarre and surreal and frighteningly prophetic.