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[–] psyklax@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This is the real reason for the ban.

"National security" just translates to "public opinion of the war(s)"

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

And yet they were trying to ban it years before any of that happened...

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The last time the US was not involved in a war was 1998

[–] ghost_of_faso3@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Kosovo and Iraq want a word, the US has literally never not been involved in a war in some capacity.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Everyone moving to The Little Red Book (or "RedNote") is creating some very funny interactions, lmao. Super cute honestly

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

The second someone starts showing American war crimes they are a security risk. But Americans somehow still believe in free speech.

[–] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Mitt Romney might just be the only member of the GOP with at least a single honest bone in his body.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So that's who the democrats will run in 2028

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well we'll have an actual primary if there's an election so if he gets through a democratic primary, that's on democrat voters. I also don't think he wants to run.

[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

very funny to see the results of the last few dem primaries and still think that voters choose who the candidate will be

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Voters not seeing that they're getting played is its own problem. DNC can push whoever, up to voters to decide whether to follow or push back.

The RNC tried to push Jeb or Rubio in 2016, Republicans put in Trump instead.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 7 months ago

The least evil fuck is still an evil fuck.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, its just nice when they're honest about it.

US republicans will be like: "8 men should own this country and everyone else can die in the gutter". US democrats will be like: "We need to reframe the conversation about the lived experiences of so many of our constituents, and reach solutions that include these realities [policies not different from those above]".

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Democrats are evil fucks too. But not evil enough that I’m going to give Mitt Romney any credit.

[–] Grapho@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

They're evil enough. If complete support for yet another genocide isn't "evil enough" I wonder what might do it.

[–] CentauriBeau@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (5 children)

What happened to us (Americans)? We used to look down on Soviet propaganda and book burning; congratulating ourselves on our free speech. Now we’re burning books and outlawing news sources that don’t abide by the official propaganda. It’s sickening.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

The US has always had propaganda and book burning, it's just really good at projection. Hell, even D&D was attacked for being "satanic."

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Lol, classic American. Sees Americans doing bad things in America in a way that America has always done: "what are we, a bunch of Russians!"

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

We used to look down on Soviet propaganda and book burning; congratulating ourselves on our free speech.

pssst

those were lies too

[–] yetiftw@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

did you miss the red scare? it's always been this way

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because our empire is collapsing

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys are actively collapsing it.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Who and how?