MikuNPC

joined 2 years ago
[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I sympathize, it's a flaw of our 2 party system. If one party goes off the rails the other one has a low bar to clear and it can stagnate real progress.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I said there's significant support on both sides, not insignificant.

I think your confusion is coming from the blame part, anyone who didn't vote for Biden who was able to has some blame imo. We're literally talking about a vote to preserve democracy, any subsequent vote is pointless.

But that's my stance, others may assign blame differently. As you noted, some people might try to put blame specifically on this set of voters, to each their own.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago

So they will help put someone in power that will remove fair elections? That makes no sense as a long term plan, imo it's more likely they are trying to push democrats a certain way but are not truly entertaining the notion of voting for a fascist.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (5 children)

the original post suggested not worrying about appeasing certain people on the issue as there is a significant support from all sides.

That's different than whether people who didn't vote for Biden can be blamed for anything. When democracy itself is on the ballot it's hard to justify voting against it, regardless of some foreign policy grievance.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You would think that but it isn't always so clear. My college had a sizable chunk, if not a majority, of foreign Chinese students and they were extremely patriotic/nationalist.

But to be fair maybe those who never left China are even more patriotic, I wouldn't know.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think you're missing the point, those who lose their jobs to automation are somewhat random / due to environmental factors and not up to choice so it's a bit weird suggesting that.

What they are suggesting is politicians will only act once enough people are suffering in the streets. Not necessarily saying it's morally justified, just that's what it takes for governments to take action. Nobody is defending how our politicians are failing us.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Some of us pay for premium but still use Revanced and Freetube because they are simply better youtube clients. Sponsorblock, OLED themes, customizable UI, better performance, etc. The adblocking is just icing on the cake

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Who the heck is proposing we value that? Everyone is saying we value the safety of real children which may entail keeping artificial CP legal.

Also it's a victimless crime so punishments dealt out are criticized heavily, and for good reason.

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I'm torn because your cell phone use sounds pretty healthy but I worry others get a more negative experience overall especially with social media.

Also the idea of anyone prior to high-school having cell phones feels odd to me, when I was in school kids worked summer jobs to buy a phone so senior year of high school was a popular year to get into the cell phone game. I didn't get one myself until I completed college and thought I'd need it for work (I didn't). Hardly use it but it is expected to have once you're in your mid 20s making appointments and whatnot. But do people really expect you to have one in elementary school?

[–] MikuNPC@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
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