Tinidril

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Only if the Constitution is still relevant.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not sure "drifting" is quite accurate.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 8 points 2 weeks ago

stupid griping that the Dems don't do anything.

That's hardly fair. The Dems did plenty to bring us to where we are today. They just didn't do anything to stop it.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just feel bad for the Chinese operatives who had to read all those Republican emails.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -3 points 2 weeks ago

No doubt he's an exception, but where is evidence for the rule that would justify punishing the exception? When I think of out of touch Congress members, all the first names that come to mind are almost all among the youngest in Congress. Even Pelosi would never be on my short list if she wasn't in leadership. (She is definitely out of touch, but she has some fierce competition). Also, all the older ones that I think of were just as bad or worse when they were younger.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -3 points 2 weeks ago

Then demonstrate the trend to me. I've given you an undeniable counter example. I agree that Congress is out of touch. Are the older Congress members more out of touch than MTG or the psycho tradwife Katie Britt? I don't think so.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 0 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, we should definitely get rid of Pelosi, but not because she aged out. The Pelosi of 30 years ago was just as worthy of dismissal.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 10 points 2 weeks ago

If you have a 15 year old car that works flawlessly then, for environmental purposes, you should absolutely drive it into the ground. Unless it starts having problems that lead to accelerated emissions, the environmental impact of scrapping it and building a new electric will outweigh the benefits of driving an electric. What I'm saying is intended for someone buying a new vehicle.

It sounds like you are a pretty responsible car owner. For people prone to neglecting propper maintenance, electrics have an even bigger advantage. For someone who knows how to care for aged vehicles and is prone to actually doing it, buying a used vehicle to save it from the scrapyard can be more responsible than buying a new electric.

What's frustrating though is the persistent myth that electrics are impractical because of cost. Every study I've seen shows a lower average cost of ownership and operation for electric than gas when comparing comparable years and models.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

A ceiling on net worth for representatives is certainly an interesting concept, but not really relevant to the conversation.

It gets hard to show a correlation with time in service to detachment from reality when one of the longest serving members is the most grounded, and many of the youngest and most recent members are absolutely insane.

Even Pelosi is pretty progressive relative to the rest of the Democratic representation, and certainly of Congress as a whole. (Very feint praise given the field). She is certainly out of touch, but she was that way when she was far younger as well.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (10 children)

Yes, but there is also Bernie. He is far more attached to reality than any young Republican in the Senate (or Democrat).

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

You would think that the Democrat's consistent record of utter failure would count for something, but I think it has the opposite effect. The worse things get, the more insecure people feel. Insecurity makes voters risk-averse. Republicans capitalize on that with calls for a return to an American that never really existed. Democrats capitalize on it by making Democratic voters scared of new leadership.

I try to explain it with AIDS as an example. AIDS is a horrible disease, but it doesn't kill you. It just sets you up to die from another opportunistic infection like pneumonia. The fascists are pneumonia, and the neoliberals are AIDS. It's the fascism that kills you, but it's the neoliberalism that was the underlying cause that should have been dealt with.

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