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  • Veneroso@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•‘We have to blow it up’: can never-Trumpers retake the Republican party?English
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    8 days ago

    Nope. Assuming that Trump loses (which I had thought was a foregone conclusion, but genocide and stupidity is a hell of a drug)…

    People like being on the winning team. And having lost the popular vote three times in a row, Trumpism will start to fade. Republicans will switch to the Democrat party, cementing the current rightwards shift. Imagine the Democrats being pro-border in 2020? 2022?

    The only silver lining is that in 8 to 10 years we might actually see a progressive party emerge.

    If Trump wins, we get faster genocide plus Fascism at home, so at least there’s that to look forward to. Hope you’re practicing how to be a straight cis white male Christian because it’s going to be a rough time for everyone else.

    But hey, Jill Stein won’t get that check from Putin unless you vote for her and Cornel West has alimony payments to make.

  • Veneroso@lemmy.worldtoMovies@lemmy.world•The decline of sex in filmsEnglish
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    16 days ago

    I think some of this comes with age?

    I used to be more willing to watch that stuff 20 years ago, which was almost half my lifetime ago.

    But it’s personal choice.

    There were some pretty horrendous stuff on TV, particularly an episode of Law and Order LA where they were dissolving a guy in lye in a bathtub and an episode of Medium where a guy was putting out lit cigarettes on the belly of a dog. I noped right the fuck out of those. These were both years ago at this point but I pretty much refuse to watch cop shows anymore as a result.

    One aspect of sex in media is probably the accessibility of pornography. It’s not special anymore to see a butt or a nipple, so it’s not driving people to the theaters. When I was a kid the closest thing that I had to a Playboy was the Lane Bryant catalog, so seeing Cindy Crawford’s side-boob was pretty awesome, even if I had to endure Alec Baldwin’s hairy ass for the privilege.

    The social acceptance of things seem to be like a pendulum rather than a continuous movement too. It’s definitely swinging towards the prude at the moment. It will swing back eventually.

  • Veneroso@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris raceEnglish
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    30 days ago

    The TLDR is that bad people are bad and will be bad regardless of who they buy thier weapons from.

    It’s beyond shitty and I am totally against it.

    Unfortunately, at least if we’re selling the weapons, we have at least some say in how their used.

    All of this is against the Arms Export Control Act. We are literally ignoring the law by continuing to ship these weapons. Congress has turned a blind eye to all of it. Largely due to the threat of being primaried by a pro-AIPAC candidate. We have already seen it repeatedly during the Democrat primary where the progressive anti-genocide incumbents were replaced by Zionist representatives, or at least people willing to look the other way for the big check.

    Multiple states have laws against protesting Israel that if you want to do business with the state, you have to support Israel. So much for freedom of speech.

    The only solace I have is that the person Kamala Harris has tapped for Secretary of State was a huge proponent of the Iran deal and that we might possibly have some cooler heads if she wins vs this death cult. I can’t say that it will be peace, but at least she won’t be putting up a Trump tower on the West Bank…

    Here is a playlist from a channel with a better handle on foreign policy than I’ll ever have.

    They cover multiple topics, including some of the points that I have raised. Obviously it’s unlikely to change your position, but at least you’ll have insight into how things are. Foreign policy isn’t about morals or right from wrong. It’s about power.

    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZOMlO2_17fsBGC7TrCwoFafQZbE6aj0P&si=eYX1XvPa0xsSWceD

  • Veneroso@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Democrats suspect Netanyahu attempting to tilt Trump-Harris raceEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It absolutely does, Biden is a Zionist.

    He is a proud and open one.

    Could he cut off lethal aid? Absolutely!

    But what would that accomplish?

    First, Israel has access to several “emergency” supply caches in the area (that we actively replenish).

    Secondly, any aid we cut off, say in March 2024 when it was overly clear what Israel was doing, they would still not be close to emptying their stockpile.

    Thirdly, AIPAC would galvanize congress, the media, and then they would be shoveling aid to Israel and overriding Biden’s veto.

    Fourthly, the US doesn’t have a monopoly on weapons export. I guarantee that other countries who are antagonist towards the US would step hand over fist to supply Israel with everything they need – or worse – because it weakens the US.

    That isn’t hyperbole. It’s geopolitics.

    So what’s worse?

    A rogue client state that is itching to attack Iran and start wwIII with shout 50% of Congress in a death cult which requires Israel to exist to be destroyed so that sky lord can come and save them.

    Or India getting a free field test of their armament?

    One of those two options feeds the military industrial complex and the economy by extension. The other makes Pakistan enter the conflict. Now you have a regional war.

    None of these things are good. But calling your congressman is a better use of your energy than yelling at idiots on Lemmy.

    Signed - a fellow idiot.