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When the regime falls, don't let these feckless enablers off the hook.
Bullshit. The united states has always failed to prosecute bad actors. They executed 1 general after the civil war. The rest of the Confederate government got to live out their days free. All of the governors that fought civil rights never got punished, nor did the cops that still tried to enforce segregation after the civil rights act. Nixon and everyone that worked with him got away with Watergate. What didn't Reagan get away with?
The US will only punish poor people with no political power if they dare try to change the system.
I hope I'm wrong this time, but US history is disappointing
When examined closely, you'll find that there's a reason that I'm calling it a regime, and not administration.
What this regime is doing (forcing out good people in every sector, replacing them with regime loyalists), is exactly what must be done when this regime falls.
There is absolutely no doubt that they must be purged from every sector.
No help is coming from the outside, so Americans need to decide for how long they'll allow the regime to shred all checks and balances, and vandalize their economy, and shred their ability to cover the basic necessities.
Then make the regime fall.
We allowed Confederates to serve in the Senate after the war. These people were part of an armed rebellion against the US government and we allowed them to take office
You're just posturing in a manner that says:
If I sit tight, nothing bad will happen to me under this regime.
Best of luck with that, but maybe step aside when the people who give a fuck get to work.
How the hell did you get that from my comment?
I feel the effects of this government daily. I haven't gotten good sleep in months and wonder every day if tomorrow is the day I lose my job. If I lose my career that I've dedicated my life to. All due to Trump's executive action.
It's a far stretch to go from my cynicism to assuming that I don't care or I'm unaffected by this regime. I do care and I feel the impacts.
If anything I'd argue I fear US history will repeat itself and these people will not only get away with it, but they will also continue their political careers. I'm afraid that's what will happen because it has repeatedly happened. I hope I am wrong. I hope this time is different. I will support actions and people that seek to end this madness anyway I can, but I fear nothing will happen
I'll play along, and pretend that you're representing yourself in a reasonably accurate way:
It's time for you to pull your head out of your ass, give it a fucking shake, and do something.
Your career and job security count for sweet fuck all, when ICE could snatch you at any instant, and ship you to El Salvador.
Maybe this slipped past you, but you'd be well outside of US airspace before you started blubbering to the flight crew about due process.
But go on.
Tell me about your job security concerns.
Do something! What the fuck are you waiting for?
You claimed it was not effecting me personally. I gave you an example of how it was. Believe it or not having an income, housing, food to eat, and health insurance is actually pretty god damn important to me.
I made no more comments on my opinions of this government. I'm equally as disgusted by those things. What would you have me do? I go to my local protests regularly, but that is only so effective if at all. If you're going to suggest I personally go out and start an armed rebellion, don't. Neither you or I will be doing that, but you are more than welcome to prove me wrong.
We are almost certainly on the same side here. I'm just fearful these people will not face justice due to our country's historic precedence. I wish I could have your confidence that they will face appropriate punishment, but I'm skeptical and doubt the American people. So maybe instead of trying to make me into a strawman or attach false claims onto my comments, just take them for what they are and go find an argument worth arguing.
You probably didn't consider alternate readings of this statement.
It won't fall
Watch and learn.
Despite its popularity on the Right, Don't Tread On Me has functional appeal across the political spectrum.
Also, if they wanted a meek and incapable populace, they would have restricted firearms purchases, rather than flog the idea that as many firearms as possible should be sold to the public.
Don't Tread On Me.
I mean maybe but the ultimate "dont tread on me" is about the death penalty and nobody is at his court house. Nobody is bothering to keep that story alive and thriving. It had it's 2 minutes of fame. We moved on. Rinse and repeat for everything on the left. Like there's no momentum for anything worthwhile. The only time there's traction is for things that really do not have clear goals. It all seems like the left is led astray and herded. Why isn't Luigi on every Reddit and Lemmy and Twitter and Facebook thread right now? It leaves me with no hope for anything else.
Yawn.
Thanks for illustrating my point.
How's that Canadian boycott going. You still seeing momentum for that? How's Galen Weston doing this quarter? We have no ability to maintain
It's fun! We have apps that we use to scan barcodes, helping us identify American products so we can leave them on the shelf! Any sense of loss on any nostalgic product, is easily forgotten, as i purchase trays of one and a half dozen eggs at will.
Quite well in imagine. He'll be eaten if and when it becomes warranted.
Which is why we look elsewhere for reliable trade partners.
The momentum is dead. I get you want to say "we're doing great" but our fellow Canadians already forgot. This is my point in all of this. Not being honest in this very serious situation is not doing any favors. The news cycle moved on. The mob moved on. There's outliers holding the fort but that main body moved on and it's frustrating to not address that. It's extra frustrating that I know you care but that you'll say "it's going great" when you and I both know it isn't. That the pressure stopped building.
The fuck it is.
Maybe the clowns you hang out with, but I'm not interested in wimps, or their wimpy friends.
Your point is to supress meaningful actions and attitudes, so I don't give a shit. Patiently unhelpful.
The doom and gloom is gloomy, because i said so.
According to me, and in keeping with my goals of dissuading activism. You must believe my assessment.
Don't know what you're trying to say here, other than trying to be a momentum killer, so who gives a fuck.
Your disingenuous empathy simulation has done nothing to move me towards the specific futility that you're marketing.
Just like your credibility as a reporter of reality.
Incidentally, your posting history defines exactly what you are. Not only am I unmoved by your bullshit, I'm now enjoying how inept you are at this.
You probably should have left it at one pithy comment and then left.
How much credibility can you possibly have, when you post about Joe Rogan praising Trump?
Hopefully you're not a Russian on a troll farm, as your work sucks, and your superiors would move you to the front as drone fodder.
Just like the last boycott was super effective 😆 We're fucking cooked man. Living in denial isn't helping shit.
Look I like your passion. You care. But don't let that cloud the reality of how fucking garbage we all are at this. You're holding on too tightly to people who aren't putting in the work. They're all waiting for media or politicians to help them. These people can't be bothered to maintain any of these movements. They'll stand around in a street for 8 hours, go home and just move on with things. Rinse and repeat.
It's like being in a boat with a hole in it. You can keep bailing out the water for everybody, but until you patch that hole, you're just going to keep sinking.
But I'll listen. What metric are you using to determine the boycotts are having any kind of significant impact. I can go on many sites and barely see any mention of things. No new contact. No discussion. Maybe an article a week mildly related to it.
The right has tapped into something. Go mention Rosanne on a YouTube video and watch the comments come in. There was a video of Jon Stewart skewering Republican the other week. Fuck all for engagement, a lot of comments were shitting on Stewart for being a fascist sympathizer. The right are playing chess and we're eating the pieces from the checkers box in the garage. They're putting in the work and it's fucking brutal to realize. But it's true.
So I'm scrolling, look at this
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/trump-image-dead-white-farmers-congo-not-south-africa-rcna208699
Do you think you'll see memes and jokes of this huge L for Trump or it go away in like a day or two? I haven't read the comments, how many are just "he's racist" said ad infinitum. Not only is there no momentum. The memory fatigue and lack of content refreshing is killing us
Unconvinced. Watch me not buy American goods.
No you don't. I find your faux empathy to be idiotic.
Significantly more than you do.
Your failures are your own. Quit chirping, start lifting.
Remarkably, your words do nothing to draw me to your idiotc side.
While i campaign relentlessly for complicity. My view only coincidentally in lock-step with foreign propaganda efforts to undermine national unity.
Enjoy more doom and gloom imagery, in keeping with my brief to sow discontent and pessimism.
Of course you will.
You're working under the assumption that I give a fuck about your points. Your overarching agenda is clear, and there is no useful function in attempting to persuade you of anything.
The only thing that you could possibly get me to do, is boycott a specific American company or industry harder by naming it.
Not only would that be personally delightful on principal, I'd enjoy knowing it was because of something stupid you said.
Furthermore, you get me all excited about thinking of trade agreements with everyone but the United States.
You've inspired me to redouble my efforts.
Elbows Up!
Ok you hold on to those hopes and dreams and wonder why your still losing at this stuff year after year
ok yOU HOLD on to THOSe hoPEs aND drEAMs aND WOnDEr wHy YOuR STIll LOsiNg At tHIs StufF YeAR AFter YEAr
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Lack of content refreshing.
Proving my point. Still living like it's 2016.
You look up to Joe Rogan.
As such, your input isn't valued.
Do more Alpha Brain about it.
Ok I was going to be shitty because you're wrong. But this is pathetic. Just get better
Thanks for sparing me your wrath. I don't know how I'd have survived if you brought the thunder.
Your waning resolve? Agreed.
At what? Derailing you from your shit take? I'd say that that's going rather well, actually. Not much of an effort needed, as you're not even remotely difficult to handle.
Perhaps you need more Alpha Brain.
It must be very exciting for you to move up in the International You're Just Proving My Point standings.
Celebrate by feeling very smart.