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Trump on Walz: “…He's very heavy into transgender. Anything transgender he thinks is great ... I think it's very insulting to Jewish people.”
He'LL uNLEaSh HeLL oN eArTh!!- Syphilis Riddled Big Brain who forgot he appointed him to a position.
As president, Trump appointed Walz to serve on the Council of Governors in 2019. The bipartisan advisory council consists of five Democratic and five Republican governors and helps build federal-state partnerships in matters of homeland security and civil support missions.
interests of governors across the nation are accurately represented on the council
Is this just bad wording? Shouldn’t it be the interests of the people whom the governors represent?
No, it is accurate. The committee was about the interests of the governors in the context of differences between states, and while the governor's interests should align with the people they represent, they don't always line up.
In my state it doesn't like up at all. "I see there's a lot of hunters and fishermen in this state. How about we sell more land to giant corporations and poison the waterways with farm runoff?" And half of them are like "anything to own the libs! Hyuck hyuck!"
while the governors' interests should align with the people they represent, they don't.
FTFY
Not fixed, because Tim Walz
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This sub would be better with political topics and discussions and not with politicians ads.
How is this conversation not a political discussion? What makes this an ‘ad’? I’m just curious for your point of view.
Edit: (forgot ‘this’)
Curious.
Does a repost from mass media on red and blue electoral campaign sum up "political discussion" to you?
“Why is everyone discussing the biggest political event, in a political community!”
I've yet to see a good political discussion in this sub, all i see is news about red and blue and the names of the candidates well visible on the front page
I’ve yet to see a good political discussion in this sub, all i see is news about red and blue and the names of the candidates well visible on the front page
And yet, you stay. The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
Feel free to submit better content? I'd be interested. I'll look forward to what you put up.
What else did you expect from politics, during election season?
Thank you for admitting you're a fascist so I know to block you.
Excuse me but how is suggesting that this sub would be better with political discussions instead of ads a fascist admission?
We're here discussing a recent political development in real time as the media is covering it. I don't know what else to tell you. 🤷
You shout like that, you're a fascist. Right away. No trial, no nothing. Journalists, we have a special fascism for journalists. You are stealing: fascist. You are playing music too loud: fascist, right away.
Driving too fast: fascist. Slow: fascist. You are charging too high prices for sweaters, glasses: you fascist.
You undercook fish? Believe it or not, fascist. You overcook chicken, also fascist. Undercook, overcook.
You make an appointment with the dentist and you don't show up, believe it or not, fascist, right away.
We have the best posters in the world because of fascist.
You shout like that, you’re a fascist.
Nuh-uh, you are!
NO U! 😊
You okay, son?
It's from parks and rec (sorta):
https://youtu.be/eiyfwZVAzGw?si=Zlrej1VXYf-7xhp_
Just poking fun at how everything and everyone is fascist now apparently, which dilutes the term. That's been a typical right-wing discursive maneuver, but apparently the left is doing the work for them now.
Troubling when there is actual fascism on the rise.
Just poking fun at how everything and everyone is fascist now apparently
Ahem.
Fascism (/ˈfæʃɪzəm/ FASH-iz-əm) is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement,[1][2][3] characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.[2][3] Opposed to anarchism, democracy, pluralism, egalitarianism, liberalism, socialism, and Marxism,[4][5] fascism is placed on the far-right wing within the traditional left–right spectrum.
Which of these don't fit the republican party exactly?
I'm talking about the person saying there should be more policy conversation in this sub being called a fascist for expressing that opinion.
My point is there is actual fascism in right-wing politics, which you are echoing, but calling someone a fascist for expressing an opinion about the content of a sub on Lemmy stretches the term beyond meaning.
So the title of the article posted is: Trump appointed Walz to serve on the Council of Governors in 2019
So just so I'm clear; Trump attacks this guys credibility, but also specifically chose him for to serve on a Council. Then this article is posted. Then, someone says it isn't politics.
What are the chances, do you think, that this person genuinely believes that isn't a worthwhile story, versus, are they pro (Trump) and trying to downplay the significance?
You can't be pro Trump and anti-fascist, so...
Dunno. But just because someone posts a relatively harmless opinion in a comment, calling them a fascist seems outsized. To be clear, I think the article is a perfectly appropriate post for this sub, so I don't agree with the opinion that this isn't "politics" or that things like this shouldn't be posted here. Seems pretty much in the main of what the sub is about.
Nevertheless, you needing to make so many deductions, assumptions, and inferences about someone based on their short and relatively minor comment seems to emphasize my point. All I'm saying is, fascism is real, and it's on the rise. Calling people fascists for minor things like this really muddies the water unnecessarily about a very dangerous phenomenon.
Incidentally, based on their post history, they a) don't seem to be in the US, b) support Gaza, c) are generally anti-establishment, anti-corporate, and anti-imperialism, d) seem vaguely anarchistic and suggest reading Kroptkin to others, e) seem to be against Trump as well as the executive in general, and f) also label things fascist often (and pejoratively).
Regardless, I don't care enough about this to continue chatting about it anymore, but thanks for your input and defense of, what seems to me, an overreaction by the person above to the posted opinion. I don't doubt your intentions; I think we just disagree about about what merits labeling someone a fascist.