Michael

And then chuds will laugh at you because they vote as a block.

Let them laugh? I’m looking at the 1/3 of the country that doesn’t vote in the general election and the significant portion of Americans that don’t vote in the midterm elections. I am attempting to get you to realize that 2/3 is a winning majority - so encourage your favorite lesser evil to realize this too.

… he was a fucking Blackwater mercenary who murdered and subjugated brown people on the other side of the planet in the name of corporations

Wasn’t that for 6 months? If you want to give me his body count, please do tell. It might influence my decision, if only slightly. I won’t blame somebody for being sucked up by our MIC.

People like me will always vote for populist policies in such a primary - it’s the lesser evil in this instance and for the greater good.

And for the record, Fetterman never had me fooled. If an establishment-backed poser like him fooled you, that’s on you for not realizing that.

Again, what is the alternative?

Encourage voters to vote however they want to in a democracy and encourage politicians to test the waters and to really understand what 1) wins them elections 2) attracts voters 3) and restores trust in our institutions.

Voting is just one part of a working democracy, never forget that.

Again, Fetterman. People lie

And Janet Mills is another Dianne Feinstein in the making.

If Janet Mills and Graham Planter were my choices right now in a primary, I’d vote for Graham Platner because he is running on populist policies and doesn’t have a clear track record of being a corporate minion that doesn’t represent their state. Also factoring into my decision are the strong indicators that she will lose to Susan Collins.

Ideologically? You can hate a mother fucker. But, at the end of the day, it is all about minimizing harm.

This is a harmful idea to spread and is exactly why the Democratic Party doesn’t give a fuck about its voters or potential voters.

And a bog standard establishment Liberal is way better

He’s running on a progressive platform, which is way better. The “bog standard establishment Liberal” is free to compete with populist policies and run on the same damn things.

But if he really is making it a point to emphasize the lesser evil? Good on him.

The primary and election are far out. No, this is not good on him.

His constant “I am going to vote for Kamala but I can’t tell you to because she is genocidal” bullshit definitely didn’t help things last year.

People are free to have red lines in a democracy. Politicians would be wise to respond to them, after all, they are supposed to be keying in on those issues and representing us.

A pro-corporate, pro-genocide geriatric is not desirable choice to be a senator. A significant portion of the country is disenfranchised, have you ever asked yourself why so few people vote?

I agree, just was trying to recommend something that may be marginally more performant. Mint and Bazzite are solid options. I can’t wait until COSMIC matures and I can safely recommend PopOS.

If I’m voting for the next president, I believe that they should be representing all Americans instead of primarily representing corporations and big donors.

Ideally, they should have clear principles, charisma, an ability to lead, a vision for the future, and have the ability to recognize that not everybody is as privileged as they are.

I don’t feel that a person who doesn’t meet any of the aforementioned criteria is suited for the highest office in the country. Maybe that’s just me.

This is center as defined by those that shape the narrative - not specifically by Americans in any representative or descriptive sense.

Kamala, with all due respect, please get mental health treatment for your apparent psychopathy.

I’d definitely suggest CachyOS if you’re looking for speed and none of the downsides of Bazzite and other immutable OSes.

But only if you’re looking for a bleeding edge, gaming-focused Linux OS. There are plenty of options in the Linux ecosystem and really all are valid unless they are significantly out-of-date.

Have you considered that your setup can’t handle a 4K monitor?

Your setup really isn’t that bad, it almost makes me think something is wrong with your computer if a Steam Deck is less powerful than your Ryzen 4560u and Bazzite et al. run perfectly fine on it.

It would be wise to make openly manipulating social media systematically (with or without AI) illegal, immediately.

Social media is for real people to freely engage and share their viewpoints, not for bot farms and other forms of organized astroturfing to shape opinion by appearing as independently-affiliated real people.

Discourse is an incredibly valuable tool for humanity, and we can’t let this be taken away from us - especially by those making a killing off of it or those paying for the privilege.

As Soulg said, the end of the video he did on Graham on his main YouTube channel is my source. If I recall correctly, he says he supports Janet Mills, states that she has a clear track record, and says that he’s apart of “Mill’s Mafia”. It didn’t feel satirical, but he definitely didn’t have his heart behind it either seemingly.

It just feels hypocritical of him to already be supporting somebody so in conflict with him. Somebody who is as old as she is, somebody who is pretty unpopular, somebody who represents the establishment and is also backed by them.

Say what you will about Hasan

According to his own words, he is already supporting Janet Mills, who is seemingly antithetical to his expressed political ideology and values i.e. her being loosely pro-genocide and a neoliberal.

Can you see how this is a really fucking stupid mindset and is how you get nazis in power?

We’ve already had a self-proclaimed Zionist in our highest office, who bent over backwards to fund and arm a genocide against an occupied people. Criticism was suppressed because he was part of the establishment, but regardless, there were plenty of people calling this out in 2020… if only more people understood what being Zionist really meant during the 2020 primary and we got Bernie Sanders, a Jewish man, as our president.

I’ll just say this - I wasn’t fooled even a little bit by John Fetterman and I’m not getting the same spidey sense from Graham Platner (who I also don’t read as a secret Nazi).

name one bad thing about it.

Okay, the wages and working conditions of plantation workers (modern slaves). The cost of bananas in first-world countries is ridiculously low, and is demeaning to those who work hard to enable this privilege for us.

Truth is all just relative now, shifting like sand in the desert.

The truth is truth. It’s not relative, it’s not subjective, it’s not ideological, and it’s not partisan - it just is.

Glad to hear it! I’m happy you are in a better situation now.

Regardless if somebody has a mental disorder, a developmental disorder, a physical disability, a mental disability, etc. they deserve respect and understanding.

Empathy is not to be confused with sympathy. Empathy is putting yourself in another person’s shoes and trying to understand their situation and feelings to the best of your ability.

Sometimes what people need is patient instruction, not judgement. If you are as competent as you seem to be at whatever you do, it should be extremely easy.

Venting to an online stranger unsolicited shows that this is bothering you a lot, so hopefully you consider heeding my advice and take it out for a spin.

Truly great people don’t look down on other people or see themselves as superior. They’re busy, y’know, being great.

I’d reckon our society is already in ashes, at least here in the US. We’ve let our country be destroyed while also allowing ourselves to be collectively trained to believe we are helpless to effect any and all change.

Regardless of what means you advocate for to assist in changing society, communities need to build up for change to rest on a solid foundation.