American Politics: A Brand New Day
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Conservatives whining about Disney and "cancel culture" is really hilarious if you remember the 1990s and the repeated demands by conservatives back then to boycott Disney because their parks wouldn't ban gay groups and so-called subliminal texts in their films.
Complicating things since 2009.
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Conservatives whining about Disney and "cancel culture" is really hilarious if you remember the 1990s and the repeated demands by conservatives back then to boycott Disney because their parks wouldn't ban gay groups and so-called subliminal texts in their films.
I remember that happening in the early to mid 2010s.
There were definitely segments about it on Fox at the time where people yelled about Disney engaging in a liberal conspiracy to brainwash kids into gayness.
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One important thing to remember about "cancel culture":
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once again disney shows to be crappy corporation
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/disney-bill-nye-streaming-1234910834/
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There's some irony in the conservative Disney+ watcher threatening to cancel their subscription
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The conspiracy idiots are going a step-further by claiming that the Texas snowstorm was fake and created by the government or Bill Gates:
https://www.comicsands.com/conspiracy-snow-fake-texas-melt-2650723426.html?fbclid=IwAR2LM-xqu3_4JPBUB1f86sZsGSeJ3FuE-9ymU2l7UfkrLneyFG1qbXkhT60They just can't admit it snowed and want to INSIST this is all fake in order to push a pointless campaign against climate change. Give me a break.
At least Joe Biden is being cool:
once again disney shows to be crappy corporation
https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/disney-bill-nye-streaming-1234910834/shakes head I have nothing but love and respect for all the creative minds at Disney, but their businessmen really make me sad.
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Bad enough the winter storm is considered fake, now I get to have fun seeing people either defend Ted Cruise's terrible choice to leave or outright ignore it, then go around and somehow try to use what AOC is doing as a gotcha against her. Someone claimed that her coming down to help with food kitchens and donating money to charities showed that charities were better than wasteful government spending. This is ignoring that if private corporations spent money to make sure their power plants could withstand this storm, and if we had better programs to make sure people didn't have to go starving or hope that other people would donate to help them we wouldn't be in this situation. Really goes to show how they can't even say thank you for coming to a state that they don't represent to help people in a time of crisis, yet somehow it's people like AOC that politicize everything.
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America is living it's second age of Robber Barons. Corporations don't get hated for fucking with peoples lives, it's always the gov'ts fault.
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In our continuing tale of "You can't make this shit up", there are now a bunch of Gen Z-ers who think Hellen Keller didn't exist:
https://www.comicsands.com/tiktokers-helen-keller-achievements-faked-2650723552.html?fbclid=IwAR3No1prGuWo9KF2PnIHjBzxI0hAr6Yx86kr2FVg328nNWp3KL3VUB3f5tUReal teacher asks his student, "Are you confusing Keller with Hitler" and the student replies, "Who's Hitler?" Also asks what D-Day is and they say, "Is that a rapper?"
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Those kids needs to read Jujutsu Kaisen then.
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Like it's 2021 and I know more about Hellen Keller, World War 2 and Amelia Earhat than an avarage american youth.
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Sounds like you actually listened in history class.
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I’m curious though as to who Amelia Earhat is:ninja:
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I will always know who Hellen Keller is because our english class (not the theatre class) did the play and I was the father and the ONLY one that actually memorized their lines.
That story is stuck with me forever, even if I don't remember any of the dialogue anymore.
Still remember large chunks of Puck's speech from Midsummer's Night tho. And all the dialogue of Dr. Pinch from Comedy of Errors.
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House Rep Marie Newman is putting forth the Equality Act to finally codify it into Law that LGBTQ+ folk shouldn't be discriminated against instead of relying on the interpretation of the Civil Rights Act that Trump was easily able to just end with a memo. She followed this up by flying a Trans Pride Flag outside her office in honor of her trans daughter.
So naturally, Rep. Qanon Karen had to fire back with a stupid bigoted sign right outside her office (Which is across from Newman's)
Some days it's harder than others to ignore the fact that the world hates us…
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Just remember that we don't all hate you.
And "QAnon Karen" is my new name for her.
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God so many presidents assassinated or shot in office, but no ones picks a gun to end a blight like Qanon Karen and her troupe. Why defend the second amendment them?
Also “protection of religious liberties” is becoming a code word for defend the right for bigotry and discrimination. Geez.
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And "QAnon Karen" is my new name for her.
Or maybe just Qaren? I don't know, I feel like there's a way to shorten that.
God so many presidents assassinated or shot in office, but no ones picks a gun to end a blight like Qanon Karen and her troupe. Why defend the second amendment them?
What can I say? Only the good die young.
And the lamb lies down on Broadway
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Just remember that we don't all hate you.
I know but honestly? Some days it feels like those of you who don't are in the minority….
Also “protection of religious liberties” is becoming a code word for defend the right for bigotry and discrimination. Geez.
Nah, it's definitely always been that.
See: People in the early 2000s shouting loudly about "Religious Liberty" every time Gay people came up in the discussion but going eerily silent whenever Islamophobia happened.
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House Rep Marie Newman is putting forth the Equality Act to finally codify it into Law that LGBTQ+ folk shouldn't be discriminated against instead of relying on the interpretation of the Civil Rights Act that Trump was easily able to just end with a memo. She followed this up by flying a Trans Pride Flag outside her office in honor of her trans daughter.
So naturally, Rep. Qanon Karen had to fire back with a stupid bigoted sign right outside her office (Which is across from Newman's)
Some days it's harder than others to ignore the fact that the world hates us…
reads the sign
Oh now they claim to believe in science. Even funnier since the science doesn't agree with her gender binary view.
@pariston_hill:God so many presidents assassinated or shot in office, but no ones picks a gun to end a blight like Qanon Karen and her troupe. Why defend the second amendment them?
Also “protection of religious liberties” is becoming a code word for defend the right for bigotry and discrimination. Geez.
It's actually "Protection of Religious Liberties*"
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Sorry, so "protection of religious liberties" already is a code word for bigotry and discrimination.
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So the newest Right Wing Outrage campaign against the evil PC run amok stuff today is:
Toy Company Hasbro who currently produces two toys called "Mr. Potato Head" and "Mrs. Potato Head" that are literally the exact same base product and the only difference between the two is one comes with primarily male gendered accessories while the other comes with primarily female gendered accessories, will soon stop producing these as two separate products, but will start making one product with both sets of gendered parts in one box and calling it "Potato Head"
Nothing is being taken away, nothing is being denied, just now if you buy this product you will be given more options in the box and to make it a "Mr." Potato Head you simply have to ignore some of the parts you've been given.
This is apparently a travesty and Ben Shapiro is already melting down over it.
But people like me are the overly offended snowflakes.
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Ben runt over the newest SU PSA. Like all conservatives their skin is made of sugar a raindrop and they are hurt.
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That didn't take long.
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The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head,
, now come in uniform boxes that say "Potato Head" on the top, now counts as "Cancel Culture.
Repeat after me:
Cancel. Culture. Isn't. A. Real. Thing.
It's just a new blanket term the Right can use to scare the old people who watch Fox that means literally whatever they need it to mean that week.
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Fucking Paw patrol got renewed for 9th season.
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That didn't take long.
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The fact that Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head,
, now come in uniform boxes that say "Potato Head" on the top, now counts as "Cancel Culture.
Take that "Trust Science" Qaren.
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I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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Ummmmm huh?
I'm talking about conservative discourse over cancel culture. I've never seen the canine kindergarten kids show.
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Man, it's just so nice having a President that actually cares about people again.
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Agreed. Why he won and why he'll win reelection easily.
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I'm talking about conservative discourse over cancel culture. I've never seen the canine kindergarten kids show.
I was confused at why you were so angry at it.
But thanks for the clarification.
@Dorobō:
Agreed. Why he won and why he'll win reelection easily.
Well provided Democrats man up and get rid of the filibuster so they can do things like pass voter protections and Harris overrules the Senate Parliamentarian so they can
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Self burn. Qaren really ain't the brightest is she?
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The fact she follows QAnon to begin with shows she's an idiot.
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This week Senator Ted Cruz screamed "freedom" on a stage literally shaped like a Nazi symbol at a conference where attendees are worshipping a giant golden statue of Trump, and this is all just pretty normal now. Still trying to wrap my head around it, I guess.
For reference, that's the Odal rune (ᛟ), also known as the Othala rune, and it represents the o sound. Its reconstructed Proto-Germanic name is *ōþalan "heritage; inheritance, inherited estate".
So, yeah. Blood and soil.
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This sucker still thinks he can be president if the gargle Trump's balls deep enough, doesn',he?
So on the stage, when will the race war start or will the FBI start putting pressure on the white supremacists?
Which reminds the Race War episode on Black Dynamite, where there's literally a race war played by a (car) race. -
I just want to know why the golden Trump statue is holding a fairy wand.
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And we thought the gold toilet was bad.
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A somber look at one reason so many people support Trump and other crazy Republicans:
https://secondnexus.com/gop-authoritarianism-fear-vote-yougov?fbclid=IwAR38s2QzZB__dkdgUiRXVds-B_7Ncgtly6smoVRMpvfEHYtUOKUidBel7ygtl;dr: Fear has a habit of making people go for more authoritarian leaders. And Americans are feeling very authoritarian lately.
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They also voted for him because he’s the guy the “I’m not racist, but…” people always wanted.
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Cuomo's been accused of sexual harassment by two former aides.
He needs to be held to his own standards.
Step aside and let the lieutenant governor take over until your innocence (or guilt) is proven.
(Also there are at least two much larger reasons to demand his resignation so he should probably just resign anyway).
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If this keeps up Randy Rainbow will have to do a breakup song.
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And the lamb lies down on Broadway
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Perhaps I'm splitting hairs here, but…innocent until proven guilty. Innocence doesn't need to be proven.
I'm sympathetic to that way of thinking, but it's just not how we handle sex crime allegations against politicians in this country.
If it was Bernie he'd be demanding a resignation.
When something like this happens I tend to think of it from two perspectives:
First: how will it affect policy and the balance of political power?
Cuomo is an abatross around the neck of the Democratic Party and he's likely going to fall sooner than later.
His lieutenant governor is also a Democrat (and a woman), and while I haven't done any real research on her it's hard to imagine she'd be as bad as he's been for the last five months.
Cuomo has put me and my family in real mortal danger so there's almost no risk for me in losing him as governor.Second: what treatment does our society expect high-ranking politicians accused of sex crimes to get, and how will the treatment of this specific accused politician affect that expectation going forward?
Frankly, we have a major problem with politicians getting away with literally anything and the more people we make examples of (as long as it doesn't hurt our policy goals), the better.
Politicians are not civilians, and I have yet to meet one that deserves the pity and empathy that you'd give to an average person. They should not have an inherent presumption of innocence, because we know they live and work within an extremely corrupt system and their accusers quite literally risk their lives to make these claims. They will be threatened and harassed, and face retaliation in some form. -
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I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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Perhaps I'm splitting hairs here, but…innocent until proven guilty. Innocence doesn't need to be proven.
There's a difference between rpresumed innocence when it comes to a court sentencing, and presumed innocence in letting powerful figures stay in power while they abuse it.
When you are in a position of power and it's possible there's been abuse of power, cover ups, or potential blackmail, then yes it IS appropriate to step back for a moment. Especially if you're innocent and know the facts are on your side that you'll be cleared shortly. Cooperate fully, you have nothing to hide, easy.
If they are innocent, that's usually pretty easy to prove in cases like this since politicians have their schedules down to the hour going back years and its pretty easy to poke holes in the story of the accusers, and because they interact with a LOT of assistants so lots of people end up knowing the dirt even if they stay quiet about it..
Once there are multiple sexual assault claims you start to give benefit of the doubt to the victims. One claim could be a crazy or an attention or money seeker or political attack, and you side with the accused at one accustation… but after there are multiple you lose some of that benefit of doubt.
No don't end a man's career and put them in jail without checking, especially in politics where its real easy for the opposition party to just make shit up to smear people... but if the evidence is at all credible you lean towards the victims since coming out with such allegations is so so heavily weighted and traumatizing.
Innocent until proven guilty, yes, don't met out punishment in advance, but if there's more than one claim, throw some doubt towards someone's crediblity until they're cleared, especially if their trackrecord speaks towards abuses of power.
It's a fine line but there IS a line when it come to those in power who can continue to abuse that power against others while left unchecked.
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Elliot Spitzer one of the two Governors that preceded Cuomo resigned for much less.
As mentioned even without the sexual assaults Cuomo has too many issues surrounding him it's shitty that of all the Governors whose fucked up he's the only one being held accountable for their horrible response to Covid and other issues but it is what it is.
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Yeah this is a pattern now. The first one you could have made a case that timing and giving who the victim was (a GOP operative), it was a GOP stunt since Cuomo was showing up Trump. But even then there was talk about him and this one allegation, while far more tame the first one, is pretty damning.
Looks like an investigation will be done by the AG by request. Though I would prefer the AG actually run instead of him.
I fear like it will be like what happened with the Virginia Governor, no matter the outcome, he'll still be in there, run and win giving just how popular he is in New York.
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If only we knew about this years ago, our leaders could have prevented this massive waste of taxpayer money.
Thanks Bush and Obama and Trump.
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If only we knew about this years ago, our leaders could have prevented this massive waste of taxpayer money.
Thanks Bush and Obama and Trump.
Yeah the F-35 has been a disaster for years and the perfect example of the sunk-cost fallacy.
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@Dorobō:
Yeah this is a pattern now. The first one you could have made a case that timing and giving who the victim was (a GOP operative), it was a GOP stunt since Cuomo was showing up Trump. But even then there was talk about him and this one allegation, while far more tame the first one, is pretty damning.
Looks like an investigation will be done by the AG by request. Though I would prefer the AG actually run instead of him.
I fear like it will be like what happened with the Virginia Governor, no matter the outcome, he'll still be in there, run and win giving just how popular he is in New York.
Just in case you don't know, in Virginia, Governors can only serve for 1 term. It's the only 1 term Governor state. After that, they usually run for Senator and then drift into obscurity.
Although currently, Virginia has 2 Democratic Senators and the current Governor is also a Democrat.
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The promise of the F-35, that they could develop what amounted to 3 cutting edge jets for the price of 1.5 was overly ambitious and they ended up developing 3 cutting edge jets for the price of 3.
Otherwise, all the murmurs about teething issues or it being ineffective are a complete fabrication, or blowing issues experienced by every aircraft totally out of proportion. The F/A-18 was also seen as an expensive, overly multi-purpose boondoggle. The F-16 was called "the lawn dart" and everyone thought a single-engine fighter was a deathtrap based on some early crashes. Those two are now gobally-accepted and incredibly successful aircraft. The only difference is that those happened before the age of massive foreign disinfo ops on social media.
Nearly every American ally with money wants the F-35, including countries with their own aviation industries like Japan. China's flagship 5th Generation fighter is built in large part on stolen F-35 technology. That isn't because of the sunk-cost fallacy.
Edit: The Eurofighter is the disaster people act like the F-35 is. It’s purchase price is ridiculously high for what’s essentially a worse F-15 and it’s per-hour operating costs are by most metrics roughly as expensive as 5th gen fighters.
