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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

There's a lot of this assumption that democrats get more votes by going for moderates. Meanwhile they've alienated the entire left, and (I know, not a representative sample) but my Lemmy feed is jam packed with arguments about "you have to vote blue to stop fascism" vs "I really don't don't want to vote in favor of genocide". No one seems to actually like the democrats, they're whole appeal is basically "not fascist".

Bernie Sanders got people excited, and while not exactly a leftist, he did represent a move toward the left. But they couldn't let Bernie happen, he was too radical, apparently. You've heard the term "Bernie bro", but where are the Biden bros? They aren't, because Joe is boring.

So I don't think they "have to worry about moderates". The post here claims that if they could motivate people to go vote, they'd win. So offer something fresh. Present a real alternative to the inexorable right wing decline of all of US politics. Do you not think that would work? Why are they 0% willing to consider it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Land of the free, eh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh yeah, kind of like how fans re-edited One Piece to remove filler and improve the pacing. I wonder if something similar could be done to merge the two FMAs? Unfortunately I think most of the fanbase just thinks Brotherhood is it, and the original doesn't matter, so I don't know think there's much demand for this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This is what I did, would also recommend. I don't even think Brotherhood is better, the original has some really strong points.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oooh I've been eagerly awaiting season 2 of Arcane. Hadn't seen the release date yet. Excited now. 😸

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been wanting to re-watch firefly lately. It's short but there's just so much in it. It's one of two shows I've watched start-to-finish more than once.

And since we're here for recommendations...the other show I've watched more than once is Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Based on a book by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) it's charming and insane in ways you might expect if you're familiar with Hitchhiker's Guide but it's absolutely not predictable either. So much fun. (Available on Netflix (in Canada...last I checked))

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Every accusation is a confession...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Suddenly it makes sense why they're so terrified of anyone outside the gender binary.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm imagining this might come from way back when it was common for buildings to just be walls and a roof, and the ground floor was literally just the ground. Then the second level, if there was one, would be the first time they actually built a floor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The word "terrorist" has an incredible power to shut off people's brains.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can't trust a car no matter how Japanese it is, but... I watched a lil docuseries on dangerous roads, and it seemed like at least 80% of the vehicles (outside of heavy trucks) were Toyota. I dunno if it's because they're the most reliable, or because Toyota just has the market in many of these developing countries, but it was interesting.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

'danger to US security'

Oh yes that's one of his finest qualities.

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