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  • Why did she spend so much time courting Republicans? It’s a mystery

    Was it was the billion dollars she “raised” in a few months? Trump raised about 900 million in four years, she raised a billion in months. Unprecedented.

    Standard US political wisdom reveals that neither D (30%) or Rs (30%) can win an election without Independent voters (40% of voters). So, you need to have an independent issue or three to get enough votes to win.

    Kamala only spent a few months, and she spent a lot of it on Republicans (various articles about this before election, Politico, Hill). The math doesn’t work, that’s not how you win elections. That’s not how anyone wins elections. It would have been unprecedented for her to win, also.

    I think she took a knee, if you can come up with another reason I would love to hear it, for real. This is very disturbing to me and I wish I had never come to this conclusion, but can think of no other reason.



  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldTankie
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    18 hours ago

    Yes, really! I’ve been called a tankie and a Nazi and worse. Don’t judge what a tankie or Nazi is by insults on the internet, hyperbole and bullshit rule.

    Again, your definition is not the standard definition. Tankies love tanks. And Communism. And Stalin. Which is funny, because Stalin wasn’t much of a communist.

    I use the standard definition, that’s it. I am not familiar with the tankies you describe, I haven’t met them… Tankies hating tanks seems wrong to me. Back in the day when word originated they loved the T-34 tank and Russia in WW2 and so on.

    Where can I find YOUR definition of “tankie”, the peace loving gentle communist who hates tanks? Seriously? And what do you think the “tank” in “tankie” comes from?



  • He’s a shit celebrity. There are thousands of those. Reagan is another example.

    They know how to get votes, they have study groups and polls and a thousand other ways to manipulate the electorate. The key to winning elections is to

    1. Include Independent voters in your platform so that they vote for you.
    2. Spend millions on advertising and so on.

    Biggest spender wins over 90% of the time. You don’t get to be the biggest spender by prole donations. The biggest “donators” are JP Morgan, Citibank, Bank of America, Musk, and so on.

    They don’t need to “steal” elections. They are bought, legally. See Super PACs.


  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldApple (SMBC)
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    19 hours ago

    That’s awful. You think Hindus, Buddhists, atheists, and others should all burn forever?

    You are definitely bearing grudges.

    Lucifer tortures people because God made him to torture people… God Himself likes to watch the suffering of others, and the smell of their burning flesh is like incense to Him. Disgusting filth.

    It’s vile, the entire book from start to finish. But you go right ahead and take comfort in eternal torture.

    Meanwhile, God Himself commanded His people to take slaves, rape, and murder, over and over and over and over. I’m sure you take comfort in that, too.


  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.worldKen Jennings on Doomerism/Nihilism
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    19 hours ago

    “Ethical dilemma” of blocking or muting, what a weenie.

    Try not caring enough about their opinion to do either, toughen up buttercup

    I don’t see how it’s rude to comment on a public discussion, but yeah I guess if you want to feel like a martyr on social media go right ahead with that.

    “Oh my word, another stranger commenting on my commenting about someone else commenting. I have the vapors!”

    Take your own advice and say nothing at all. See? No comments about your no comment. Peace will descend upon you, gentle soul.




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    I agree with you! And as we speak, they are selling weapons to the Taliban, and selling weapons to whoever is fighting Taliban at the moment.

    After there’s nothing left but smoking rubble, the IMF (controlled by the same concerns) will give the winner a “loan.” The winner won’t be able to pay off those loans, so what will they do? Provide them with more loans to cover those loans. The interest is all profit, and the “loan” is never actual printed money in circulation and is “virtual money”, so it costs them nothing. They collect all of that interest with no cost to themselves.

    I’m simplifying, it’s actually much worse than I describe. The more you investigate it, the worse it gets…

    Right or left, all are getting screwed , “The Bank” doesn’t care about politics.

    If you’re ever bored, check out JP Morgan, the man and the bank… just one cog in the machine.