Lauchs

@Lauchs@lemmy.world

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Lauchs , to politics in If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves

What isn't true, specifically? I'm curious to hear what you think is "never true."

Have you uhhh, looked at the article headline? There's a pretty obvious and specific claim. That, as OP pointed out, has been claimed for many presidencies including the last time trump won.

Lauchs , to politics in If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves

The one upside of trump beating a deeply unpopular Biden would be it might give JT the impetus to acknowledge reality and move on.

Lauchs , to politics in Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: 'Gotta Finish the Problem'

From most polls I've seen, the US public still generally backs Israel. Crucially, the voting public who, unlike our loud and demonstrative progressive wing, actually shows up to vote, tend to support Israel.

And we had options to help, it just required us to vote in the primaries (2016, 2020) despite not being a tik tok trend or whatever. Sanders wanted to cut military spending but the online and very vocal progressive wing didn't show up and vote for him.

It's sort of like not staying fit, eating poorly and not sleeping well and then wondering why you got hurt when you tried to play a sport with your healthier friends. These things take work/showing up well before they become a critical issue.

Lauchs , to politics in Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: 'Gotta Finish the Problem'

Holding us hostage by... progressive voters choosing not to show up in the primaries.

Admittedly, bitching online is much easier and doesn't involve leaving the house but still...

Lauchs , to politics in Trump Backs Israel Bombarding Gaza: 'Gotta Finish the Problem'

Yeah but deciding not to vote for Biden just feels like a good trendy way to express my sympathies with Palestineans... /s

Lauchs , to Political Memes in Bless his heart for thinking we have a two-party system...

Sometimes, you can guess who posted the joke before finishing it.

Lauchs , to The Onion in Gen Z Announces Julie Andrews Is Problematic But Refuses To Explain Why

Julie Andrews is generally fabulous.

That's part of the joke (I don't think it works as well if the subject is lecherous scum, or Frank from accounting) but to each their own!

Lauchs , to politics in 'No legitimate business purpose': Trump sued by Truth Social business partners

I mean, if you get into business with a renowned fraudster, him trying to commit fraud and steal from you seems pretty par for the course...

Lauchs , to Comic Books in Watched Death Battle just now...can Batman actually beat the Black Panther?

Haven't watched but the conventional wisdom is that with prep time, Batman could kill God, so I wouldn't be too worried about Black Panther.

Lauchs , to Relationship Advice in Unsure how to break the touch barrier

I doubt you're going to love the answer but it's basically "you just know."

It super depends on the person, the moment and the vibe. If it's been a date or two, maybe we'll be talking, turn face to face, the conversation fades, we're looking at each other and we both know we're gonna kiss, so we do. If we're all dancing, maybe you lock eyes and kind of slide into each other. Maybe you're at a party and jokes lead to childish bumping with your shoulder on the couch or whatever and you see how they respond.

If I had to boil it down for non drunk dancy events (those are just raw physical chemistry) as simple as I can it'd be something like (also, I'm just assuming genders etc, adjust as necessary):

  1. Is she laughing at your jokes? Is she actively engaging in the conversation or just being polite while you talk at her?

  2. Sounds dumb but is she playing with her hair? Looking into your eyes? Leaning in?

  3. If this is all fairly new to you, then I'd play it safe and at some point in the conversation find something you both enjoy and could do together (maybe you like the same terrible dive bar, maybe there's a nice walk nearby, maybe somewhere fun for tapas) and then later on, when you think things have clicked, say something like "it's been amazing meeting you, but I really shouldn't abandon my friend Bill, even if you are way funnier and probably better looking. But maybe next week, can I buy you a drink at that dive bar/walk/tapas?"

  4. Be prepared for rejection. It happens. It's not the end of the world, though you might feel it is at the time.

Lauchs , to politics in Rashida Tlaib and 'uncommitted' voters just delivered a major rebuke to Biden over Israel — and it could make him lose Michigan to Trump in 2024

Except, Dresden had a population of 600,000 and lost ~ 25000 people and many folks lived there throughout and after the war. Just like Palestinians will. And of course, if you read the news you'd know that Israel aims to have the bulk of their boots on the ground phase before the summer.

Biden but may have voted in this primary could absolutely help him by not voting for a third party candidate.

This is just silly. You might as well say Biden is actually helping Palestinians by not having the American military bomb Gaza.

I think at this point, you know how nonsensical your position is, you just don't have the maturity to admit it. At least, I hope that's what's up. Because these are truly childish arguments and if this nonsense is what we on the left have to offer then we deserve to lose elections.

Lauchs , to politics in Rashida Tlaib and 'uncommitted' voters just delivered a major rebuke to Biden over Israel — and it could make him lose Michigan to Trump in 2024

Oh boy, those are some pretty silly arguments. I can see why you're supporting this nonsense then.

  1. Some 30,000 Palestineans are estimated to have died since October. You could have double that number die _every month _until January and there would be 4+ million Palestineans.

Unless what, you think Bibbi is going to start dropping nukes? Really?

  1. Come on, that's just the dumbest idea. Explain how an otherwise democratic voter, the type of voter whom the damn article is about, not voting somehow helps Biden.
Lauchs , to Asklemmy in What is your favorite streaming service?

Onhockey.tv

All the hockey.

Lauchs , to politics in Rashida Tlaib and 'uncommitted' voters just delivered a major rebuke to Biden over Israel — and it could make him lose Michigan to Trump in 2024

You're infantalizing these people.

We both agree on these two facts right:

  1. Trump would be worse for Palestineans.
  2. Not voting helps trump.

So, the question really is do you think so little of these folks that you think they can't comprehend those basic facts? Do you believe they are incapable of simple logic? Or do you think they are sociopaths? Or do you actually think they are disingenuous about their feelings for Palestineans?

Out of the two of us, I'm the only one dignifying these people as functional, albeit grieving, adults. If you'd ever had to deal with the mountains of paperwork following an unexpected death you'd know that grief doesn't turn you into a child.

Lauchs , to politics in Rashida Tlaib and 'uncommitted' voters just delivered a major rebuke to Biden over Israel — and it could make him lose Michigan to Trump in 2024

I know! It is, at best, sociopathic to deliberately make things worse for people you claim to care about.

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