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#321 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

At least more than one person had a say in NY.

It’s unfortunate that we don’t respect each other enough to play the game fairly but we’re loooong past that point.

It’s one of the few things I’m glad the Democrats are doing…at least there won’t be another decade of completely fabricated Republican representation while the Democrats sit back and eat it again.

#322 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

Another interesting tidbit...DeSantis in Florida dictated the new voting districts...hilarious...people are now convinced that freedom is conceived in dictatorships...from Putin to Trump to DeSantis to Kim.

#323 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

Republicans are winning in many places over transphobia issues....they have no real stance other than that.

#324 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:

So how did this dude get 81 million votes again?

Oh that’s easy….Donald Trumps behavior was revolting.

In my opinion he’s a great symbol of everything that’s wrong with this country. Someone with no real talent or skill at the top of the mountain.

A man who pays no taxes but allegedly is a brilliant business man. A man who hates socialism but uses the IRS and the tax code like a piggy bank.

#325 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

For as unpopular as Biden is, is now really the time be going hard against abortion and tripling down on all the transphobia?

I read that between 18-20% of the population is undecided. That's almost unprecedented by this point. It's clear just how many people don't like either options.

#326 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

It is that simple for me…our society purged jobs and factories and then woke up after doing this for 30 years and pretended to be surprised by the end result.

#327 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 236 weeks ago

Sky Dog wrote:

All this bullshit makes China stronger and stronger.

Well yeah...that...and...well...the fact that we as a country consume their products like a crack addict.

It's my favorite hypocrisy about the 'America First' nonsense...those people wear trump costumes made in China while cheering on his trade war. Trump caps, shirts, all of it was made it in China.

#328 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 237 weeks ago

Another thing I'd like to add is FB and other social media is our generations contribution to the world (or at least one of them). I can tell you that so many people from my parent's generation resisted FB for a long time. Even the last stalwarts of a previous time are suddenly taking selfies and posting them to FB within the last year or so.

I remember thinking to myself 'I wonder if FB will ever infiltrate the baby boomers and Gen X' many years ago. Boy did it ever.

#329 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 237 weeks ago

I don't really remember a time where FB was better other than I do remember it not being riddled with ads and money making schemes.

Zuckerburg was a ruthless bastard and it was always all about the money (or future monies). Not that the guys he screwed over were much better, but from the very outset Zuckerburg was unscrupulous. Comparing images of women to other women. Rating someone's attractiveness based on a picture he likely stole.

But complaining about how it went down or how it could have been different isn't really worth it, is it? This is how it is and people are so addicted to social media it makes addiction to drugs and alcohol look less harmful to society.

#330 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 238 weeks ago

James wrote:

I loathe Twitter...all social media really....only been checking Twitter for news on the war.

I almost fell out of my chair when I saw this today....

The (former) CEO of Twitter





These types rarely make such admissions.

They turned the internet into a monster. Young people of today don't understand how amazing (and different) the internet was back in the 90s. It was not meant to be what it eventually became.

Is it even fixable?

His tweet reminded me of those few big tech honchos years ago admitting how awful social media really is and they wouldn't allow their own children to use it.

This isn't unique to the internet.

Corporations own this country and that's the end of it. Look where we are right now...corporations are recording record profits but the average person is convinced the economy is 'bad.'

This is exactly how it was designed.

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