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The grownups have left the building, and the brats have guns.

consumer451 1y ago
You thought politicians were bad? We gave TV personalities the nuclear codes! But hey, woke is dead!? Actual photo of the historic East Wing of the White House today: https://i.redd.it/vchtk38rijwf1.jpeg https://i.redd.it/vchtk38rijwf1.jpeg ___ I once got scammed out of $350 for some speakers sold out of the back of a van, in traffic. I could not admit it for years. I kept pretending they were great, even in front of my audio engineer friends. How do we bring our friends who got politically scammed, in from the cold? We all get scammed sometimes.
- Freedom2 1y ago
  It's not very hard to admit when we're wrong. Some even consider it a power. From my experience working with Americans, you often have to drag them kicking and screaming to have any humility, let alone have them admit when they are categorically wrong. Perhaps this cultural trait is one of the major reasons why the US is in the situation it's in.
  - consumer451 1y ago
    > It's not very hard to admit when we're wrong. Some even consider it a power. I consider it one my super powers. I am a big guy, and I've been told that I speak somewhat authoritatively in-person, even when I may have no business doing so. I don't mean it, but that's how I come off to people apparently. Seeing the look in peoples' eyes when I readily admit ignorance or fault is lovely. I think I see a sign of relief. It has opened doors for me. But being scammed... oof... that's a whole other thing that makes me feel emasculated as hell. I would prefer to never mention it anyone, thank you very much. I am not saying this proudly, it's just my honest self-reflection. I get the feeling that I am not alone in this.
- midtake 1y ago
  Nice try. Maybe when Democrats decide to uphold their own values and defend the working class, people will come back in from the cold. Until then, burning it all down is perfectly understandable. Betrayal stings and vengeance sometimes takes the form of scorched earth. At least with the Republican Party people know what they're getting. As long as the Democratic Party keeps its current shape, people will continue to distrust it.
  - consumer451 1y ago
    > Nice try. Thanks, wish I could say the same to you my friend. What does the Democratic party have to do with the current US government, when the other party controls all three branches of the federal government? Unless I am misreading you, this seems like a complete non-sequitur.
    - jazzyjackson 1y ago
      Republicans won because Democrats sold out, and Americans feeling hurt by the powers that be would rather throw a wrench in the works (or a hand grenade in the case of Donald Trump) than keep voting Democrat At least that's my interpretation
      - consumer451 1y ago
        I agree that the establishment Dems would rather risk a Trump, than a Sanders. The fact that any of them have the gall to show their faces after the last 20 years of meh/pure failure is astounding. Where is the project 2028 plan? Crickets. I would also like to point out that everyone else fell for anti-woke (McCarthyism spelled differently), fReE SpEaCh!, and Haitians eating your pets. So yeah, it's 100% the Dems' fault cause Genocide Joe! The sooner we all admit that we are all easily programmed meat machines, myself included, the sooner we can move beyond the current insanity. We all got played. Let's all admit it together. Is that really too much to ask?
        bigbadfeline 1y ago
- ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
  I've often thought that the willingness to admit fault/mistakes/wrongness is a sign of being an adult.
balamatom 11mo ago
Feels like last century all over again, innit. Proposing to name this particular move the Nyash Myash - part of the same namespace as Good Cop Bad Cop

You thought politicians were bad? We gave TV personalities the nuclear codes! But hey, woke is dead!? Actual photo of the historic East Wing of the White House today: https://i.redd.it/vchtk38rijwf1.jpeg https://i.redd.it/vchtk38rijwf1.jpeg ___ I once got scammed out of $350 for some speakers sold out of the back of a van, in traffic. I could not admit it for years. I kept pretending they were great, even in front of my audio engineer friends. How do we bring our friends who got politically scammed, in from the cold? We all get scammed sometimes.

Freedom2 1y ago
It's not very hard to admit when we're wrong. Some even consider it a power. From my experience working with Americans, you often have to drag them kicking and screaming to have any humility, let alone have them admit when they are categorically wrong. Perhaps this cultural trait is one of the major reasons why the US is in the situation it's in.
- consumer451 1y ago
  > It's not very hard to admit when we're wrong. Some even consider it a power. I consider it one my super powers. I am a big guy, and I've been told that I speak somewhat authoritatively in-person, even when I may have no business doing so. I don't mean it, but that's how I come off to people apparently. Seeing the look in peoples' eyes when I readily admit ignorance or fault is lovely. I think I see a sign of relief. It has opened doors for me. But being scammed... oof... that's a whole other thing that makes me feel emasculated as hell. I would prefer to never mention it anyone, thank you very much. I am not saying this proudly, it's just my honest self-reflection. I get the feeling that I am not alone in this.
midtake 1y ago
Nice try. Maybe when Democrats decide to uphold their own values and defend the working class, people will come back in from the cold. Until then, burning it all down is perfectly understandable. Betrayal stings and vengeance sometimes takes the form of scorched earth. At least with the Republican Party people know what they're getting. As long as the Democratic Party keeps its current shape, people will continue to distrust it.
- consumer451 1y ago
  > Nice try. Thanks, wish I could say the same to you my friend. What does the Democratic party have to do with the current US government, when the other party controls all three branches of the federal government? Unless I am misreading you, this seems like a complete non-sequitur.
  - jazzyjackson 1y ago
    Republicans won because Democrats sold out, and Americans feeling hurt by the powers that be would rather throw a wrench in the works (or a hand grenade in the case of Donald Trump) than keep voting Democrat At least that's my interpretation
    - consumer451 1y ago
      I agree that the establishment Dems would rather risk a Trump, than a Sanders. The fact that any of them have the gall to show their faces after the last 20 years of meh/pure failure is astounding. Where is the project 2028 plan? Crickets. I would also like to point out that everyone else fell for anti-woke (McCarthyism spelled differently), fReE SpEaCh!, and Haitians eating your pets. So yeah, it's 100% the Dems' fault cause Genocide Joe! The sooner we all admit that we are all easily programmed meat machines, myself included, the sooner we can move beyond the current insanity. We all got played. Let's all admit it together. Is that really too much to ask?
      - bigbadfeline 1y ago
ndsipa_pomu 1y ago
I've often thought that the willingness to admit fault/mistakes/wrongness is a sign of being an adult.

balamatom 11mo ago

Feels like last century all over again, innit. Proposing to name this particular move the Nyash Myash - part of the same namespace as Good Cop Bad Cop