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It's surprising how this administration consistently keeps rolling 1s on a D20.
by N_Lens 4mo ago
It's surprising how this administration consistently keeps rolling 1s on a D20.
- tenuousemphasis 4mo agoDo they? Then where are the consequences?
- krapp 4mo agoWe pay the consequences. I don't know why we decided the DM gets to play their chaotic stupid goblin rogue and wreck the entire campaign, but we did.
- chadgpt3 4mo agoIt was because of racism.
- tyleo 4mo agoComments like this are unhelpful for finding the truth. The world would be nice if things aligned on a clear good vs evil axis, “the other side is just evil of course!” but they don’t. I know people on both sides of the political spectrum and there’s pain and confusion across society. Perhaps one side has more power in this moment and more harmful impact but making sweeping claims, "it’s all racism" is what makes a group feel unheard and angry.
- chadgpt3 4mo agoStating the truth is unhelpful for finding it? It is because of racism. People were told about the invasion coming over the border, and that Trump would stop it, and they voted for Trump.
- AnimalMuppet 4mo agoYou can believe that the amount of immigration coming over the border (and contrary to the law) is causing harm and needs to be stopped, without that concern being based on the race of the people who are coming.
- mindslight 4mo agoSure, you can. In the abstract, this is a perfectly reasonable position to hold. But if you're actually coming from a place of wanting rational policy responses, then you would have gotten off the Grump train years ago. Or at the very least (if immigration is really the one single issue you're concerned about), then as it became apparent that even the immigration narrative is performative kayfabe as well (many of the despotic "executive orders" are failing in court since there hasn't been legislative action on immigration. the straightforward conclusion is that the ultimate goal is for them to end up failing). Having been skeptical of the racism explanation for quite some time, I've come around to it. Of course racism isn't the only thing that remains (there is also religious fundamentalism, spite, grift, etc), but it is a large chunk of what remains. I find the analogy of how communities destroyed their own public swimming pools as a response to desegregation an apt comparison.
- tacomonstrous 4mo agoThis kind of comment might have been borderline reasonable before 2025 (though I would have found it laughable even then), but the evidence of the last 18 months shows that one side is in fact evil, corrupt and venal in entirely unprecedented ways.
- oliwarner 4mo agoThe lack of consequence and massive personal gains suggest the White House are hitting nat 20s. The taxpayer and future generations are footing the bill. Trump and friends are rich forever.
- red-iron-pine 4mo agowhat's surprising is that people think 1) they give a shit, and 2) that they're not 100% manipulated by foreign influence. Israel and Russia completely own MAGA. Every decision they make re: foreign policy looks like it is straight out of Foundations of Geopolitics or Netanyahu's fever dreams.
- mdp2021 4mo agoThe point may be beyond the surprise and towards actions towards accountability. Edit: and more than that, towards the defense of alternative political and geopolitical models. (Actual examples redacted to keep a calmer water surface.) (Already 'alternative' seems so preposterous a term for the context - as if "rape" vs "invite to dinner" could be covered by the term.)