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now we get to wonder why we're no strangers to troops dying due to ongoing conflict pretty much everywhere so why are they seemingly hiding a small number lik
by micromacrofoot 14d ago
now we get to wonder why
we're no strangers to troops dying due to ongoing conflict pretty much everywhere
so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this?
- ceejayoz 14d ago> so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this? They deny everything, no matter how low the stakes. See, for example, the reflecting pool fuss.
- micromacrofoot 14d agoIndeed it's likely foolish to read into all the pure stupidity at this point
- Avicebron 14d agoBecause they are flailing? Fuel prices will decide the midterms. There are pockets of die hards but after asking plenty of trump voters, they aren't happy. As long as the democrats in the US keep the identity shit to a minimum and make gains on actual issues likr housing and healthcare they can't lose.
- dylan604 14d ago> they can't lose. Thanks for the laugh. The Dems have a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
- Avicebron 14d agoI never said it wasn't going to be an incompetence slugfest
- frmersdog 14d agoYou think those "losses" aren't (to a degree) calculated? They are going to try their damnedest to win enough seats to do what they want, without winning so many that they'd have to do what they must.
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- Avicebron 14d agoThe greatest career move a politician can make is to take an issue that lots of people are suffering from and make sure it is never solved but people still think they are the one who can solve it. This is Bernie's whole career (among others).
- user68858788 14d agoBernie is one of the few politicians that have a voting record which aligns with their rhetoric, going back decades.
- mitxela 14d agoBernie never won the presidency though?
- Avicebron 14d agoI don't dislike Bernie, I'm pointing out a trend among politicians.
- amelius 14d ago> so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this? Because they claimed a "flawless victory".
- _doctor_love 14d agoDuring conflict, which side is winning or losing is usually counted in number of body bags sent home. These tend to influence voters tremendously. Anything to tell a good story on that front.
- vkou 14d agoIn a conflict, the side that is winning is the side that still has the will to fight.
- _doctor_love 14d agoHaving enough soldiers alive with said will is usually a pretty important factor too.
- vkou 14d ago58,000 US and 230,000 south vietnamese soldiers died during the Vietnam war. Over 500,000 PAVN/VC soldiers died. Who lost the will to fight, and the war? Wars tend to end long before one side runs out of men between the ages of 13 and 73.
- _doctor_love 12d agoWe are saying the same thing.
- verdverm 14d agoRoy Cohn, one of young Trump's "educators" (also tied to McCarthy's Red Scare) He taught Trump to always take credit for the good things and blame someone else for the failures. When there is no one to blame, hide it and/or deny it loudly
- lokar 14d agoIn today's information environment, why would you ever admit to anything that hurts you? There seems to be no penalty for dishonesty.
- solid_fuel 14d ago> so why are they seemingly hiding a small number like this? Reflexive lies are basically the policy of this administration and party. They have demonstrated no interest in telling the truth about anything. The proper question is: Why would they start telling the truth now? Their base has already demonstrated that there is no red line. There is no lie they could tell that would suddenly disillusion the MAGA-types.