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  • arrow74@lemm.eetomemes@lemmy.worldKapitalism
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    I don’t know choosing to not feed people when there is enough for to feed everyone seems a lot worse than choosing which people to not feed during a time of famine.

    Obviously more people die from the famine, but at least that’s due to a lack of resources and not a manufactured scarcity






  • I’m always very intrigued by those pushing the rhetoric that it’s too late to use elections to solve this, and admonish anyone that tries.

    But at the same time they themselves refuse to start a revolution they insist is the only way. While simultaneously waiting for someone else to do it for them.

    In the end the suggestion seems to be to not do anything and hope someone else does it for you. Be that by democratic means or armed means.

    If you’re not starting the rebellion you sure as hell need to be engaged with the existing democratic proccess. Otherwise you’re just not doing anything at all. Which is the worst option


  • Unfortunately viewed from the constitutionalist theory which has always existed within the court it does make sense. There is a fair argument, one i personally disagree with, that the result of Roe is not in the constitution and therefore not something the court can legislate from the bench. Likewise with the arguments used against Trans youth.

    I don’t like these decisions, I don’t support these decisions, but they do exist within the traditional frameworks and legal arguments of courts past. We’ve been rather fortunate for the past 30 or so years to have a more liberal court that prefers to take an interpretive view.

    The only decision they’ve made recently that is outside of that is the idea that the president has total immunity for “official acts” that has no basis in the constitution at all.

    If anything the current court make up emphasizes why things like Roe should have been codified years ago.

    These are dark times for many of the liberties we all enjoy, but for the most part this courts actions do line up with historical precedent of a conservative court. It is a nightmare, and far too many people are going to suffer. I just hope that we all make it out of this and Institute real reforms across the board.







  • They’re probably trying to say that cigarettes will simply be bought in non-EU states and brought in by others to sell. Which will definitely happen and is already happening. If anything an increase will only marginally effect the current underground market.

    So they’re just trying to fear monger a bit. They know current smokers will continue to buy and it. Doesn’t matter if they buy it from a 3rd party seller or not. They made their money. What these companies fear is that high prices will discourage future smokers from starting




  • Liberals I’d say are to the immediate left of fascism. They definently enable policies that allow fascists to exist. While never taking that power themselves.

    What people like you seem to forget is that our voting system is fundamentally broken and flawed. It limits our voice so short of a revolution we have to pick damage contol.

    Funnily enough the only people that have tried to fix it are the democrats. Plenty of states under democratic control have pushed for a popular vote for president. It’s not going to fix the voting system, but it would be a big improvement and then you would actually have a significantly better chance to get a third party canidate elected. Then you would have a point.


  • All caps doesn’t make you right buddy. I hate it, but until we can reform our fundamentally flawed system there are two options. Especially for president. If you split a state to a progressive canidate you almost garuntee a Fascist/Republican victory. The system itself is flawed. I’m sorry it’s a harsh reality to accept. I was like you once. I made this very mistake back in 2016, and I vowed to never be such a fool again.

    Don’t chose fascism friend.

    Just say you love killing gazans

    Save the weak and overdone character attacks. The apartheid state of Israel has no right to exist. Unfortunately that wasn’t on my ballot and no torching my vote didn’t put it on the ballot either.