There's a lot of this assumption that democrats get more votes by going for moderates. Meanwhile they've alienated the entire left, and (I know, not a representative sample) but my Lemmy feed is jam packed with arguments about "you have to vote blue to stop fascism" vs "I really don't don't want to vote in favor of genocide". No one seems to actually like the democrats, they're whole appeal is basically "not fascist".

Bernie Sanders got people excited, and while not exactly a leftist, he did represent a move toward the left. But they couldn't let Bernie happen, he was too radical, apparently. You've heard the term "Bernie bro", but where are the Biden bros? They aren't, because Joe is boring.

So I don't think they "have to worry about moderates". The post here claims that if they could motivate people to go vote, they'd win. So offer something fresh. Present a real alternative to the inexorable right wing decline of all of US politics. Do you not think that would work? Why are they 0% willing to consider it?

Land of the free, eh?

Oh yeah, kind of like how fans re-edited One Piece to remove filler and improve the pacing. I wonder if something similar could be done to merge the two FMAs? Unfortunately I think most of the fanbase just thinks Brotherhood is it, and the original doesn't matter, so I don't know think there's much demand for this.

This is what I did, would also recommend. I don't even think Brotherhood is better, the original has some really strong points.

Oooh I've been eagerly awaiting season 2 of Arcane. Hadn't seen the release date yet. Excited now. 😸

I've been wanting to re-watch firefly lately. It's short but there's just so much in it. It's one of two shows I've watched start-to-finish more than once.

And since we're here for recommendations...the other show I've watched more than once is Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Based on a book by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) it's charming and insane in ways you might expect if you're familiar with Hitchhiker's Guide but it's absolutely not predictable either. So much fun. (Available on Netflix (in Canada...last I checked))

Every accusation is a confession...

Suddenly it makes sense why they're so terrified of anyone outside the gender binary.

The working class I guess? Certainly no one with power.

The word "terrorist" has an incredible power to shut off people's brains.

I can't trust a car no matter how Japanese it is, but... I watched a lil docuseries on dangerous roads, and it seemed like at least 80% of the vehicles (outside of heavy trucks) were Toyota. I dunno if it's because they're the most reliable, or because Toyota just has the market in many of these developing countries, but it was interesting.

'danger to US security'

Oh yes that's one of his finest qualities.