[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Russian military bases are visible on google maps and Ukrainian troops have been training in nato countries since close to the beginning of the war

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean it’s getting under trumps skin because he isn’t interested in valid criticisms and only understands schoolyard level insults.

It’s working as a message on the general public even more so because Vance and Trump’s messaging has gotten further from the original populism and more focused on an in group or his qult or whatever.

I don’t think “weird” is working in the sense of having any marked impact on racism

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

I absolutely agree racism should be called out whenever and wherever possible, I’m just not sure calling it weird is the right way to do that.

Also most Americans may not be explicitly racist the way trump and right wingers are but the majority certainly have internal prejudices or biases. Many left leaning people I know have had to put work and intentionality into unlearning patterns of thought or biases

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 49 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Let’s not overuse weird, a ton of what he does is super weird but this isn’t really; it’s just racist which is pretty in character for him and his base

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 65 points 3 weeks ago

This really brings up how fucking mind bogglingly short our attention span and memory seems to be. Donald trump murdered my grandfather, he murdered some of my favorite musicians and artists, he murdered one in 300 Americans, and most of us just fucking moved on and forgot I guess

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

It gets approved every 4 years, some officials have made reference to what the changes are. The document itself has absolutely not been leaked, it is so classified apparently there are no electronic copies of it

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Tell me you didn’t read the article and don’t have any idea what you’re talking about without telling me you didn’t read the article and don’t have any idea what you’re talking about

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’m not entirely sure what you’re trying to say but what I meant is that I agree people on the left are most keenly aware of the dangers of fascism and if you’re surrounded by mostly them (aka in a left leaning echo chamber) then you’ll believe that most people are aware of the threat and take it seriously.

Unfortunately in my experience most people outside of the left (which is most people in this country) don’t share that awareness and therefore do not take the threat as seriously as they should

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago

I very much don’t think your average person understands the threat of fascism or what’s on the line, I feel like that belief comes from being in a left leaning echo chamber.

Obviously anecdotal but the vast majority of people I know are not great about consuming news, are not politically active, and don’t believe this election will have the deep consequences that I do.

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 month ago

Fucking send it to Ukraine they actually need it

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

About damn time

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

That’s funny, most New Yorkers I know love Temptee way more than Philadelphia

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