TheDemonBuer

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[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What does that mean?

Edit: I guess they're not going to answer. If you're not capable of completing a coherent thought, maybe just stay out of the conversation.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

People are products of their culture and the material conditions that they live under. So, we have two choices: we can either take a hands-off, or laissez-faire, approach and allow conditions to change organically and just accept any political or social changes that might come about, or we can take a more direct approach and try to change the conditions that people live under, and the culture, in such a way that will make something like the Trump movement much less likely to emerge. But, the second option probably won't just happen, spontaneously or organically, it would probably require a fairly heavy handed, top down approach. I know many people are quite apprehensive about that, so that approach would likely be quite controversial.

So, what's it going to be? Let things just play out organically and see what happens, and accept that the outcome may or may not be desirable, or try to steer the course of US society more directly and deliberately?

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Everything's stupid and nothing matters.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world -3 points 2 weeks ago

The US and allies control WTO, and China was only allowed trade on WTO terms after they accepted to follow the WTO standards, basically designed by USA

That means nothing, anymore. Those standards are meaningless, China holds most of cards, now. Any attempts to reign in China have been half hearted at best, and often undermined by the US itself. As tough as people have tried to sound in their rhetoric about China, the fact is American corporations and consumers continue to do business with them because it's just too good of a deal for them.

and American politicians have openly stated how they need to prevent China from expanding their influence.

Well, they have failed, spectacularly, and that was true LONG before even Trump's first term, let alone these tariffs.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This meme is pretty dumb, but that's clearly not the point they're trying to make. They're not blaming Democrats for things Republicans do, they're saying that Democrats aren't putting up a sufficient opposition to the Republicans. I think that's a valid point, even if this meme itself is flawed.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

somehow claim you're not only not copying it, but never even knew they did it.

I never said that I didn't know that many Republicans also refer to them as the Democrat party. I was aware of that. I, however, never cared to find out what their reasons for doing it were, because, as I've already stated, I don't care. They may do it for the same reason I do, I don't care. I don't care what the Republicans think, and I don't care what you think.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't know what the Republicans' reasoning is, and I don't care. I know what my reasoning is, and I just explained it. I really don't care if you think it's dumb.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I intentionally use the grammatically incorrect 'Democrat' party because the adjective democratic is not an accurate description of the party's values and ideals.

Democratic means "of, characterized by, or advocating democracy," with democracy of course being a government by the people, or government of which the people are the ultimate authority. The Democrat party are NOT advocates for such a government. They want a neoliberal technocratic government. To call the Democrat party "democratic" is a vile lie that I absolutely will not help to perpetuate, grammar be damned.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I don't think the Democrats should try to make a party for everyone. I don't think that's even possible. Fortunately, democracy doesn't require unanimous consensus. A simple majority will do.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

48.3% of those who voted in the 2024 presidential election, voted for Harris. However, those voters represent less than 1/3 of all eligible voters, far from a majority.

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 39 points 1 month ago (13 children)

The Democrat party claims they want to be a big tent party, but they're doing a piss poor job of getting a majority of voters to come into their tent.

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