splinter

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[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago

This is untrue, and a deeply cynical view of the world.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It doesn’t. Fetterman was never progressive to begin with, and there are plenty of progressive candidates who have stuck to their principles in office.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

What are you talking about? Abolition of slavery was very much a progressive position.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’m inferring from the language of the post that OP is against this policy change, but I’m not sure I follow the argument. Why is it problematic that Plex is asking for money?

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This shows that Trump is nothing more than a simp, not that Putin is any kind of master.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Reality has a liberal bias.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yup. It’s often easier to ignore a question than consider the possibility that we’re mistaken.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Out of curiosity, what do think were the three main things the FTC worked on last year?

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (4 children)

The fact that you were unaware of what they do has no bearing on the massive amount of work they actually accomplish.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I agree with what you’re saying and also it feels worth pointing out how pervasive the rhetoric of profitability has become.

We don’t talk about the military running at a loss, or the department of transport, or any other part of the government. We talk about their cost, because that’s really what it is. Services don’t “lose” money, they cost money.

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, but I’m asking what they can do, and that’s far from clear. What do you suggest?

[–] splinter@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

As you pointed out, they attempted to subpoena Musk and the republicans voted it down. They’ve also introduced articles of impeachment, which they successfully put through last time only to have senate republicans refuse to convict on the basis that trump was no longer president.

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