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true to all that. however, hot dog man in charge of nukes would likely be WORSE than poot'n. ideally for me they'd kill each other dead and then someone saner would take over. but who knows! the russians don't have a history of freedom whatsoever. they're accustomed to gangsters running the show for centuries. seems to be a hobbesian state of nature over there. |
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Yeah, that's basically it - I've mostly been tuning out from this one because there's a lot of interrelated storylines going on that I'm not confident enough to try and untangle. Putin getting taken out would probably be a good thing in a vague sense, but it wouldn't actually make much long-term difference from this given scenario, and if anything could just make it worse for bystanders.
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The fuck is a legitimate person, anyways? Goddamn you motherfucker, on top of everything else why do you have to be so fucking ODD?!
ETA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieJwU9bFzW4 And they say Biden says dumb things?
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Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro barred from running for office for 8 years
See, that's how it's done. Guy who tried to kill democracy can't participate in democracy. Pretty simple. Nothing unthinkable about it. This is what should've happened in the U.S. of A. (the greatest country in the WORLD, you know) in early 2021. Too bad it's the U.S. of A. (the greatest country in the WORLD, you follow).
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i mean about the mode of operation of other countries applied to the american republic. maybe it's applicable, maybe it's inapplicable, but i don't know about the brazilian justice system. i know brazil has a long history of military dictatorships and rewriting constitutions, most recently in 1988. here the constitution and form of government have survived with some amendments for almost 250 years in spite of a bloody civil war. they're not the same systems, and they have their own historical reasons. and i get that they've had pleasant results in brazil now, but i don't know how they run their shit or, again, if their system is applicable here. nothing to do with "the greatest" strawman arguments. just different political realities. i'm glad for brazil though. just not sure "how it's done" there. results are one thing, process is another thing altogether. so "that's what is done" okay sure, bar the tyrant. the how is untranslatable to the united states where we don't have this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_Electoral_Court |
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Yes. I think you took my words a bit too literally, but then again, I could've worded things better. I'll post a decent reply... when I'm no so thirsty. I need some of that good ol' Coca-Cola again.
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the brazilian process cannot be replicated in the usa context, the "how" absolutely matters, as (among other things) we lack a judicial devoted solely to elections and we have a house of representatives enthralled by a maniac. note that bolsonaro may be under investigation etc etc but he's not in jail for any crimes. he's presently only in "electoral jail" for 8 years (pending appeal). but ultimately the corruption of the republican party by trumpers is what's really to blame here. but then again, no fourth separate power to appeal to. brazil has a lot more parties, but... they were illegal until... 1979 or something? i wouldn't make the tradeoff. i hope the system eventually works here. but the system is the system... and it's very slow to change for many historical and ideological reasons. |
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i mean everyone saw a recession coming for a long time but he said no. independent of what he said, the pent-up demand has kept things going, and there has been more stimulus at some local levels. plus wages have risen. at the same time, the loosening of supply has a disinflationary effect. more money in the economy is only inflationary when supply can't match. otherwise no problem. i've seen consumer prices fall, for sure. not fall to cheap, just fall back to "normal" (if there is such a thing). my worry with this situation is that the wall street consensus (just saw it on bloomberg last week) is that for them there "must" be a recession and unemployment in order to bring inflation down. their ideology does not give a fuck. their first reflex is tamping down the wage-price spiral, workers be damned, like cattle to the slaughter. fucking alix steel talking tough like she's not just a journalist. the progressives on the other hand will only accept full employment with high wages, inflation be damned... in their dreamworld with no tradeoffs. but a soft landing can be accomplished. it is very fucking hard though. but the powell fed seems to have employment foremost in their agenda, unlike tough-talking journalists. last year(?) when lizzie warren tried to scold powell for raising rates, powell shut her up swiftly by reminding her of the consequences of runaway inflation for all. eta: found it: https://youtu.be/hrJj8sydGFU the fed could have raised rates more aggressively, and they still will probably keep raising rates, but they are being extremely careful to do so, and their more recent pause was telling. here's hoping for a soft landing and another 4 years of democrats in power. they are not perfect, but fuck, the alternative is a true nightmare. |
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holy shit! i didn't know the nanny had a real voice
https://youtu.be/J4SAPOX7R5M very good speech. i don't know the technical details actually. but wow, she surprised me, in a very good way. anyway, unanimous vote for strike! i don't know how this will play out in an age of replayable everything, but it will be interesting to watch |
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Wow, 1-2 punch today (DOJ & Michigan), and that's on top of Georgia's Supreme Court ruling yesterday...
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We all know he's an idiot and a clown. But he's also evil as all fuck. This is horrifying:
Inside the DeSantis Doc That Showtime Didn’t Want You to See Vice put together an in-depth documentary exploring DeSantis’ time at Guantanamo Bay. Showtime suddenly shelved the documentary one day after DeSantis declared for president. ETA: The authenticity of the documentary's transcript has been "independently confirmed" by The Daily Beast, which "quotes it here at length in the interest of transparency, as well as out of consideration for the segment’s journalistic merit and value to the public discourse".
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