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[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

People are looking at this all wrong. You can't guilt them. There is no shame when they kill.

You need to understand how to be heartless. You can't make pleas to heartless men. You can't reason like that. The heartlessness builds people like that... It's a badge of honor.

People need to stop looking for solutions via political discourse and start understanding how mafias and cartels work.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The goal is not to shame the administration, it's to point out to the "This is just normal politics" fence-sitters that no, it's fucking not.

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

That was kind of the point of my comment. Like it's mafia organized crime style now...

Good intentions don't change heartless people.

It seems only someone or something that can exceed their heartlessness could defeat them. And it's like a mind bending hopeful paradox of the possibility that something heartless could be for good... Like the atomic bomb.

If you have ever dealt with real criminals... There is no such thing as "no". The issues are alive until death, and even after death vengeance still carries on.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Again, this is not aimed at the administration

It's aimed at voters who might otherwise sit out.

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

lol

This guy thinks he's getting a vote

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 4 points 4 months ago

I mean, I'm not entirely disagreeing with your cynicism here, but my point is that the intention of this message is towards voters.

And, for that matter, the same electorate that votes is the same that, potentially, revolts. Though I wouldn't put my hopes high there either.

[–] WeevilFriend@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I know I'm responding to a post weeks afterwards but I'd actually argue it is normal politics. I feel like this kind of shit has always been done here or overseas.

I really want to emphasize I don't mean that dismissively though. This country and the world at large need to have more understanding. It's normal politics, but it's fucking evil and it's something worth talking about and fighting against.

[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Paradox of Tolerance
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_tolerance

The paradox of tolerance is a philosophical concept suggesting that if a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance.

If we all just idly sit by and let assholes be assholes, all we're ever going to end up with is to be surrounded by assholes. Not only should we stand up and say something or show our displeasure or disagreement with these idiots .... common people should stop voting these morons into positions of power.

These idiots don't get into power because they have any kind of charisma or power over people ... they get into power because most people idly stand by and just watch them as they take control of power knowing that no one or not enough people will stop them.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Beautiful summary of a complex thought ... I'll have to keep this for future reference .. thanks

[–] oppy1984 3 points 4 months ago

Russia is for all intents and purposes a Bratva state. Leaders govern like Bratva leaders, eliminate problems like Bratva, and collude like Bratva.

The United States is working as had as it can to emulate Russia. другими словами нам пиздец

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

MAGA brain: Boston University = blue state = fake study! I can safely ignore this because it wasn't done by the Texas Steakhouse Gun and God Church of Donald Trump the Magnificent. But even if it was, it would be fake news if it didn't say want I wanted it to say.