Politics

1117 readers

2 users here now

For civil discussion of US politics. Be excellent to each other.

Rule 1-3, 6 & 7 No longer applicable

Rule 4: Keep it civil. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a jerk. It’s not acceptable to say another user is a jerk. Cussing is fine.

Rule 5: Be excellent to each other. Posts or comments that are homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist, ableist, will be removed.

The Epstein Files: Trump, Trafficking, and the Unraveling Cover-Up

Info Video about techniques used in cults (and politics)

Bookmark Vault of Trump's First Term

USAfacts.org

The Alt-Right Playbook

Media owners, CEOs and/or board members

Video: Macklemore's new song critical of Trump and Musk is facing heavy censorship across major platforms.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

pelespirit@sh.itjust.works

Latest polling shows the war in Iran is already unpopular at a historic scale (www.ms.now)

submitted 1 week ago by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@sh.itjust.works

3 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Fifty-three percent of voters oppose the U.S. military action against Iran, while 40 percent support it. … Seventy-four percent of voters oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, while 20 percent support it.

‘Voters are unenthusiastic about the air attack on Iran and there is overwhelming opposition to putting American troops on Iranian soil to fight a ground war,’ said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.

When Sen. Ron Johnson was asked last week why GOP lawmakers were so reluctant to assert their legal authority on matters of national security, the Wisconsin Republican replied that it’s a mistake to look to Congress for limits on presidential power. “I think the primary restraint on any president of [the] United States is public opinion,” the senator told NPR.

top 3 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] Masse022@piefed.ca 2 points 6 days ago

I still can't believe it's so close. Fuck USA .Only happy when murdering people, at home and abroad .

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think people just dont think about competence in politics, they're too wedded to policy and ideology. Like, i can agree that Irans government is evil just like i can agree my house needs a new roof. But i dont want a corrupt felon child rapist contractor doing my roof anymore than i want him leading a war against the Iranian regime.

[–] Estiar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

What's the house of representatives supposed to do? Represent the people? Next you'll be telling me that we have a system of checks and balances in the government