4grams

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[–] 4grams@awful.systems 12 points 7 hours ago

This quote has stayed with me for years now:

“The salient fact of American politics is that there are fifty to seventy million voters each of whom will volunteer to live, with his family, in a cardboard box under an overpass, and cook sparrows on an old curtain rod, if someone would only guarantee that the black, gay, Hispanic, liberal, whatever, in the next box over doesn’t even have a curtain rod, or a sparrow to put on it.”

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 19 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

There is no such thing as a good billionaire. There are billionaires who might be temporarily aligned with you but make no mistake, none of them will love you back..

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 16 points 20 hours ago

So, what you are saying is that the only actual thing trump and Jesus have in common is that they both have been inside of teenagers.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 5 points 1 day ago

But 89% more in total.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I’m reading this extremely interesting book right now:

American Nations

I find myself really looking forward to watching this.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 0 points 1 day ago

I agree, but in truth I don’t believe Americans will support a third party unless we make it the gentlest, easiest transition possible. IMHO ranked choice is the only way we could get true third party support. And, that’s just one more at that point, we’d need them both out.

Sadly, most of this country is so disengaged from politics. It’s a team sport to most people, and let’s be honest, an expansion franchise without a fanbase will be next to impossible to successfully launch (my sportsball metaphors are weak).

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I agree on all counts. I just think to get that party, we’ve got to get rid of the current ones. I’ve always been one to tackle the biggest challenge up front so my focus is still on the gop, but make no mistake, dems need to go too, at least the vast majority.

Thankfully there are folks working from the inside otherwise NYC would have turned out different. Honestly, their weakness means it’s an easier one to take back. I don’t care if the party names remain, but the power structure inside them needs to be gone yesterday.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Apparently in parallel instead of series.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 1 day ago (5 children)

not disagreeing but I’d rather the gop dies first. I’m no newsome fan but it would make OUR jobs so much easier to fight against his neoliberal shit takes than these all out fascist ones.

The dems are awful, but Biden dropping out does at least show that with enough pressure, they will respond (or cave, I mean it’s in their nature). This administration only cares about themselves, they see the rest of us as their peasants.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah, got a feeling it’s going to be a common line of thought.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have seen people moved to tears from ai music. To me no matter how good it sounds, I still feel like I’m listening to modem noises. A recent funeral for example, an ai song, written by a thoughtless prompt, filled with bored, tired cliches that could have just as easily been written by a corporate communications department, was the tear filled tribute to my step-mother as she was lowered into the ground.

It was the single most dystopian moment of my life.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The other 1% will just expire while waiting for it.

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