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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
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Comment on On US Democrats who cave in response to anti-trans attack ads in ~lgbt
AnthonyB Link ParentSpot on. It's incredibly frustrating. Sadly, this phenomenon extends beyond trans issues and has the potential to include any issue that is deemed 'far-left' by conservatives. A recent and...This article reflected a frustration I can't properly articulate with trans rights becoming some sort of a cudgel that gets wielded against progressive, or even US center-to-left politics. The left-wing politician doesn't get to talk about their general policy, they're forced into this absurd discussion that leaves them explaining this one small part of their policy, ditching part of their platform to avoid the conversation, alienating part of their voter base, and things not improving materially for all of the drama around it. The right winger then wins on their opposition to trans rights, wokeness, etc, and proceeds to burn their jurisdiction (see the 45 and 47th presidential terms).
Spot on. It's incredibly frustrating. Sadly, this phenomenon extends beyond trans issues and has the potential to include any issue that is deemed 'far-left' by conservatives.
A recent and unfortunate twist of fate has led me to a position where I now watch a brain-melting amount of cable news. And while cable news is generally one of the last places where one would go to learn something, I feel like it's given me a better understanding of the Democratic Party's tendency to concede to Republican framing and avoid speaking up on "controversial" issues.
Now in an ideal world, the cable news giants would inform their consumers about the issues and policies that are most impactful. However, we don't live in the ideal world, we live in dogshit world. So instead, the media focuses on the horse race and narrows in on the attacks that generate controversy, and any additional context is provided by talking heads in a debate setting that only amplifies the noise. It would be one thing if this was limited to the 24/7 catheter sellers, but their toxic discourse inevitably leaks out to local news and print media, and before you know it, it's the question that gets asked every day and a major category in the debate. It happened to Mamdani last year with regard to Israel and antisemitism allegations, and a similar thing is happening to Abdul El-Seyed this year (only it's much much dumber).
It doesn't matter what race you're in or what year it is, there's always a conservative-made landmine to step on (trans kids in sports, defund the police, CRT, being Muslim, etc. etc.), and the media will latch on to it without explaining a goddamn thing, regardless of how important or insignificant it is. Therefore, it's a much easier route for a candidate to play it safe and avoid taking any position that could ignite a culture war firestorm. This media environment rewards cowardice/capitulation and punishes those who stand firm on their principles. It doesn't matter if you're right, it doesn't matter if you're throwing vulnerable people under the bus, it's harder to win if you have to defend yourself over and over again, so don't even bother. Or at least that's what seems to be a prevailing school of thought within the Democratic party. Can't believe these guys lose all the time.
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Comment on What are the genuinely worst films of all time? in ~movies
AnthonyB Link ParentI love when I see Battlefield Earth on these lists because I somehow convinced my dad to take me to see it when I was 11 years old. I think I just selected it based off the poster in the lobby and...I love when I see Battlefield Earth on these lists because I somehow convinced my dad to take me to see it when I was 11 years old. I think I just selected it based off the poster in the lobby and he went with it knowing nothing about what was coming our way. I don't remember much about the movie apart from loving it and thinking Barry Pepper's character was really cool. I also remember my dad being noticably frustrated throughout the movie and shocked when I told him I liked it. Normally he was the type of person to let kids enjoy what they enjoy, but he spent the ride home trying to explain to me why the movie was bad.
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Comment on Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore in ~music
AnthonyB Link Parent... Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle people of the world, the Anti-Defamation League. Better to be a pro-Israel Nazi than an anti-fascist who supports Palestinians.It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute. In this moment, all sides should give one another a bit of grace, perhaps even the benefit of the doubt, and take a breath. This is a new beginning.
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Ed Sheeran’s fans came for a concert, not performative, biased and hateful anti-Israel “activism” from his opener, Macklemore.
Imagine being a Jewish or Israeli fan who came with family or friends to enjoy the show, only to be confronted with this hostility from the stage. Or feeling so unwelcome by the opening act that you leave early.
This isn’t new for Macklemore. He has a record of demonizing Israel and Israelis, falsely accusing Israel of genocide and engaging in antisemitic rhetoric and behavior.
This is completely unacceptable.
Ladies, gentlemen, and gentle people of the world, the Anti-Defamation League. Better to be a pro-Israel Nazi than an anti-fascist who supports Palestinians.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AnthonyB Link ParentWell, if I'm being completely honest, I think the nostalgia/generation factor plays a significant role. I was a teenager when it came out, so it hit that sweet spot when I was at the peak of my...Well, if I'm being completely honest, I think the nostalgia/generation factor plays a significant role. I was a teenager when it came out, so it hit that sweet spot when I was at the peak of my gaming and sports fandom. Also, the soundtrack is a no-skip mix of pop-punk and indie sleaze that warms my soul. Having said that, I've come across a handful of videos and reviews from younger people who say that the hype is warranted, so I guess it's not all personal nostalgia.
In general, sports games have been in a weird place over the last 15 years or so. On one hand, the graphics and animations are great (especially in MLB the Show, which has insane player detail and customization), and they make a good effort to incorporate features that mimic the things you see in a real game. In addition, the franchise/manager modes have a ton of features to simulate the responsibilities of a GM, and each game has a player career mode that allows you to play every game as an individual player for their entire career. On the other hand, these modern games are basically the same thing every year, the gameplay has exploits that can be really easy to figure out, the details can quickly become tedious, and they all have some form of a fantasy sports/card collection-based game mode that seems to take priority since it encourages micro transactions. Nowadays, every major sports league has an exclusive rights deal with one particular game developer (EA for the NFL, NHL, and professional soccer/football leagues, 2k for the NBA, and Sony for MLB) so there's a feeling among players that the lack of competition is lowering the overall quality of the games and slowing innovation. For example, Madden added more features in each installment from 2001-2007 than it did from 2010-2027.
As for MVP 2005, there are a few things beyond the nostalgia factor that make it special in my eyes. First and foremost, it's really well-rounded. You have a nice balance of features and details without getting bogged down by a ton of little tasks, which makes it easy to pick up and stick with.
The owner mode is a perfect example. You have full control over the team building for your MLB and farm teams, and you start with a modest budget to build up your stadium from a 10k seat minor league park to a 65k seat behemoth, all while improving amenities and controlling prices for tickets, concessions, and merchandise. There's a lot for you take care of, including team chemistry and off-season mini games to improve player stats, but the mechanics are relatively simple. Signing and drafting players is pretty quick, and the CPU can manage injuries on your farm teams without going rogue and overhauling the entire roster.
Now compare that with the modern games where you have to scout every prospect before the draft, manage the 40-man roster, deal with contract arbitration and the rule-5 draft, and maintain hyper vigilance over your roster because players get hot and cold and the CPU will get crazy if you delegate a few minor tasks. Those are all cool features, but the little things can add up over time, making it easy to get burned out a few years into a franchise. And you have no say over the price of a hot dog. Also, in my previous comment, I described how I essentially broke the game by trading for a bunch of young stars and managing every game like it's 2026. That's always an option, but if you end up managing your roster like a normal GM and simulate the games, it ends up being fairly balanced and won't let you dominate every year. With modern games, once you figure out and commit to the little tasks, you'll inevitably create a dynasty.
The gameplay has a simple yet refined feel to it as well. It doesn't require a lot of joystick action and pinpoint timing, but it's not easy to cheese, either. Once you go above the easier difficulty settings, the game has a good simulation feel to it. Modern baseball games are still good about this, but other sports games can be overly complicated or easy to exploit. But the feature that gets a lot of love in MVP 05 is the "hitters eye," which allows you to identify the type of pitch coming your way and adjust your aim and timing accordingly. That's something you don't get in modern games.
At the end of the day, it's all in the eye of the beholder. But for someone that wants a reasonably balanced game that doesn't ask you to do a million little things, 2005 might be the pinnacle year for sports games. In addition to MVP, you also had Madden 05 (another EA product which had similar features - many of them are long gone), and NFL 2k5 which has gameplay mechanics that were way ahead of its time and arguably better than the animation-based mechanics in modern football games. All three have a dedicated following two decades later, including mod communities that update teams and rosters every year.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AnthonyB LinkI just finished a replay of The Last of US, which I thoroughly enjoyed. There's a lot to love, but as someone who really sucks at video games, I think my favorite thing about this game is the...I just finished a replay of The Last of US, which I thoroughly enjoyed. There's a lot to love, but as someone who
kindareally sucks at video games, I think my favorite thing about this game is the manageable difficulty settings that allow me to actually finish the game and enjoy the world/story. When I played other survival/horror games in the past, I just got destroyed. I've never made it that far in a resident evil game, even on the easiest difficulty.I watched a few episodes of the HBO show after finishing the game, and I have a much better understanding for why so many fans of the game dislike the show. Not that the show is bad; in fact, I think some of the changes (like Frank) are really good. But the changes to the main characters leave a little something to be desired. I really like Bella Ramsey and appreciate their version of the character, but the game version of Ellie has an edge to her that isn't really captured in the show (especially in part two).
I've also been playing a lot of MVP Baseball 2005 via emudeck. Still the best baseball game I've ever played, and possibly the best sports game I've ever played. This is going to sound like gibberish to anyone who never played MVP 05 or appreciated mid-2000s baseball, but I have completely broken the game and managed to go undefeated in year three or four of owner mode without playing a single inning. I decided to manage the team and every game like it's 2026 (e.g., pull starters by the 6th, have a really strong/deep bullpen that pitches one inning, prioritize power + plate discipline) and my goodness, what an advantage. Somehow, over the course of 1.5 seasons, I managed to flip almost the entire 2005 A's roster for a pitching staff with Peavy, Willis, Greinke, Prior, Gange, and K-Rod. Last season I had one pitcher (a mid reliever) with a WHIP above 1. Madness.. On top of that, I have an absurd lineup with a core of Miguel Cabrera, Joe Mauer, Hanley Ramirez (aka Matt Derksen), Richie Weeks (who is a god in this game) and a handful of made up prospects a la Derksen that are now on track for the HoF. The AL all-star roster in year five had my entire starting rotation and lineup. At some point, I'm going to have to sim through a few seasons and blow it up so I don't get too bored, but for now I feel a strange obligation to continue this unbelievable dominance.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of September 14 in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentMike Johnson's 'Aww shucks, we can't keep up with these kids. We'd all be better off with them regulating themselves,' response really puts a fine point on the governing side of conservative...Mike Johnson's 'Aww shucks, we can't keep up with these kids. We'd all be better off with them regulating themselves,' response really puts a fine point on the governing side of conservative politics in the 21st century. A stark contrast from the alternative views expressed by Lina Khan this weekend.
I can't wait for us to go full-blown Don't Look Up and address the issue by sending Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, and a couple of sawed-off shotguns to a random data center in rural Indiana.
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
AnthonyB LinkI'm late to this thread, but given the interest here and the relative popularity of the weekly NFL discussion threads, you (we?) might want to consider a tildes league next season.I'm late to this thread, but given the interest here and the relative popularity of the weekly NFL discussion threads, you (we?) might want to consider a tildes league next season.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
AnthonyB Link ParentOh man, I didn't know that they put this out on steam. It's the only MGS game I haven't played and I was dying to give it a shot after playing 5 last year on my steam deck. Thank for the heads up,...Oh man, I didn't know that they put this out on steam. It's the only MGS game I haven't played and I was dying to give it a shot after playing 5 last year on my steam deck. Thank for the heads up, I'm definitely going to add it to my list!
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Comment on Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning days before October 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs. in ~society
AnthonyB Link[There is so much to quote from this article, but I want to include this portion about the hostages] Archive linkA week and a half before October 7, 2023 the Emirati ruler called Netanyahu from the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi and spoke with him for 45 minutes.
In that conversation, bin Zayed warned that Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was planning a major operation against Israel. Bin Zayed expressed concern that the event in question would not only lead to bloodshed but also destabilize the entire region and undermine the Abraham Accords.
Three foreign senior sources are familiar with the contents of the conversation, the existence of which is revealed here for the first time. Its disclosure is the result of extensive research based on dozens of sources in Israel and worldwide, including very senior officials, as well as recordings, internal documents and correspondence. The research was conducted for the new book "Hostages: 843 Days of Abandonment" (Kinneret Zmora Publishing, in Hebrew) by the authors of this article.
The Emirati ruler would later recount the conversation he had with Netanyahu and the warning he also relayed to CIA Director William J. Burns. Bin Zayed shared with Burns the sense he tried to convey to Netanyahu that "something there is about to explode," and told him that the Israeli prime minister believed the volatile area was, in fact, the West Bank.
"The emir hoped that despite his reserved response, Netanyahu would take the message seriously and take action," the adviser says. None of them imagined that the prime minister would hear the message but wouldn't brief the heads of the defense establishment. The head of the Shin Bet, the head of the Mossad, the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff – none of them knew about bin Zayed's warning.
[There is so much to quote from this article, but I want to include this portion about the hostages]
Dahlan told him that "'first and foremost, they need to release all the civilians, the children, the elderly and the babies.' Without that, there's nothing to talk about. What they did was madness. They didn't cross a red line; they crossed a black line. If the civilians are released, there will be a feeling in the Israeli public that there is something to talk about. If not, let them eat what they cooked."
Mashharawi conveyed Dahlan's message to Hamas. "Give me 24 hours and I'll get back to you," Mushtaha replied. Surprisingly, he returned just one hour later. He had a message: Sinwar was ready to release all civilians. It should be noted that when Sinwar refers to civilians, he means only those up to 18 years old and over 50 years old.
"He told me that in the first stage, they had no problem releasing all civilians without anything in return," Mashharawi recounts. "I swear, those were his exact words: all civilians, without anything in return. They had only one condition: They wanted us to bring in an agreed-upon mediator as quickly as possible, so that negotiations could immediately begin over everything else – the release of soldiers and officers in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and then the issue of the blockade on Gaza."
Dahlan activated his contacts with the Shin Bet and conveyed the information to them. According to Mashharawi, "the unofficial response Dahlan received from them was: 'Netanyahu doesn't want to talk about anything. He only wants war and the elimination of Hamas.'" The Israelis' perception was: First, we eliminate Hamas, and then we'll retrieve the hostages by force."
A senior defense official admits that at least some of the proposals for the release of civilian hostages reached the Mossad, the Shin Bet and the prime minister. But according to him, even if they were concrete, the military establishment, which needed 24 hours to gain control of the situation, and even more so the stunned political leadership, were unable to discuss the matter in the first few days.
"To be honest," the senior official says, "the issue of the hostages was not seriously on the agenda at this stage, and no one at the military or political level was open to discussing the proposal. The release of the hostages did not even enter the list of war objectives formulated by the government on the night of October 7. Could the proposal have been properly discussed and a decision reached? In substantive terms, the answer is yes. But the prevailing mood was like after Pearl Harbor: We had just suffered a brutal blow, we were in the midst of war, who had the bandwidth to talk about stopping the fighting and starting negotiations now, even if it was to save the lives of dozens of people, whose final number was still unknown?"
Mashharawi recounts that on October 10, Mushtaha called him again, on behalf of Sinwar, to find out if an Israeli response to Hamas' proposal had been received. "I told him: I am still waiting for a response from Israel," Mashharawi says. "I waited a few more days for a response, and I approached the Israelis again, but they were not in a state to talk at all. Meanwhile, within a few days, the bombing of Gaza intensified, and contact with Mushtaha and Sinwar became impossible."
Blinken eventually arrived in Israel after six days. Immediately upon his arrival on Thursday, October 12, he met with Netanyahu, and the next day he continued to Doha for a meeting with Qatar's prime minister. "I raised the issue of the hostages' release with Netanyahu, but I did not receive a clear answer from him," the U.S. secretary of state told al-Thani. "Netanyahu is not there yet!"
In mid-October, Hadar attended a meeting held in the office of Ophir Falk, Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser, which dealt with the emerging order of war objectives. Hadar asked to present his perspective to the forum. "I asked Falk: 'Tell me, do you understand what's happening here?' Hadar recounts. 'We can bring back the women, the children, now. This is a one-for-one exchange. We can initiate a move.'"
Falk stopped the discussion and asked the other attendees to leave the room. "I continued," Hadar recalls, "and I told him: 'Let's advance a deal. We'll offer them a thousand prisoners, even two thousand if we have to. The world is with us now, let's exert international pressure and advance a deal.'"But Falk stopped Hadar. "There will be no deal here," he told him. "This is ISIS. They are murderers. They will get nothing. Change your mindset, Doron."
"The basic problem was that Hamas was looking for a 'permanent end to the conflict,' as they called it," concludes William J. Burns, the former CIA director, in his characteristically measured manner, summing up the labyrinth into which the hostage issue would become entangled. "Netanyahu was only willing to consider a 'first phase' deal, but claimed he had to constantly reserve the option 'to continue destroying Hamas later,' as he defined it. And that, for us, was always the challenge: How do we square this circle and manage to bring everyone back?"
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Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning days before October 7. He didn't brief Israel's security chiefs.
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Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro
AnthonyB Link ParentGotcha. I get what you're saying about the Green New Deal, and I think it's a fair criticism when you look at it like that. There's two different ways to interpret the/a Green New Deal. There's...Gotcha. I get what you're saying about the Green New Deal, and I think it's a fair criticism when you look at it like that.
There's two different ways to interpret the/a Green New Deal. There's the 2019 resolution, which if you compare it to an actual bill like the IRA, it's basically piss in the wind. Then there's the slogan, which isn't necessarily tied to a specific bill like the IRA or OBBB, but is more like a mission statement or guiding principles that would feature a series of bills and executive orders, like the original New Deal(s), or even Make America Great Again (I guess).
Personally, I'm a big slogan guy. Hope and Change was a great one, and we've twice elected the dumbest, sloppiest, most corrupt and embarrassing moron to ever hold public office, thanks in part to a decent slogan.
As far as ideas go, it seems like we're passing the dinking and dunking phase and heading straight towards the "oh fuck, time for WW2-level mobilization" phase. I think if you're going to embark on a mission to completely change how we fuel our civilization in under three decades, you gotta come with a good elevator pitch and a nice tag line, right? Sadly, I think the best we can get right now is a couple of lines about investing in renewables, which is basically the "two state solution" or "immigration reform" of climate policy.
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Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro
AnthonyB (edited )Link ParentI'm saying that tackling the environmental crisis is mostly an afterthought, even among the politicians who supposedly support taking aggressive measures to do so. The climate investment that was...I'm saying that tackling the environmental crisis is mostly an afterthought, even among the politicians who supposedly support taking aggressive measures to do so. The climate investment that was in the IRA was great, but not nearly enough, and the only thing floating around right now that matches the scope of the issue is the GND. It's less about the GND specifically and more about the absence of any real effort to address the issue or bring it into the conversation.
The lack of attention on climate change is not doing us any favors. Because while Democrats have shifted their entire focus towards affordability issues and - for the progressive wing - our relationship with Israel, Republicans and Donald Trump have been filling that void by hyping up fossil fuels. As a result, there has been a 20-point swing towards support for prioritizing fossil fuels over renewables. That's probably going to make the next attempt to reduce emissions that much harder. I can already hear Kristen Welker asking the poor sucker who tries to make climate a major issue, "Many Americans - roughly half - believe that lowering gas and energy prices is more important than reducing greenhouse emissions. Are you sure that this is the right policy and the right message for your campaign, and can you guarantee that gas prices won't go up next year?"
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Comment on UN says world will miss its climate target, warming must be reversed in ~enviro
AnthonyB Link ParentHonestly, it's so hard to not feel hopeless and defeated when looking at the prospects of not only ending the corruption that controls our politics, but also overcoming the widespread propaganda...Honestly, it's so hard to not feel hopeless and defeated when looking at the prospects of not only ending the corruption that controls our politics, but also overcoming the widespread propaganda that dominates the discourse in this country. Even the most popular and progressive politicians tend to stay away from the Green New Deal. Isn't that crazy? We've had three presidential elections in the last 10 years and I can probably count on one hand the number of times that the environment/climate change was brought up in the debates. And of those handful of times that it was brought up, the only time a question like that gained any traction in the media was because it was asked by Ken fucking Bone, and his question - which was ignored in the media coverage in favor of his jolly little brand of pervertry - was framed by asking how they would protect his jerb in the fossil fuel industry! We live in an insane society.
Meanwhile, what's the earliest we could see major campaign finance reform? Three years? And that's assuming you get both Congress and the president to expand and stuff the supreme court. Then you still have the business of replacing those in office who are subservient to the fossil fuel industry (which would take years) and hope they haven't developed a clever workaround to make use of the millions of dollars that currently buy elections and politicians, and convince people to care about it in a media environment that, at best, will ignore or downplay the severity of the issue.
Really the only way I see us doing what we need to by the time it needs to be done is if we get an unbelievably popular, talented, and bulletproof politician (like Obama + Mamdani + Tom Hanks x10000, aka Mechazobama) to come in during a time of crisis and do a little Trump-like authoritarianism/strong-arming to force the regulations, infrastructure, and global coordination that we need. Either that or we get about a dozen Katrina-level environmental catastrophies in a single year that are so horrifying and devastating that it's like 9/11 and the Lisbon Earthquake rolled into one.
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Comment on What's a show you love that's from before your time? in ~tv
AnthonyB LinkEarlier this year, I binged a lot of Taxi, which is one of the only shows I've watched that aired entirely before I was born. From my understanding, it was a pretty groundbreaking show for its...Earlier this year, I binged a lot of Taxi, which is one of the only shows I've watched that aired entirely before I was born. From my understanding, it was a pretty groundbreaking show for its time, and it feels much more like a modern sitcom compared to other shows of its era. Also, the theme song is a fucking banger once it kicks in.
Other than that, it's really just Columbo and The Twilight Zone. I used to watch The Brady Bunch, I Dream of Jeannie, and some old cartoons when I was a kid, but the only thing I enjoy about them as an adult is the pure childhood nostalgia.
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Comment on We surveyed 6,000 Americans. Here is the winning message for Democrats - Opinion, Dustin Guastella and Erica Etelson in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentI don't have time to do it right now, but I would love to go back and look at what messaging polling like this has been like over the last 10-15 years. I suspect that part of the reason why this...I don't have time to do it right now, but I would love to go back and look at what messaging polling like this has been like over the last 10-15 years. I suspect that part of the reason why this is now an acceptable default position is because of the persuasion from the more principled/progressive wing that have been steadily beating that drum for years.
That's why I've always been less of a believer in the popularism/message to the moment approach and more of a field of dreams/"if you build it, they will come" kinda guy.
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Comment on Controversy erupts as Canadians insist Toronto lies on "Lake Ontario" in ~society
AnthonyB Link Parent100% We need to get back to the issues that matter and condemn Hasan Piker (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻100%
We need to get back to the issues that matter and condemn Hasan Piker (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
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Comment on New polls: Democrats demand 2028 presidential nominee back arms embargo and sanctions on Israel in ~society
AnthonyB Link ParentYeah, we'll have to see what happens with the politics of it. I think my biggest fear in that regard is that this issue turns into "defund the police" pt 2, where five years from now you might get...Yeah, we'll have to see what happens with the politics of it. I think my biggest fear in that regard is that this issue turns into "defund the police" pt 2, where five years from now you might get the most progressive politicians talking about how their views have "evolved."
What I find fascinating (and a little bit hopeful) is that these attitudes have shifted so dramatically in spite of the fact that the media and powerful establishment politicians have worked tirelessly to maintain public support for Israel and portray its detractors as radicals. I think the same could be probably said for Medicare for All and, to a lesser extent, addressing climate change. It just goes to show the influence of alternative media and social media. So if your house is destroyed from a wildfire or hurricane, if your grandmother dies from heatstroke during a record-breaking heatwave, or if your insurance provider rejects your claim, don't forget to post about it! (I wish I was 100% joking here)
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Comment on New polls: Democrats demand 2028 presidential nominee back arms embargo and sanctions on Israel in ~society
AnthonyB LinkThe headline is copied directly from the source.Polls released August 24, 2026 by IMEU Policy Project, and conducted by YouGov, found that the voters who will cast the first ballots to decide the next Democratic nominee overwhelmingly want to sanction and cut off all weapons to Israel. The polls surveyed over 4,000 likely primary voters in South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan, and Virginia Democratic voters from August 4 to August 10, and have a margin of error of +/2.
Just as US foreign policy toward Israel has shaped Democratic primaries throughout 2026, voters in these states overwhelmingly say reducing support for Israel will be a factor in their vote.
The headline is copied directly from the source.
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New polls: Democrats demand 2028 presidential nominee back arms embargo and sanctions on Israel
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Oh how quickly we forget lol.