A Political Thread pt. 2

[ncurd]

Nick Pettigrew (@nick-pettigrew.bsky.social)

This inauguration is like a Comic-Con for pieces of ****.

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[Ragey Erasmus]

I know it's just Jonathan Pie ranting but I think there is a fair bit of sense here. The right have gone full blown lunatic but the left have a LOT to answer for by pandering to an every smaller minority and trying to impose vast guilt trips on everyone else.

Real concerns have been ignored for too long, easily dismissed as racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist etc etc and the far right populists have leapt on that resentment and exploited it. If the left want to drag the world back to normality, they need to get back to the very basic principle of trying to make the lives of as many people as possible better, rather than the lives of a tiny minority better. This isn't to say minority rights need to be ignored, they do still need work done but it shouldn't be at the forefront appearing to override everything else.

 

[McTallshort]

Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration

The world’s richest man drew a ton of attention over an ill-advised “salute” he did on stage.

uk.news.yahoo.com

Hmmmmm

Not odd looking at all. Seen it on loads of history documentaries

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Mrs. Obama had a previous engagement scheduled for today. But I don't know about Mrs. Pence?

She had one of those for Carter's funeral too. Events at which she'd be expected to show.

She can't stand Trump, but apparently they've not been seen in public together since August.

 

[Saintjay]

I know it's just Jonathan Pie ranting but I think there is a fair bit of sense here. The right have gone full blown lunatic but the left have a LOT to answer for by pandering to an every smaller minority and trying to impose vast guilt trips on everyone else.

Real concerns have been ignored for too long, easily dismissed as racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist etc etc and the far right populists have leapt on that resentment and exploited it. If the left want to drag the world back to normality, they need to get back to the very basic principle of trying to make the lives of as many people as possible better, rather than the lives of a tiny minority better. This isn't to say minority rights need to be ignored, they do still need work done but it shouldn't be at the forefront appearing to override everything else.

I think you are right.

Listening to the news agents USA they said one of the ads that really hit for Trump was ......Harris is for They, Them. Trump is for you.

Of course it's not true. Trump is for himself and those that pander to him. But the pod identified that middle America and those in rust belt areas really did feel the Dems weren't interested in them or making there lives better.

As well as holding Trump to account the Dems need to start preparing for who comes next.