So we weren’t allowed to criticize democrats before the election because it was disunity and hurting their chances. And now we’re not allowed to criticize democrats after the election because……?
I think the issue is that the drive train below them is the same. Who is in charge does have a BIG impact on some very key points but the larger general shape of something cannot be changed drastically.
Alan watts once said that you would have to mad to want to be President because it is like nominating to be in charge of a runaway truck with no breaks. You can steer it in different directions but you also have somewhat limited agency. So long as the core funding structure below persists, you can only nudge things.
I am not 100% convinced that if Democrats won 2024 election that we wouldn’t be in Iran right now. That said, if we were in Iran, it probably be a lot more sedate and measured. Probably be Also that is a big IF. I mean Democrats were the ones that spent 2 1/2 years negotiating a peace deal with them only to have Trump rip it up in his first term. I’m not saying it would be the same, but there would be the same pressures from below.
So in that sense, it does matter who is in charge but we also need to tackle the base drive train.
If you don’t want “bOtH sIdEs” on the table, stop doing the same thing.
D and R leadership are BoTh 100% supportive of Israel. The USA founded Israel, and it’s our bulwark in the Middle East.
I don’t agree that we should control the Middle East, but I’m not the Pentagon. BoTh SiDeS remains just as true on this now as it was before the election (100%). Israel is the number one benefactor of foreign aid regardless of who holds office.
Please don’t “both sides” this shit, this election was of monumental impact, and will have far reaching consequences all around the globe.
So we weren’t allowed to criticize democrats before the election because it was disunity and hurting their chances. And now we’re not allowed to criticize democrats after the election because……?
Yup, and this is why you’re all doomed for every election you ever have to always be “the most important election in history”.
I think the issue is that the drive train below them is the same. Who is in charge does have a BIG impact on some very key points but the larger general shape of something cannot be changed drastically.
Alan watts once said that you would have to mad to want to be President because it is like nominating to be in charge of a runaway truck with no breaks. You can steer it in different directions but you also have somewhat limited agency. So long as the core funding structure below persists, you can only nudge things.
I am not 100% convinced that if Democrats won 2024 election that we wouldn’t be in Iran right now. That said, if we were in Iran, it probably be a lot more sedate and measured. Probably be Also that is a big IF. I mean Democrats were the ones that spent 2 1/2 years negotiating a peace deal with them only to have Trump rip it up in his first term. I’m not saying it would be the same, but there would be the same pressures from below.
So in that sense, it does matter who is in charge but we also need to tackle the base drive train.
If you don’t want “bOtH sIdEs” on the table, stop doing the same thing.
D and R leadership are BoTh 100% supportive of Israel. The USA founded Israel, and it’s our bulwark in the Middle East.
I don’t agree that we should control the Middle East, but I’m not the Pentagon. BoTh SiDeS remains just as true on this now as it was before the election (100%). Israel is the number one benefactor of foreign aid regardless of who holds office.
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