volkris @volkris@qoto.org
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
This is false and we need to call it out.
The US government is split into exactly three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial. It's designed that way for both checks and balances and to make sure citizens can hold officials accountable for their actions.
Indictment is an activity of the executive branch, where the buck stops with the president. Biden, effectively, did conduct this indictment, it was done through his authority, and whether a person supports it or not, it's at Biden's hand.
We really must hold officials accountable for their actions, again, whether those actions are positive or not.
Pretty weird to bring up fascism in relation to a protest against police action.
The president absolutely CAN directly declassify any documents he wants. Classification is an executive branch issue, so as the official vested with the authority of the executive branch it's all up to the president.
A lot of people get that wrong because they're not up to speed on basic civics.
@Pwnallthethings
It's about premises. Mainstream republicans don't believe that espionage, sedition, and treason occurred in the first place.
But that's not what the majority says, so it sounds like you're setting up a strawman.
What of the majority's argument that Congress wrote §1344(g)(1) so as to clearly reflect "that certain adjacent wetlands are part of waters of the United States."?
US Supreme Court Rules Against Racial Gerrymandering
Keep in mind that the way the US government is designed, the Supreme Court doesn't get to pick and choose things to look into. It is only able to consider cases that other people submit to it.
So the Supreme Court doesn't get to go out looking for things to fix. Somebody would have to file a lawsuit that would go through lower courts and eventually be appealed up to the Supreme Court.
If we don't like the laws, then let's stop reelecting the same cruddy lawmakers to our legislatures.
There's no sense blaming the Court for the crappy laws passed by the people we keep actively going to the polls to empower.
Ah. Personally I am pretty annoyed by the direction they are going with packaging, but meh, not yet annoyed enough to give up on them.
Why not?
No, Reddit will not truly be abandoned, because so many of it's users really just don't have an interest in the recent events that are making some people so irate.
They're just not interested in that fight, so it doesn't really show up on their radar, so it won't influence their use of the platform.
Well from what I'm hearing that is the plan B.
A lot are hoping for a plan A where the prosecution's case just falls apart once they get to trial, if not before.
I think a lot of people who don't really understand the legal system are getting some high hopes, just as the people who didn't understand the election system got their hopes up in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
I've been really wondering about that but haven't had time to sit down and look into how Lemmy interfaces with the rest of the ActivityPub world.
My quick glance is at it looks like Lemmy is effectively a walled garden even though it uses standard protocols, which would be disappointing.
Well, or being better informed about how the US government functions.
Trump world simply replies that the information wasn't classified.
US Politics Andy Biggs
Because people voted for him and he won his election.
Well of course it's an acquiescence to the MAGA Republicans. That's democracy. The whole idea is that we acquiesce to the wants of the people as they vote.
You are welcome to take the position that democracy should be overruled here, but just realize that's what you're doing.
If you are comfortable with depriving people of their chosen representatives, that's fine. Just make sure you realize that's what you're calling for.
Personally I think that promotes civil war, so if that's your motivation then it is counterproductive.
Meh, it's the difference between legal and political processes.
If the people vote for a criminal, well, that's democracy for you. And the issue of whether that person should be prosecuted and punished is a completely different question.
The issue is that it runs into conflict with the democratic process.
These people were elected, so it's not something that should be done lightly to overrule elections by refusing people their chosen representation.
Where, specifically, do you believe they went wrong?
I think the most pressing and fundamental problem of the day is that people lack a practically effective means of sorting out questions of fact in the larger world. We can hardly begin to discuss ways of addressing reality if we can't agree what reality even is, after all.
The institutions that have served this role in the past have dropped the ball, so the next best solution is talking to each other, particularly to those who disagree, to sort out conflicting claims.
Unfortunately, far too many actively oppose this, leaving all opposing claims untested. It's very regressive.
So that's my hobby, striving to understanding the arguments of all sides at least because it's interesting to see how mythologies are formed but also because maybe through that process we can all have our beliefs tested.
But if nothing else, social media platforms like this are chances to vent frustrations that on so many issues both sides are obviously wrong ;)
Joined Dec 2022
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