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
It's a foolish political stunt without real legal basis.
The design of the US government is emphatic that the two chambers of the legislature can set their own rules and even judge membership, so states don't have any grounds for imposing on the federal government like this.
Currently the House has decided to wait on the Senate to stop blocking the government funding legislation, which is strategically reasonable, so there's nothing lost in the representative not being sworn in. The House isn't conducting normal business anyway.
Johnson has said that the swearing-in will happen once the House returns to normal business, so there's really no rush.
If Senate Democrats stop obstructing the legislation things will get back to normal.
volkris
boosted
#ClayAndBuck, a gold mine today, talking about #NoKings: you know, there used to be times when an heir would become king as a child, and he wasn't mature enough to actually rule. Wait, they clarified, turns out they had Biden in mind, seemed oblivious of how that might come across. #USPolitics
@hj sounds like you're making some assumptions there.
No, not everybody has the resources to invest in themselves like that. A lot of us can't.
volkris
boosted
#ClayAndBuck say they can't imagine why the Republican wouldn't drop out of the #NYC mayoral race unless he's being bribed not to. Can't think of a single reason why elections don't work according to their worldview. That's even after hearing the candidate try to enlighten them. #USPolitics
Keep in mind that there are nuances to different interpretations of the unitary executive approach.
Nelson's argument, even if originalist, might be in full agreement with some proposals of the unitary executive.
Just for example, consider the potential Federal Reserve limitation that the Court gestured toward, or arguments that say the president can fire anyone he wants but he can't redirect funding, or vice versa.
The originalist approach is actually pretty amenable to to those sorts of arguments of magnitude by looking at original categorizations.
@65dBnoise Oh the workforce definitely has people that are holding them back, employees who had to be overcome to have those successes. There is dead weight to shed.
The challenge is in figuring out who fits into that category.
Time will tell whether they do this effectively or not.
But for any organization with such a history and a size, there are definitely people who are not only unhelpful but who actually hold the organization back.
It's so telling that they even screwed that up.
@jalefkowit Well even more directly, it's to help the institutions get their version of events out to the public.
This really is the administration shooting itself in the foot when it comes to engaging with the public.
But then, I don't necessarily think that public engagement is a priority for them, especially when it comes to internal strife about who gets to talk with Trump insisting on being center stage.
I'd imagine so, but that's a much larger question than just asking about what people were experiencing when planning to go over to the weekend's events.
I think this is an example of influencers on the #conservative side with this recent approach to treating all politics as if it was a team sport when it's absolutely not, and they don't know what they're talking about.
But no, all the people saying that the #NoKings demonstrations would have #MAGA folks terrified were obviously not understanding what they were fighting against.
Whether they should be scared or not, that's just not how that mindset perceives the world.
#ClayAndBuck: The #NoKings protests were rallies attended by people who joined the losing team and now keep on losing.#USPolitics
@kevbob and this is why we don't generally appreciate extrajudicial killings.
@johnquiggin more US states need to stop interfering with the rights of workers to offer their labor on their own terms.
Eastern Europe doesn't get it, but hopefully someday American culture will.
@sccdp I don't think having a street party vibe is the marker of success that you might think it is...
@aerofreak conservatives would say, yes.
And they're not entirely wrong to the extent that they want the country to change, to progress, to become better, at least as they see it becoming better.
Yes, to the extent Trump is aware of any of this, conservative media will say that these people are all haters of America, at least as it is, they hate a lot of the stuff going on.
And I do too, I hate that we have this President and wish we would do better!
So, Mr Trump would say these people are all left-wing extremists who hate America, and I would stand with them hating that he is in charge, but this is not the productive way to fix things.
@CindyWeinstein But that's what I saw at the rallies! I saw so much hatred, so little talk about building up, just talk about tearing down.
So many of my personal friends going to those rallies were just non-stop negativity and hate.
Johnson's job is to express the position of the House. And I imagine the majority of the House feels the way you captured there.
It's not upstaging 7 million people. It's capturing the perception of them that seems pretty consistent with how they presented themselves to me.
@courtcan More importantly, we voted for this.
Imagine the state of the country, the perspectives of voters around the country going to ballot boxes who felt that this troll was the best option moving forward.
The way to fix the country is not to yell at the troll. The troll likes that. It plays into his hands.
The way to fix the country is to engage with the voters who chose this jerk and address their concerns so they don't feel like they have to again.
That is not what I saw on my timelines.
People were not in good moods, there was a lot of anger and doubt and pushback and concern with shutdowns and court cases and everything else.
I guess the algorithm must have tilted things for that person.
@deborahelizabeth.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
That is not what I saw on my timelines.
People were not in good moods, there was a lot of anger and doubt and pushback and concern with shutdowns and court cases and everything else.
I guess the algorithm must have tilted things for that person.
@RememberUsAlways I heard the interview, and that's not at all what they said.
I really don't know how you got that from that interview.
@molytov Yeah the protests are stupid and counterproductive, lending Republicans plenty of material for their upcoming campaigns, but shutting down road traffic only makes it worse, giving Republicans even more to run on.
Liberals need to stop electing and reelecting the same ineffective politicians. It makes no sense to go protest and then elect the guy that's causing the problems they are protesting against.
THAT is the way to make change at this point.
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
volkris's choices:
