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 ;)
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#ClayAndBuck: I don't know how there could be a hundred or a thousand protesters against #Trump. Obviously it must be a conspiracy. Obviously somebody is paying these people to oppose him. What other explanation could there be? #USPolitics
Yeah, and even conservatives can't quite express what the guy did wrong. It's all innuendo.
If you squint your eyes hard enough you can read some secret messages into his speech, so it's not what he did, it's what we imagine he did that we are attacking him for.
Jerks.
@denisedwheeler.bsky.social You're overthinking things and giving #Trump too much credit.
There's no conspiracy here, there's just Trump responding to the memes of his base, with other people profiting all the while. But he doesn't know what he's doing. He's too stupid.
He could incarcerate more people. But he's too stupid to do that too if he wanted to.
When we give Trump too much credit we end up excusing the folks that are actually doing this stuff, particularly congresspeople that we keep reelecting for some reason. It lets them off the hook. Let's not.
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#ClayAndBuck on the lady shot by ICE: She was honking her horn, you see. #USPolitics #ICE
@junesim63 It's not really a scientific question so this is kind of pointless.
@Free_Press fortunately presidents don't have authority to make that kind of call.
@fortyseven The main thing is to raise awareness about voting because so many people actively vote to empower officials that approve the exact issues that they rail against.
Stickers don't do much, but voting for a congressperson who doesn't fix things sure does!
@gandalf_der_12te just filter based on hashtags.
Set the norms that people categorize their own posts using hashtags and other people opt in or out based on the same tags.
The important question for everybody is, did they vote for the representative that is in Congress right now?
It doesn't even matter whether it's a Republican or a Democrat. The Democrats in Congress have decided to be worthless, have really chosen to go along with what's going on.
We have got to stop reelecting the same worthless representatives. And yet, so many people who are opposed to what's going on keep voting for the same people.
That's really the key.
Stop reelecting the congresspeople enabling this stuff, even the Democrats. Writing letters doesn't really matter if they know they're going to be reelected anyway.
Yes, I do think #Trump is stupid. The reason I think that is because we see him make unforced errors over and over as he loses otherwise obtainable goals, as we watch him shoot himself in the foot over and over throughout his record.
From him botching his own court case that led to his felony convictions through botching negotiations for peace deals through botching trade negotiations leading to responses that he definitely said wouldn't happen, the guy keeps messing up in ways that were obviously going to happen.
His record of making promises that he couldn't keep reflects a level of stupidity that is really quite striking.
Don't let the stories of billionaires distract you. These images are being generated by a whole lot of users who are definitely not billionaires.
@jmac The problem with that kind of attitude is that it excuses the folks up the chain of command that enable their actions, set policy, set their norms of behavior, and pay them.
I wouldn't go there. I would rather hold their managers accountable.
Nah, You're giving Trump too much credit.
He just wanted some attention. That's the long and short of it.
Globalize? The guy doesn't know anything about the rest of the globe, nor does he care. He just wants attention.
@zoocoup Well, it's not that they are outright refusing but that they are joining the Republicans with their votes to promote this terrible situation.
We have got to stop re-electing these same people that are failing us so badly. But we keep putting them back into power instead of holding them accountable.
One would expect that the decision surrounding Humphrey's will be later in the term as it is not such a pressing issue, and there is probably going to be a lot more drafting and redrafting surrounding that very complex topic.
The thing to keep in mind is that those claims have been circulating in mainstream conservative media all the while. These administration speakers are merely latching onto popular conservative ideas.
They are following, as they often are, not leading. It's a symptom, not a cause.
These dangerous claims are coming from the grassroots, in other words. It's really important to recognize that the problem is out there in the public, not coming top down from any individual officials.
@susankayequinn Oh they don't need your compliance. They have guns.
In fact, they love demonstrators because they know how to handle that. Demonstrators are playing their game. They know how to operate the riot gear; they know how to use tear gas; they know how to use videos of demonstrations in their propaganda.
No they love you demonstrating. You're playing into their hands.
The main thing is, stop reelecting the same idiots that can't effectively fix things. THAT is how to change the system. So many people demonstrating against bad policies did so right after reelecting and re-empowering the same lawmakers who supported those bad policies!
Problem is, that kind of analysis treats judges as if they were untethered from law, perhaps overlooking the role of our elected representatives in the system.
It could very well be that the judges aren't the problem, but we need to elect better lawmakers to make better laws for the judges to act on.
@PaulWermer What cases on international law have they ruled on that would support this?
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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