chetradley

joined 1 year ago
[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 7 points 1 hour ago

Members of the DNC were emailing each other about how best to undermine Sanders' presidential campaign after promising to remain neutral. Democrats, if you want to inspire voters, let them pick the fucking candidate!

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Ok fair enough. I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. I just watched my wife go through breastfeeding two kids and I know how much the stigma against it sucks. It's tough to schedule around as it is without having to worry that someone is going to be offended that you're trying to feed your child.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pumping and breastfeeding aren't easy. You don't get to determine when it's time to pump. Hanging out with friends? Better have a pumping plan. 3 AM? Time to pump. The fact that she's giving up so much time and freedom for others is really amazing.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't want to know about someone helping infants in need, or you're grossed out by breasts?

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Center: I want your help in my life.
Left: I want your name in my room.
Right: I want your number in my account.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your dad's a smart guy!

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

That's the smart plan. Every time I've been to a casino (4 times I can recall) I had an amount set aside that I was prepared to lose and that would be it for me. A couple times I got ahead and just cashed out.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I'm imagining that meme of people on the podium but there's 50 of them and instead of champagne the Louisiana guy is at the very end chugging wiper fluid.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you get voted into power, lobbyists give you even more money.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The average voter is living paycheck to paycheck, just trying to make ends meet. They see executives making billions while the US government is spending trillions on military equipment, and meanwhile, they're seeing the prices of basic necessities skyrocket and they're just trying to figure out how to live.

This person may vote for Trump, or just sit out the election because they don't think either candidate cares about them. It's not about whether you're progressive enough or centrist enough, it's about speaking to the biggest problem: wealth inequality.

Will the Democrats figure this out? I guess we'll see in 3 years.

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

That's a great idea, I think I'll do that as well!

[–] chetradley@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I feel like threatening to withhold your endorsement just equates to holding the country hostage. He absolutely has been trying to push the Democrats to adopt more progressive policies and block military shipments to Israel, which is why it's so frustrating to see them disregard him and lose because of it.

 

Lots of people are feeling hopeless and upset right now, and for good reason. It's normal to feel like no matter what you do, things are going to get much worse for a lot of people. Blame, despair and anger are natural reactions, but as the shock of the situation dulls, what's your plan going forward?

Call me naive, but seeing hate have a resurgence makes me want to do more to help the people that are going to suffer the most. I'm going to make a plan to volunteer more of my time and resources to help organizations that need it. I'm going to see if my friends can organize with me to sponsor a migrant family. I may not be able to do much, but my personal way of coping with shitty situations is to try to make the world a little less shitty.

I'm going to try to be kinder and more forgiving with people, and be a better role model for my kids. And I'm going to resist and fight back against hate when I see it.

Lastly, I'm going to be a more supportive friend to the people in my life. And to anyone reading this that feels like this world's gone insane, and you're all alone: you're not. We're still in this together, and I appreciate everything you're doing.

 
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