cogman

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[–] cogman@lemmy.world 31 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The prime Republican demographic is rich white christian men.

Voters that don't provide proof of citizenship are very likely to be poor. It's a hoop to jump through that's a lot harder when you don't have money, time, and a car.

I'll also point out that it's completely unnecessary as the great state of AZ has all the resources they'd need to go name by name and verify that these people are indeed citizens. Making them provide it during registration is a filler for the poor.

Much like literacy tests were there to filter out black people.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 82 points 2 weeks ago

Shapiro is a HUGE Zionist and has had problems in his office with sexual harassment (not by him, but his aides). With some saying he helped to cover it up.

He may play well in Pennsylvania, he does not play well in many states like Michigan and would not play well with the youth vote. The only real reason to pick Shapiro is for AIPAC money.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I really struggle to understand how keeping innocent people behind bars is popular with anyone. The only thing I can come up with is that the people kept behind bars are some racial or religious minority.

I would have thought "this guy is stopping the release of exonerated people" would upset a lot of people.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 66 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Agreed. Fuck sources like CNN telling her to drop cabinet heads like Lina Khan, just because daddy business doesn't want to pay taxes.

It's strictly a donor thing as even in super conservative idaho, I've never heard negative things about the more progressive positions. It's only business owners that hate it.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

I have literally seen them call Fox News leftist because it will no longer air election denial bs.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

The story is that he proudly shared this story. He thinks telling his young child to shut the hell up because Trump is more important paints him in a good light.

This wasn't a hidden camera capturing a bad moment, this was Vance bragging.

It's a story because he's a weirdo monster that cares more about licking Trump's boots than loving his kids. Even if that's not the case, he told that story precisely to communicate how much he loves a man he previously described as a modern Hitler.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The real question at this point is who shows up to the poll booth. I'm not sure how much trump using the n word would depress his turnout or enthuse kamala turnout.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I disagree. Good people love bomb. People that love bomb don't always do it for nefarious (from their perspective) reasons.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I'm a former mormon, and I can tell you that love bombing (from a cultists perspective) is never from ill intent. They are just trying to share "the truth" and they believe that if you adopt "the truth" everything about your life will be made better.

If someone is love bombing you for an organization, first thing to do is investigate that organization. Read the stuff they don't want you to read. Particularly, don't pull that information from their media/materials. You should seek out the opinions of ex-members of the organization to get a real feel for what it's all about.

For example, imagine if the rotary club was trying to recruit you. What do you think an exrotarian would say? Well, you can google it. And, surprise, it's mostly "Yeah, I moved and just sort of lost interest".

Now go visit /r/exmormon and see the miles of shit they have to say about previous membership.

That, to me, is the acid test. Are exmembers that way because it was just sort of a "meh" event. Or did they get there because the organization was abusive?

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Harris also has the skull shape of a Marxist! And the fact that she's a girl will make all the other manly nations call us Sissies!

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I tend to agree, but I will say if Dems truly want the will of the people, then they should switch all the primaries over to RCV. The current FPTP system gives incumbents huge advantages while penalizing reform candidates with similar politics.

Send delegates proportionally allocated to the top 2 or 3 and run the convention the same way.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 65 points 3 weeks ago

He literally rallied a violent mob to try and overturn the last election.

Like, you have to be a moron to think he's "joking" about trying to be a fascist dictator.

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