treefrog

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[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 13 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

So if someone is polluting the air my child and I breathe, and destroying the environment in which we live, and I use physical force to stop them, is that self-defense?

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 11 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

“So we really like what we’re seeing,” she added. “We’re seeing strong turnout. Our margins are strong, and the folks that we’re focused on, those lower propensity voters that don’t always vote, they are tuning in and showing up at a higher level in support of the vice president.”

i.e. voter turnout and engagement has been high

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because the democrats have been giving the FTC and Unions more teeth lately. And Harris is pointing towards tax hikes on Bezos. So, both Trump and Harris are bad from Bezos point of view.

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

I use the Tibetan Book of the Dead as a guide. For faces at the slip gates (i.e. the dweller on the threshold), recognize that they're nothing other than your own mind. Bless them with love and compassion, and then let them go to continue on your quest.

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well, that's one way to crash the economy. But I'm sure if that happened it would somehow be the Democrats fault.

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I told you I thought you were being disingenuous and now you're resorting to personal attacks calling me an idiot, and bringing my kid into it.

I think that says a lot about your ego. And any political positions you derive from it.

Nice conversation, take care.

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Then why did you post this thread?

Because like it or not the current political system in the US is a trolley problem. It's a very binary do we go this way or do we go that way?

If you have no interest in the problem, then don't pay attention to US politics and don't make posts about it.

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

Not to mention a pardon for those pesky election interference charges

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago
[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

It's a trolley problem. Do you vote harris and kill X people? Or vote trump and kill X+X people?

The trolley will kill people either way. Do you let it lean left and kill some people? Or lean right and kill many more?

Better analogy?

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (6 children)

I hear you on feeling like the lesser of two wrongs isn't a choice.

But, if you had a choice between the two. Would you prefer to poke out an eye or burn a finger?

Both options being bad doesn't mean they're equally bad. And sometimes we really do have to choose between the better of two bad options.

That's just life.

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