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105 sats \ 11 replies \ @SimpleStacker 21h \ parent \ on: Trust the science, but I'm gonna manipulate you with emotion and sentiment Politics_And_Law
The only problem I see with this is that I'm not sure people are learning the right lessons. Instead of learning that maybe it's not good to have such a powerful federal government, they may be telling themselves that even more authoritarianism is necessary to prevent another Trump from happening
The funny thing about RFK to me is that I'm skeptical of a lot of what he says. But the biggest thing, the biggest signal that there is something wrong is the reaction to him. He has some very valid points that almost never get countered. That's a red flag. A few people do counter his claims but when they do they really contradict the propaganda we are told about public health and their own statements about RFK's beliefs.
I recently saw a Bill Maher clip where he said he disagreed with RFK about vaccines but respected his balls. Apparently he's known the man for years and says he may be wrong about some things but he believes them. This isn't some act or scam. He has conviction. I believe that. That' doesn't mean he's correct but it does mean something to me.
Bottom line. I hate bullshit. I hate lies. Fauci is still a hero in many people's minds and he is one of the worst people I can think of in the last decade for what he did. I can respect people that I disagree with, but I don't respect liars. Especially not ones that deceive millions into making decisions they can't take back.
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Fauci should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity.
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Indeed.
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I don't doubt that it could go that way, but for the time being they just seem so defeated. I mean that emotionally.
I think there's still been absolutely no honest reflection about why Americans have largely rejected the modern left. All I hear is "fascism" this and "racism" that. Until they reckon with reality, they won't be a political threat.
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I hope you're right. But Republicans certainly do their fair share of crazy which also turns people off.
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What they have going for them politically is that people are mostly upset at their lack of fulfilling campaign promises, whereas the Democrats are hated because they did implement their program.
It's easier to run on "We'll get it done this time." than "Please forget all the crazy shit we just did."
It should go without saying that this is not an endorsement of what Republicans want to do. Their crazy shit is just more popular than the Democrats' and it hasn't blown up in their faces yet.
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Yep, that is the more likely outcome I'm afraid. Both sides basically want authoritarianism. They just don't admit it. I've told my more progressive friends this and they scoff at the idea.
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I think there is a tacit understanding among the right that we're taking advantage of authoritarian/statist tactics while we can. Progressives are completely blind as to why nationalizing an entire industry under a central government could possibly be considered authoritarian, as long as they're the ones doing it, because they're judging the government not by the sum amount of authority it possesses, but by how it spends that authority. For them authoritarianism isn't an inherent fact of statism. Authoritarianism to them means the oppression of the capitalist class, lurking within the free market, and requiring a powerful state to serve as a check to rectify the injustices of ostensibly meritocratic non-interventionist policies.
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Yeah, this does seem to be the mindset. Sadly, the reality is power is power.
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IMO, looking to government for solutions is the sign of an uncreative mind.
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Indeed.
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