[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 142 points 2 months ago

How could he escalate? He is shipping in fucking North Koreans to fight for him because he can't find enough Russians. Misleading bullshit headline.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 167 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

He is using a tactic here where he knows 100% that something is not going to happen so he calls for it in an attempt to divert blame and appear virtuous.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 115 points 3 months ago

I mean it's classic Orwellianism to make up wild claims so that they seem normal when you do it. It's also called hypernormalization. Say crazy outlandish thing that doesn't exist. Then when it happens no one is surprised. The Big Lie. Etc.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 100 points 3 months ago

So they decided to vote for the anti-union capitalist.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 68 points 4 months ago

Oh yeah. I forget sometimes that that was the most expensive shitpost of all time.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 153 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The reason capitalism leads to fascism is that inevitably capitalism will lead to untenable inequality. Injustice will be too great to ignore between the rich and the rest. This will lead to populism.

There are two forms of populism. One will seek to rectify the imbalances caused by capitalism. The other will seek to divert blame to minorities. If there were less blacks, immigrants, gays, Jews, etc. etc. then our society would not be in decay. One is much more useful to the Capitalist and so it will ultimately prevail. The capitalist will devote all resources to crushing the leftist populism up to and including directly funding fascism.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 105 points 5 months ago

You will not be propositioned by swingers.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 75 points 7 months ago

It's definitely satire. The status is the clue. Also a lot of what he says makes him sound like an idiot in a business context.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 80 points 7 months ago

It will be felt most by those least responsible.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 78 points 9 months ago

That's a lot of money we're spending because of Netanyahu's crazed bloodlust.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 73 points 10 months ago

Baldwin was the primary producer on the film and the set conditions had had numerous safety issues up until this point including 3 other firearm misfires. There was a documented safety issue on this set and while Gutierrez-Reed was part of it, the showrunners clearly were too by not taking steps to address it before the tragedy happened.

[-] Rookwood@lemmy.world 77 points 11 months ago

We had a strong candidate in 2016 and the DNC literally committed fraud to deny him a nomination.

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