110% agree. The tough part is that simple appealing lies are so much easier to sell people than messy complex truths.
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Someone will give those voices a platform. At least you can guarantee that isn’t the only voice people hear.
Speaking as broadly as possible 90% of Democrats say the government has a responsibility to make sure everyone has healthcare. When you phrase it as “Medicare for all” the support drops to 78%, when you say government run healthcare instead of private healthcare the support is 71%, and when you phrase it as “single payer” it drops to 52%. When you only ever have a slim majority, how a plan is implemented drastically affects the number of votes.
The difference is that each media stream had to show both sides, so you couldn’t have people watching one channel living in a bubble of fiction.
Some people say the world is flat or that Elvis was a space alien, so go for it.
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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What would happen if the US got rid of the majority of their bases and brought all the stationed soldiers home? What would be the impact on society, the economy, and other things?
15·4 days agoMany places also use the US military as a deterrent in lieu of having their own defense. Poland just requested a large US base to deter Russian invasion. South Korea would certainly be in trouble if we left.
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politics @lemmy.world•A-List Celebs Adam Sandler, Dwayne Johnson, and Tom Brady Turn Down Trump’s White House UFC Fight in Droves
95·5 days agoOn his podcast, Job Favreau (the former Obama speechwriter) revealed that he was mistakenly invited to the event because they thought he was Jon Favreau the actor. They didn’t realize their mistake until he submitted his ID for a background check. Lol
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Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•If only we knew the power at our disposal
14·5 days agoThe Sonic & Knuckles “adapter” was made to have Sonic 2 and 3 cartridges plug into it. It allowed adding knuckles to 2 and created an expanded version of 3 which completed the story. The 32X is an adapter that upgraded the 16 bit console to play 32 bit games. The side of the Sega console had a slot where a Sega CD (cd-rom drive) could plug in. Apparently the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge fits into it, or at least appears to.
So rent a boat and scuba gear and putter around the coast of Florida for a few days.
Buying groceries with cash is nice and all, but you will never put a dent in that much money doing it that way.
It’s a lot harder to explain bundles of cash. Remove any identifying marking on the gold and claim it as marine salvage.
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Not The Onion@lemmy.world•Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into workEnglish
20·7 days agoI used to have to drive past this fucking thing on my way to work. We banning those too?

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News@lemmy.world•House approves war powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, in a rebuke of Trump
95·7 days agoThe way it’s always worked is the president can’t unilaterally declare war. Let’s not pretend we are still bound by precedent or rules anymore.
The Dalai Lama goes up to a hot dog vendor and says make me one with everything.
Edit: The Dalai Lama pays for the hot dog with a $20 bill, but the vendor doesn’t give him any money back. The Lama asks for his change. The vendor says change must come from within.
How many impressionists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Two. One to paint the giraffe blue and the other to fill the bath tub with ping pong balls.
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3DPrinting@lemmy.world•What 3D printer should I buy?English
44·11 days agoTo me it all depends if the hobby is about the prints or the printer. If you just want to make stuff with minimal tinkering and effort, Bambu is what you want. If you want to customize, tweak, optimize, etc, then Prusa or Elegoo are both solid choices.
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Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.world•Gas nears $5. Why aren’t electric vehicles selling in the US?English
31·11 days agoPHEV master race
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politics @lemmy.world•Postal Service moving forward with Trump’s attack on mail voting
77·12 days agoSo it’s 100% certain now that he is going to declare the election invalid to keep Republican majority control.
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Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.world•Breaking down the illusion of a 2 party system
1·13 days agoAgain, you don’t know the definition of fascism.
https://www.anarchistnews.org/content/it-fascism-now
Italian anarchists tried to organize a united front of the left and the unions to resist the Fascists physically, but the Socialist and Communist parties would not agree. A decade later, Leon Trotsky similarly urged the German Socialists and Communists to cooperate in combatting the Nazi Storm Troopers, with a similar lack of action by the Social Democrats and Stalinists.
Similar things happened in Spain. Either accept Democrats as allies against fascism, or enable fascism. Those are the only choices.








Those unpopular things usually have bipartisan support