Do you think what we need is a competent administrator?

To do the job of competently administering things? Funnily enough, I do.

Fuck no, what we need a symbol to rally behind

Look at Trump… He doesn’t do shit

Case in fucking point!

We need a populist figure that will attract progressives who do know how politics work, and not the Democratic party picks, who are consultant brained cowards who resist change

Agreed on all counts.

Reagan was bad because he was the face of a bad movement

And because his charisma and fame far outstripped his competency and integrity.

His image made the movement possible just like Trump does now. Giving incompetent (at the ACTUAL job) figureheads a lot of power tends to cause a shitload of trouble for everyone else involved, and often themselves.

At the end of the day, bad things are bad and good things are good.

Which is why I would love for Michael Phelps to perform surgery on me! After all, good is good and he was REALLY good at transporting himself through liquid swiftly!

You’re misdiagnosising the problem

Nope. You’re endorsing a big part of the problem as a solution.

Fair.

Really? It could have told me at any point while we went through that fucking desert!

You don’t seem to understand how desperately we need someone sympathetic and admirable to unfuck things

I do. That’s WHY I’m speaking up against suggesting people who are both but don’t have the skill set, experience, and other requisites for being good at politics.

It’s probably DEFINITELY not Eilish or Steward, but if sure as hell isn’t Gavin Newsum or Kamala Harris either

Fixed it for you.

If you don’t think it’s appropriate to call for random public figures to run for president, I don’t think you really understand where politics in this country are right now

On the contrary: I know that it’s not appropriate BECAUSE I know American politics well enough to know how fucked up things are.

As I pointed out already, random public figures being drafted for/inserting themselves into politics is a HUGE part of the problem, going back to Reagan, and likely further still.

Because she’s not a politician, doesn’t want to be one, and probably wouldn’t be anywhere near as good at it as she is at music.

I know you were being facetious, but (especially) Americans REALLY need to stop suggesting that everyone sympathetic and admirable run for public office.

There’s already a shitload of EXTREMELY unqualified people calling the shots in American politics, and the “popularity to politics pipeline” is the second-biggest reason for it after people buying political power.

The katana are also named Linus.

Something to do with oral sex 🤷🏻

I was in a bluegrass band called Cyberpunk Chihuahuas. We offended many cultural sensibilities.

On the bright side

Nice one 😁

That’s the episode title, yes. Well remembered!

I’m actually surprised it’s not closer to 100%

These are probably the official figures arrived at AFTER a bunch of schemes to avoid being fairly taxed, as are those of the other companies listed.

In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if 36% is close to the REAL profit margin of the ones on the bottom of this chart and those of the top 5 or so are all 80%+.

“Where are the goddamn Ethiopian, Sami and Kurd dancers?!"

It’s ten thousand jays when all you need is a rook!

FFS! Just take your vast troves of unethically sourced riches and go away, Pelosis!

(After said riches are properly taxed, of course)

Close, but he’s actually called Herbie Tonojizz and he’s a really sweet guy who loves pineapple!

As the excellently named @calamitycastle@lemmy.world pointed out, it’s the Bag of Nails

I was talking about Apple in general, not this ridiculously overpriced pocket sling specifically.

As will everyone else with an accurate perspective of that walled garden of exploitation and grift 🤷🏻