it is against the material interest of the democratic party to hold and wield power
emizeko
joined 5 years ago
[Dentist waiting room]
Me: [chanting] year of four presidents, year of four presidents-
Other patients: year of four presidents, YEAR OF FOUR PRESIDENTS
Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] YEAR OF FOUR PRESIDENTS, YEAR OF FOUR PRESIDENTS, YEAR OF FOUR PRESIDENTS!
The American liberal, faced with this reality, tends to concede that truth is in fact drowned out by a relentless tide of spin and propaganda. Their next move is always predictable, however. It’s another lesson dutifully drilled into them in their youth: “At least we can dissent, however unpopular and ineffectual!” The reality, of course, is that such dissent is tolerated to the extent that it is unpopular.
Big-shot TV host Phil Donahue demonstrated that challenging imperial marching orders in the context of the invasion of Iraq was career suicide, when a leaked memo clearly explained he was fired in 2003 because he’d be a “difficult public face for NBC in a time of war.” [5] The fate of journalists unprotected by such wealth or celebrity is darker and sadder. Ramsey Orta, whose footage of Eric Garner pleading “I can’t breathe!” to NYPD cops choking him to death went viral, was rewarded for his impactful citizen journalism by having his family targeted by the cops, fast-tracked to prison for unrelated crimes, and fed rat poison while in there. [6] The only casualty of the spectacular “Panama Papers” leak was Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist who led the investigation, who was assassinated with a car-bomb near her home in Malta. [7] Then there’s the well-publicized cases of Assange, Snowden, Manning, etc. That said, I tend think to such lists are somewhat unnecessary since, ultimately, most honest people confess that they self-censor on social media for fear of consequences. (Do you?)
In other words, the status quo in the West is basically as follows: you can say whatever you want, so long as it doesn’t actually have any effect.
if only that were fucking true
if we do we probably shouldn't talk about it here
Kamala doesn't have enough experience, I want the dems to nominate Jimmy Carter
she sees what can be, unburdened by what has been
I wish I had bookmarked that image of Kamala's face shopped onto Trump's hair and body, from a few days before the shooting when Biden called her Vice President Trump. does anyone remember what comm it was posted in or where or maybe someone saved it? I went through the last two news megas
I wish I had bookmarked that image of Kamala's face shopped onto Trump's hair and body
I would reply to you with it
it's De la Cruz on the PSL ticket this time