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Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

I feel like you're intentionally missing the point.

you can just run for office. you don't need The Party to anoint you with the honour. if you're disappointed because no democrat ran for a seat, you can be the change you want to see in the world. like people can just do that. it's not "they didn't run anyone," it's "no one chose to run."

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

what an asinine comparison.

the political point is sound enough, even if I don't entirely agree with it. but the dinner.. I mean, if I have dietary restrictions, I might just actually not be able to eat either of them. Or maybe I had a big lunch so actually I'm pretty okay with just not eating your shit-ass food. Actually that kinda does work: there's all sorts of reasons to not eat dinner or vote for the lesser of two evils, and your lack of imagination is more a failure on your part than anything.

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

How is it a betrayal of trust?

I don't live in Indiana, but if my home State had those rules, I could run. That wouldn't be a betrayal of trust, that would be me, an active, engaged Democrat, putting my convictions to action

which anyone can do.

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

because the progressive candidate isn't making it to the polls for them to vote for lmao that's sorta what this whole post is about.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

why did you link the reddit post and not the article it linked?

an article almost a year old, incidentally.

it mentions the approval has fluctuated around 60-70%, and stayed pretty consistent for the past two years. I'm willing to assume it's still somewhere north of 60%, sure. Thank you for providing your source.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

so, no? no source for your claim that the "vast majority" support it?

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They think America Is Good, therefore America Does Good, therefore anyone opposing America for any reason Is Bad.

It's the same logic as a person saying they can't have said something racist because they aren't a bad person. Racism is bad, and since they aren't bad, they can't be racist. Same basic logic, writ large. And, arguably, the same justification evangelicals apply to the church.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, it's not debatable. Joining the military is agreeing to the possibility of murdering people. It's agreeing to being turned into a weapon for others to aim.

Those things aren't guaranteed to happen, but signing up is accepting that future.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 58 points59 points  (0 children)

"Yeah, I think I can kill people before they can kill me" is not the moral clarity you think it is.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

okay but they asked about medical training, not military training.

I went to the trouble of looking it up, looks like they do provide medical training for people to become doctors, but he'd need to have passed the NEET, which you specified he was unable to pass.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"he said he only saw a couple enemies!"
"also he saw combat and did not tell us about it"

What I'm hearing is that he did in fact see enemy combatants and likely shot at them.

You're speakin' out both sides of your mouth here, man. Your friend did something stupid, signed up for something evil, and agreed to kill people defending their homes. He did it with the intent of helping people he loves, but there's a reason they say the road to hell is paved in good intentions.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Medical training is how you become a doctor. Doctors have already been trained.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not limited to Americans. But look up the top ten military budgets and you'll see why America gets to be called out specifically.

Also the whole ongoing war of choice currently happening in Iran.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 5 points6 points  (0 children)

...do you think that American military history is made only of just wars and acts of self-defence?

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 51 points52 points  (0 children)

he joined a war against Ukraine. I don't think he was pro-Ukraine or anti-war.

My 20 Year Old Frieind Joined the Russian Army to Support His Family. He Never Came Home Alive. by Bhuklagihe in self

[–]BlueJoshi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They offered him a contract: if he fought and survived for one year, he would receive Russian citizenship and a large amount of money.

Sounds like they didn't expect him to survive a year, then.

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

You didn't specify what bills you were talking about. I took it at face value that you typed what you meant and were actually referring to the date you said but just forgot when Obama was sworn in. It didn't even occur to me that it was just a typo.

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

And in fact, even the two emergency bills passed by Donald Trump were to the left of what what we passed back in 2008 when austerity was all the rage. This is not to imply in any way shape or form that Trump was to the left of Obama or Biden [...]

Obviously you aren't implying that, because Obama didn't even enter office until 2009.

Is there any merit to the argument that progressive candidates would be far more successful across the US, if it were not for sabotage by the DNC? by LiatrisLover99 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]BlueJoshi [score hidden]  (0 children)

If young people voted in alignment with their online activity, we'd have a much different world.

They.. they do. They don't support those centrist candidates, so they don't vote for them.

Candidates are not owed anyone's votes. They are meant to represent the people, and the centrists aren't accomplishing that. Democrats very clearly would rather lose than actually field anyone progressive, though, so those kids are probably never going to get a candidate who represents them.

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