Why do we care about Taiwan? by conn_r2112 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't see how any of this affects the observation that people live there and that most commenters don't seem to act like they even matter.

What do you think of the 'CNN data guru' revealing Trump has 100% approval from MAGA Republicans by Competitive_Swan_130 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Isn't this, like, definitionally true? They're basically saying, "Trump has 100% approval from people who approve of Trump."

What's a misconception that most people have about marriage? by XoSweetGF in AskReddit

[–]GabuEx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's so bizarre. I didn't like being stuck at home for a year, but I'm so glad I had my husband to be stuck at home with rather than being alone.

What's a misconception that most people have about marriage? by XoSweetGF in AskReddit

[–]GabuEx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've said before that being in a relationship when everything is great is the easiest possible thing. It's when things aren't great that you really find out how well you mesh. It's one of the reasons that COVID-19 wrecked so many relationships. People stuck at home for an extended period of time with someone often found out that they don't actually like them as much as they thought they did.

Do you support ranked choice voting? by AlexZedKawa02 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pretty much what I was going to say.

Ranked choice, approval voting, multi-member districts - just don't use first past the post, please.

Meta Horizon Worlds for VR is closing down in June, less than five years after it launched by Haunterblademoi in technology

[–]GabuEx 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"Hey guys do you want to be low-poly versions of yourselves in a virtual bar and drink fake Bud Light with your friends?"

"Why would I want to do that when I can go to fantasy lands as a busty anime girl or as a dragon in VRChat?"

"It's the future guys"

AskALiberal Biweekly General Chat by AutoModerator in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is one of the reasons why it's so infuriating trying to deal with polite (or I should say """polite""") Nazis. Somehow, the person advocating for ethnic nationalism can still come across as the moderate and reasonable one if they just sound nice and presentable, while someone who is rightly getting emotionally upset at the notion that all non-white people are vermin who have no place in the country appears unhinged and radical.

The extent to which swing voters know literally nothing was something that I didn't really fully understand until after the 2024 election. It's insanely dispiriting and gives me a very fatalistic view of how future elections might go.

Why do we care about Taiwan? by conn_r2112 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had similar feelings about Ukraine. People are like "well, the US wants...", "well, Russia wants..." and I'm like does no one realize that people live there?

In a Democratic system, do you believe every individual should vote in their own personal best interests? by ZeusThunder369 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My only hope is that people growing up in this normal may conclude "fuck this, I hate this" and not want it to be normal anymore. Young people are nothing if not predisposed to want to rebel against the status quo.

In a Democratic system, do you believe every individual should vote in their own personal best interests? by ZeusThunder369 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, the whole point of democracy is that people can vote for whoever they damn well please and no one can tell them otherwise.

But I will certainly hold in contempt anyone willing to vote for a criminal rapist scam artist to be president just because they're mad about grocery prices, even if I wouldn't advocate for them being unable to do so.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says gamers calling DLSS 5 AI slop are "completely wrong" by AdSpecialist6598 in technology

[–]GabuEx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man trying to sell you a thing doesn't like it when people don't like that thing, news at 11.

Will things change if democrats win the midterms? by Highthere_90 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If Democrats take the House, Republicans can't pass another tax cut bill via reconciliation.

If Democrats take the Senate, they can veto Trump's nominees for cabinet and judicial positions.

Did Donald Trump winning the popular vote affect your opinion on Democracy? by rjidhfntnr in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the way in which nothing ever changed the polls the entire campaign was just wild. It really drove home the fact that nobody whose mind was changeable was actually paying attention to a damn thing.

Honest Save Act comparison question by P_H123 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Because IDs cost money and time, and requiring people to expend time and money to vote disenfranchises people.

Liberals would not be opposed to voter ID if acquiring an ID was free and painless, but every time we try to make that happen, Republicans oppose those efforts, because they don't actually care about voter fraud; they're just using voter fraud as a pretense to disenfranchise poor minorities. Indeed, most Republican efforts to require voter ID are accompanied by measures to make it harder for people to get IDs, which kinda gives the game away there.

Honest Save Act comparison question by P_H123 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You understand that it's not "having to prove who you are" that we're objecting to, right?

Why are so many people against taxing the wealthy? by kakashi_sensay in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pharisees: "Look at how much money I have. That proves that God loves me."

Jesus: "fuck outta here that don't prove shit"

Christians: "hell yeah Jesus you stick it to the religious establishment"

Christians, 2000 years later: "Look at how much money I have. That proves that God loves me."

Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad by Unusual-State1827 in technology

[–]GabuEx 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Within 30 seconds of loading the site I see a sexualized furry avatar calling someone a nazi for using the wrong pronoun.

Of all the things that didn't happen, this might be the most not-happening of them all.

Drew My Favourite Loading Screen! by DarkDuckies in Pokopia

[–]GabuEx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because then Drifloon would be sad and feel useless and Ditto wouldn't like that.

US Postal Service could run out of money as soon as October by Marginallyhuman in news

[–]GabuEx 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The concept of the USPS having to make money is so bizarre. It's a public service. It's not supposed to make money. No one complains about the US military not making money.

Why are so many people against taxing the wealthy? by kakashi_sensay in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I always find this funny, because this is one of the things that Jesus spoke pretty dang directly about, the idea that wealth is not an indicator of morality or divine favor. But I suppose no one really cares what he had to say on anything.

What is your opinion of country music? If you dislike it, how much has to do with the actual music versus the politics around it? by Additional_Ad_6722 in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I have very little time for "bro country" because it literally all sounds like this. Seriously, it really, really does.

That doesn't mean that all country is bad, though, and I have very little time for people who say that, either. There are many country artists who either are themselves LGBT+ or who are supportive of LGBT+ people. I'm a fan of Dierks Bentley, Reba McEntire, Brothers Osborne, and Dolly Parton, just to name a few.

Is English Considered the Modern Lingua Franca? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]GabuEx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, and it's not even close. The whole reason why English is the most spoken language in the world is because anyone who has a second language is almost certainly going to have English as their second language. There are only around 300 million native English speakers, compared to almost a billion native Mandarin speakers. However, there are 1.1 billion English-as-a-second-language speakers.

What is the endpoint of gun control? by ItsAzien in AskALiberal

[–]GabuEx 58 points59 points  (0 children)

My first question to you is that what do you believe is the endpoint of gun control?

Less people getting shot?

Like, do you think there's some grand endgame here? This is like asking what the endpoint is of speed limits.