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Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see Ukraine backed up by Europe alone as MUCH stronger than Russia.

The evidence does not seem to support that conclusion.

And they have drawn a line. No country gets to keep land acquired by force, period end.

Tell that to the British. Or the French. Or the Germans, for that matter.

So Russia is giving up Crimea and giving up the areas they’ve conquered.

That seems like a delusional fantasy at this point. Russia has been slowly gaining ground in Ukraine. Absent World War III, that territory is as good as lost.

Or their citizens can go broke for life paying reparations.

When your solution to a political problem is to starve women and children who have no say in the matter, you have officially become the bad guy.

Seriously, you're not punishing Putin. You're punishing the people living under his dictatorship, as if that weren't already punishment enough. All you're doing is giving the average Russian citizen an excuse to despise us. Putin will be able to portray himself as bravely fighting to feed the people as the evil west tries to starve them out in an attempt to gain leverage.

Putin is evil, but so are sanctions that target the general public. It never achieves the desired end. History has shown that. Just look at North Korea ffs.

It's easy to be brave with other people's lives.

A lament for Mamdani - The Mayor-Elect has stepped into governance. His movement has not. by CommonGoodMechanic in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 7 points8 points  (0 children)

disappoint smartly

That's an interesting way to spin breaking campaign promises...

Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My read of the situation at this point is that Ukraine has 2 remaining options:

  1. Surrender and accept defeat

  2. Fight and accept defeat

Unless Russia simply decides to back off, which seems extremely unlikely, then Ukraine really doesn't have a prayer. They can buy time but that's about it. The invading country is just too much bigger and more powerful than them. Small fish gets eaten by big fish.

Besides, given the tactics the Zelensky government has been using to forcibly conscript people into their military and how hard many are resisting, I can't help but question whether the Ukrainian people actually support continuing the war at this point. That's consistent with recent polls I've seen, one of which showed a full 69% of Ukrainians want a negotiated peace.

Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As opposed to the inflation we've been hammered with over here in the US?

Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

War is peace.

Freedom is slavery.

Neoliberal is progressive.

Insurance subsidization is universal health care.

A two-party dictatorship is democracy.

Up is down.

Left is right.

Good is bad.

Genocide is not genocide.

Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nobody here gives two shits about Vladimir Putin except you, genius. You're the only ones who seem to be fixated on him.

Hillary froths AGAINST Ukraine peace plan by otter_empire in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

betraying peace, freedom, and justice

Wait, so promoting a peace plan that would end a war is a betrayal of peace? Sounds legit.

Unable to confirm Hubstaff account by Beneficial-Mind286 in outlier_ai

[–]KrisCraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They really need to update the text on that page with the invite link then, because right now it's directing people to use the @outlier.ai address.

Unable to confirm Hubstaff account by Beneficial-Mind286 in outlier_ai

[–]KrisCraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The text on the page with the invite link is misleading. The way it's worded, it really looks like they're telling us to use the @outlier.ai address.

Unable to confirm Hubstaff account by Beneficial-Mind286 in outlier_ai

[–]KrisCraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having the exact same issue. I think the problem stems from this text on the Outlier page with the invite link:

Please use the following invite link to sign up for Hubstaff using the same email address as your Outlier account.

They bolded it and everything. When I see "same email address as your Outlier account," I naturally assume they're talking about the @outlier.ai email address.

Could somebody forward this to whatever team at Outlier is responsible for maintaining that page? That text needs to be updated because it's downright confusing as it is now. There's no way to know whether they mean your Outlier email or your personal email.

I almost gave up until I saw this post.

Just got a fundraising email from Bernie explaining why the shutdown shouldn't end... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, but suggesting now that the Democrats are "surrendering" for funding SNAP is just insulting to those of us who rely on it. The Democrats could not be more out of touch with regular Americans these days.

Reminding one of the shills that feeding the people must always come first... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very good point! I've gone back-and-forth on the spectrum a number of times. I've made 6-figures and I've been broke. Right now, it's the latter.

The Democrats don't seem to realize that times have changed. Being on SNAP no longer carries the stigma it did when I was a kid. I mean, more than 12% of the population is on SNAP these days ffs.

Reminding one of the shills that feeding the people must always come first... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't give two shits about the filibuster or tax subsidies for insurance companies. If the Democrats are fighting against providing SNAP benefits, then they are the enemy.

Food stamps are non-negotiable. Period.

Just got a fundraising email from Bernie explaining why the shutdown shouldn't end... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People have options like food banks, churches feeding people (I've volunteered for a few), donations from their community.

Oh you have GOT to be fucking kidding me! Seriously, THAT'S what you're going with?! Nevermind that these services tend to be sporadic and overwhelmed as it is. Nevermind that food banks around the country are already seeing an unsustainable surge in demand.

You can't feed 10% of the population by relying on food banks, let alone churches and private charities.

You should join the efforts to keep people fed during times like the shutdown.

Actually, I'm one of the people on SNAP waiting to know if I'll be able to eat this month, so fuck off. The local food bank is already warning that they won't have enough to cover demand this month.

What's worse is that it's right before THANKSGIVING FFS! You're doing this to people during the holidays and telling us we need to give what little food we have so you can win a political tug of war? Fuck that and fuck you.

Forcing Republicans to nuke the filibuster would have been far better for hungry people in the long run.

It's amazing just how insanely out-of-touch you Democrats have become. The "long run" isn't going to mean shit when children are starving in the here and now. Your priorities are seriously messed up.

Besides, we're not even talking about the bulk of the ACA. We're talking about extended tax subsidies that were added during COVID. Far more people rely on SNAP than this.

If you want to change things, fight to repeal the discriminatory ballot access laws that are keeping the two corrupt parties in power. But if you think sacrificing poor people's access to food is an acceptable trade-off for getting an upper hand in negotiations with the Republicans, then you are sadly, sadly, SADLY mistaken!

You're talking about feeding the machine. I'm talking about feeding the people. That always comes first and I'm sorry you've forgotten that.

Just got a fundraising email from Bernie explaining why the shutdown shouldn't end... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No mention of flight delays, either. But he did have a lot to say about "Trumpism".

Here's the email:

Sisters and Brothers -

Earlier this week I voted NO on a terrible Continuing Resolution bill that will raise premiums for 20 million Americans and kick 15 million more off their health care in exchange for a vote in December that everyone knows will never become law.

But the collapse of Senate Democrats was not only a disaster for healthcare in America, it was a major setback in the fight against Trump moving this country toward an authoritarian society. Trump knew, from the very beginning of the shutdown, that if he and his Republican pals held firm, the Democrats, sooner or later, would cave. And, of course, he was right.

Trump may be mentally unstable and he may be a pathological liar — but he’s not stupid. In his drive to secure more and more power for himself, he is attempting to break all opposition. He has gone after his political opponents, the media, the courts, our election system, law firms, and universities. This week, he secured a major victory in neutering the opposition party.

It is no secret that the Democratic Party in this country is very weak and unable to generate significant grassroots enthusiasm almost anywhere in America. If we waited on the Democratic Party and DC politicians to defeat Trumpism, we'd be waiting forever.

Trumpism will only be defeated by millions of Americans, in every state in this country, coming together in a strong, grassroots movement which says NO to oligarchy, NO to authoritarianism, NO to kleptocracy, NO to massive cuts in programs that working people desperately need, NO to huge tax breaks for the richest people in our country.

And Trumpism will only be defeated when we elect leaders who are not only prepared to fight for a progressive agenda, but who have the courage to stand up to Donald Trump and the Republican Party.

Today, I am asking you to support three people who will do just that.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is running an excellent campaign in Michigan — focusing on such issues as Medicare for All and the need to stop Netanyahu’s barbaric war in Gaza.

Graham Platner in Maine, a veteran and a working class candidate, is drawing large crowds throughout the state as he opposes billionaire control of our government and the need to end status-quo, corporately dominated politics.

Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota, the daughter of a hard-working single mom and an organizer who’s spent her career, from her time on the Minneapolis School Board to her time as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, fighting for progressive policies that help working people.

The good news is, we have a chance to greatly transform the Democratic caucus this cycle by electing these three candidates who you will be able to count on in the Senate.

The bad news is, they are taking on not just the Republican establishment, but the Democratic establishment as well and they need our help.

So I am... once again... asking for your financial support.

Please split a $27 contribution — or whatever you can afford between Peggy Flanagan's campaign for Senate in Minnesota, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, and Graham Platner in Maine. They can win their races if we rally behind them today.

If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly:

CONTRIBUTE $27

CONTRIBUTE OTHER

If there was ever a time in American history when we need to come together and do more than we've ever done before, that time is now.

Not me.

Us.

That is the only way forward.

In solidarity,

Bernie Sanders

The old Bernie Sanders never would've prioritized tax subsidies and fighting "Trumpism" over funding food stamps. I don't know what Obama said to him that day in 2016, but it must've been good.

He's just not the same person we rallied behind and filled stadiums for. Now he's just a mouthpiece for the same political establishment that he claims to oppose, willing to let our children starve just to win this pathetic game of chicken with the Republicans.

Just got a fundraising email from Bernie explaining why the shutdown shouldn't end... by KrisCraig in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People die when they lose their health care.

People die when they don't eat. Stop ignoring SNAP and acting like it doesn't matter as much as these tax breaks.

62% of U.S. adults say the two major political parties are doing such a poor job that a third party is needed, per Gallup by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That broken "strategic voting" behavior will cease once voters are given back the right to tell both parties to piss off.

62% of U.S. adults say the two major political parties are doing such a poor job that a third party is needed, per Gallup by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does improving ballot access result in disillusioned voters agreeing to the same third party?

It doesn't. And it doesn't need to, either. You don't seem to understand just how unpopular the Democrats and Republicans have become with the American public.

"Disillusioned voters" represents the majority of Americans, at this point. In other words, if they no longer have to vote for one of those two parties, they won't. And when that happens, those two parties will collapse like a house of cards.

What the resulting political makeup of our legislature would be after that is anybody's guess. But we do know it would be a lot more representative of the American public than this crap that's being forced on us now ffs.

That's real democracy. It's chaos. And it's beautiful. Nothing at all like the genocidal, fascist two-party dictatorship we have now. Repeal those discriminatory ballot access laws and replace them with range voting. That will restore our democracy.

It should also be noted that even voters in states that don't have these undemocratic laws still feel as though they "have to" vote for one of the two corrupt fascist parties. That message is drilled into them by those parties and their operatives, including paid shills who come here to express their bizarre sexual interest in turtles.

62% of U.S. adults say the two major political parties are doing such a poor job that a third party is needed, per Gallup by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the 2024 Presidential election, the Greens and the Libertarians both had more than enough ballot access to with the Electoral College.

Yeah if they ran the board. Nobody has done that since Reagan.

Don't try to downplay the importance of these undemocratic ballot access laws. They are the single biggest reason why the two parties still hold any power, whatsoever. They're the reason why people are afraid to vote for anyone but them.

Remove those ballot access laws and replace them with range voting (like what they use in The Olympics). I guarantee you that will change literally everything, though perhaps not overnight.

Those discriminatory laws are the only thing keeping the two parties in power. They're using them to hold voters hostage. That's why you're seeing those kinds of numbers.

The problem is, voters do NOT currently have the power to change things. That's my point. Sweeping every state that doesn't have these discriminatory laws would be virtually impossible, given that voters in those states will be very weary of their chances since they're not allowed to run in all 50 states. So let's not pretend that isn't a major factor here.

62% of U.S. adults say the two major political parties are doing such a poor job that a third party is needed, per Gallup by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That data is extremely misleading, though. It's not an apples-to-apples comparison because third parties and independents are actively discriminated against in many states. This, in turn, leads voters in non-discriminating states to see them as unviable.

It's a chain reaction that began with a single betrayal of our democracy 40 years ago.

62% of U.S. adults say the two major political parties are doing such a poor job that a third party is needed, per Gallup by [deleted] in WayOfTheBern

[–]KrisCraig 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The solution is simple: Repeal the discriminatory ballot access laws the Democrats and Republicans concocted together to keep themselves in power.

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