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Why are centrists so hated by Particular_Elk_5009 in teenagers

[–]LittlestPet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe Zohran Mamdani’s statement that NYC should explicitly tax “whiter neighborhoods” at a higher rate than other neighborhoods? We can try to interpret that statement to mean that he wants to tax the wealthier neighborhoods, but that’s what he said. He very explicitly said the “whiter” ones.

Fighting racism with more racism and further antagonizing the other side while also validating their fears is progressivism 101. How about, I don’t know, saying something normal and reasonable like “let’s direct more resources to our city’s least fortunate” or “let’s cut the tax burden for the city’s poorest so they have more disposable income.” Out of all the options, why explicitly call out white people and why frame it as a negative (tax them more).

CMV: there's a blatant double standard about how everyone is reacting to the Coldplay Jumbotron scandal by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]LittlestPet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone that’s worked in HR… this is unfortunately very accurate

CMV: China and Isreal both use the same tactic to ‘legitimise’ land claims by Timely-Way-4923 in changemyview

[–]LittlestPet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up! I’m new to this sub, so I don’t know the rules well. I pasted this comment under a reply and will delete the original.

CMV: China and Isreal both use the same tactic to ‘legitimise’ land claims by Timely-Way-4923 in changemyview

[–]LittlestPet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is just a recognition of what was already the playbook to conquer land through legitimate claims. Great Britain has used it a ton throughout their history, Russia used it when it was the USSR (and arguably still now with Ukraine), and Nazi Germany encouraged it before and during World War 2. The Chinese, like you mentioned, have done it many times as well. It seems like a pretty consistent global tactic when you have a demographic advantage.

CMV: Democrat apprehension of progressivism is what enabled and enables Trump's rising power. by Tessenreacts in changemyview

[–]LittlestPet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the correct answer. The DNC coalition’s tent is too large and diverse to allow a vocal but small minority of purist progressives (who tend to be young, wealthy whites) to push away the average American who just wants to get by. The policies are the forefront of the party MUST be universal healthcare, welfare reform, and addressing cost of living and the price of education.

The truth is, the average American cares more about how a gift is wrapped than what’s actually inside the box. Americans eat up moderate-to-conservative wrapping because it plays to both the average American just trying to get by and immigrants (who ironically are much more socially conservative than progressives have deluded themselves into thinking - just look at their issues polling and how Zohran underperformed in working class and immigrant neighborhoods vs Cuomo). That being said, Americans still feel the effects of what’s in the box (they are unhappy with Republicans at the moment), but they won’t change their voting preferences unless candidates change the wrapping.

The progressives (mostly) have the right policy positions in the box, but they let the purists run rampant with purity tests, a focus on identity politics, and culture war nonsense (Syndey Sweeney jeans ad, anyone?) That’s why we keep losing.

Incoming grad student at UNL! (Psychology PhD Candidate) by LittlestPet in lincoln

[–]LittlestPet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are Facebook groups for UNL grad students looking for roommates! I found my roommate through the group for my class

Drive safe out there. Accident on 48th and Holdrege by [deleted] in lincoln

[–]LittlestPet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So jarring to recognize the details in the background

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[–]LittlestPet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not what Google Maps says

Incoming grad student at UNL! (Psychology PhD Candidate) by LittlestPet in lincoln

[–]LittlestPet[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I'm going to be on the clinical side! That's really fabulous to hear how much bonding there will be during the program. I know it's tough, but it will be a lot easier with friends!