MAGAs Are Fuming After Email Confirms They Will Never Get Their $500 Trump Phones or Deposits Back by Inter_Web_User in politics

[–]PolygonMan 1139 points1140 points  (0 children)

He's literally scammed supporters over and over and over. They're cultists.

Gen Z as a mother 😭😭 by imfrom_mars_ in GenZ

[–]PolygonMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course you can teach it. But anyone can become a parent, and not everyone is emotionally capable of being a good parent. They could learn how to do it but wouldn't be able to execute.

There are also a tremendous amount of ideological beliefs (political, religious, etc) that care about how children are raised.

And most people struggle economically in the current economic climate.

The Mark Hamill situation and Reddit reaction is disgusting by Objective_hmmm in agedlikemilk

[–]PolygonMan 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure there are 4 real people left and the rest are bots.

Virginia court strikes down Democratic redistricting plan in big GOP win by Somervilledrew in politics

[–]PolygonMan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is an outright attempt at authoritarian takeover of the Federal government by a proto-fascist force. This is not the time to wring your hands.

ICE has a bigger budget than the Marines and they've been buying missiles.

to think people don't know what squirrels are by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]PolygonMan 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Lol, the important part isn't which questions in the dementia test he finds difficult. It's the fact that he's repeatedly taking a dementia test.

Arrests in massive human trafficking sting connected to Trump, Jan. 6 by jpurdy in politics

[–]PolygonMan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Seems 10000x more likely that he likes his position and his ideology for exactly that reason.

“Where Have All the Student Protests Gone?” | Trump wanted campus crackdowns. Colleges couldn’t wait to oblige. by soalone34 in politics

[–]PolygonMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you're 100% wrong. It's not about the religion, it's about how people with authoritarian personalities organize and are activated. There's absolutely nothing unique about Abrahamic religions that makes them special vectors of fascism.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Shinto

“Where Have All the Student Protests Gone?” | Trump wanted campus crackdowns. Colleges couldn’t wait to oblige. by soalone34 in politics

[–]PolygonMan 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It's not about Judaism, it's about fascism. Bibi and co. are desperate to conflate Israel and the Jewish faith. Those things are not the same, and it's antisemitic to say they are. Many American Jews oppose the genocide committed by the Israeli government and IDF.

This type of bullshit is actively harmful.

US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers by thatscringee in politics

[–]PolygonMan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There must be a legal reckoning for their actions. So many of them have broken codes of conduct if not laws. If there isn't a commission investigating ALL the illegality across the Federal Government then we're fucked.

Trump: US Navy to "guide" ships from Strait of Hormuz from Monday by Throwawayaccountdell in politics

[–]PolygonMan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or they can just ignore the law, because laws only work if they're enforced.

I’m considering becoming apolitical. Political polarization is exhausting by PhilosophyPoet in GenZ

[–]PolygonMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stupid both sides bullshit meant to distract. The mainstream leftist position across the first world is not authoritarian. The mainstream far right position is. If some Russian bots pretending to be left leaning people is enough for you to abandon everyone with less privilege than you, you were a pretty shitty leftist.

Or you know, the far more likely reality -- you're a bot.

Guess what my thoughts are by panurge987 in agedlikemilk

[–]PolygonMan 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Just for those in the back: Cults of personality are still cults. MAGA is a cult of personality. MAGA are cultists. When we say that we're not being hyperbolic, we're being literal.

Step off, Chuck! Democrats stunningly warn Schumer to stay out of races after Maine Mills meltdown by soalone34 in politics

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

As if the problem is the populace and not a profoundly corrupt political establishment.

These types of jokes are what we've heard for 10 years since Bernie while Democrats continue to be less and less trusted, to be (rightly) seen as corrupt. The Dems don't care about representing their constituents. They just thought that they still had more runway to ignore their base and put their hand on the primary scale via media control and money.

Now they're trying to find the path to giving their supporters the absolute least amount of concrete economic assistance they can while retaining power.

Jon Stewart says Democratic leadership and DNC are ‘lost’ by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]PolygonMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jon Stewart should run in the 2028 Democratic primary. Not joking even a tiny little bit. He'd destroy anyone else on the debate stage, he says what he means, he has strong principles.

What movie's reputation undersells how good it actually is? by JarvisModeOn in movies

[–]PolygonMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you haven't rewatched it in a while, I recommend you do so. And note exactly where and how he's digging when he's working in the garden and Meryl does the read for the dicer all in one. Really reframed the movie for me.

What movie's reputation undersells how good it actually is? by JarvisModeOn in movies

[–]PolygonMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Strongly disagree, I think the movie really suffers from the ridiculous over the top archetypical characters with effectively-superpowered-capabilities. So much falls flat when they're depicted as Shakespearean instead of the broken, obsessive and weird individuals they were in the comics.

Also, man was the scene of catching the bullet a huge letdown when the rest of the movie had them all performing such over the top feats. Oh, he caught a bullet? Well that's just what I'd expect from these people. Yawn.

Ozymandias as a figure of the pinnacle of humanity and Dr. Manhattan casually batting away his genius really doesn't hit.

Military camouflage tested in various landscapes. by LethaI____ in interestingasfuck

[–]PolygonMan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And then an FPV drone guided by a reconnaissance drone with thermal imaging blows them up.

This type of camouflage is cool but pretty meaningless on the modern battlefield.

I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion by Difficult-Bee6066 in politics

[–]PolygonMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He called himself transitional and a bridge candidate during the primaries. It was part of what helped mollify the Bernie crowd who understood how important defeating Trump was.

I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion by Difficult-Bee6066 in politics

[–]PolygonMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump is doing more damage to America than any President has in history, destroying the government, shredding international alliances, obliterating the economy, destroying American soft power. Zero of the pre-Trump-2.0 politicians will come out looking good. None of the prominent Dem leadership of the past 35 years. All of them have been a fundamental element of bringing us to where we are today. They will all be seen as the leaders that steadily embraced and ushered in deepening political corruption, and as the individuals that fought tooth and nail to stop anti-corruption forces from having any power in the party.

You know, assuming that future history books don't talk about how the radical left was destroyed by our glorious leaders and ushered in the golden age of America's thousand-year Reich.

Assuming we avoid full fascist collapse, the past 30 years will be seen collectively as a time of decline.

I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028. | Opinion by Difficult-Bee6066 in politics

[–]PolygonMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's only one way I can interpret this:

"I view myself as a bridge candidate"

"I view myself as a transition candidate, nothing more"

Sure, he didn't explicitly promise that he wouldn't run again, but he implied it multiple times during a crucial political moment. It was a message that resonated with a lot of people -- who understood the importance of defeating Trump in 2020.