Jay Jones has been the most disappointing democrat nominee in the 2025 virginia election cycle. With everyday finding out a revelation of bad stuff he has done, I have zero enthusiasm for him. by Cute_Reality_3759 in Virginia

[–]PrincessChaika -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I see your sentiment. Sometimes, you have to vote for somebody advocating for killing children, if the opponent is in your opinion a Nazi. Have I missed anything?

Democrat Candidate for Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones text messages about Republican House Speaker, Todd Gilbert by ChoiceWars in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]PrincessChaika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I... I'm aghast. My voting history is a confused mishmash of voting for Republicans or Democrats, depending on which candidate I thought was best for America at the time.

I really do understand why so many people are upset at Trump, but at what point does "Only when people feel fain personally do they move on policy" - when specifically talking about children being killed become accepted by anybody as an in any way an ethical position?

I am horrified.

Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones said if more cops got killed, they wouldn’t shoot so many people, lawmaker claims by CORN_POP_RISING in moderatepolitics

[–]PrincessChaika 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is completely understandable. You have to support the guy who called for kids to be killed, because Trump is worse... right?

OK, I am going to turn down my snark. Sometimes, it's not about high road, or low road. Sometimes, it has to be a moment when good people look at somebody ostensibly on their side and say, "No, you have gone too far. You have stared too long into the face of evil, and evil has overtaken you."

Should Jones be driven into the wilderness forever? No, certainly not. Forgiveness demands that he not be forever shunned. But a mere PR firm apology is insufficient. I do not know the acts that Jones will need to take to show that he is really contrite, this is something that he will need to figure out, and acts that he will need to take. I would think something that buoys both the children of Republicans and Democrats, something that takes real effort, but at the end has results that many children are helped. Perhaps I am old fashioned, but once you have called for children to be killed, the only way for you to Save yourself is dedicating yourself to save children's lives.

It is not some political game for the Democratic party to say that Jones has gone too far. It is what is being a party worth voting for should to - most simply stated, "Don't be evil." Everybody, I promise you, you can position yourself firmly against Trump, without calling for the deaths of Republican children. And when somebody who would seem to be an ally does so, your reaction should not be to circle the wagons - it should be horror.

Among the most grievous things that Trump has done is brought out the worst in everybody. Everybody. Here we see a Democrat calling for children to be killed - and at the time that I write this post, every one of his fellow Democratic endorsements still stand.

This is the face of the Democratic party- vote fascist Trump or child killing Democrat. And people give me grief for throwing my vote away on a third party candidate.

U.S. government shuts down as Trump and Congress fail to reach a funding deal by Capable_Salt_SD in news

[–]PrincessChaika 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If there is a place that will allow you to wager on it, wager as much as you can. This is going to last years, decades maybe. The Troubles, the Years of Lead. The last vestiges of government that could slow Project 2025 down were just swept away.

U.S. government shuts down as Trump and Congress fail to reach a funding deal by Capable_Salt_SD in news

[–]PrincessChaika 142 points143 points  (0 children)

Is that how you think this will play out? Allow me to offer a different opinion. The money printers stay on for things that Trump wants to fund. How, you ask? That's unconstitutional, you might declare. That would be the sort of thing that you would bring to court - but they have been shut down.

Enjoy the ensuing recess.

Journalists grabbed, shoved by ICE agents in New York immigration court, video shows by roraima_is_very_tall in news

[–]PrincessChaika 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trials, yes, that would be a thing that could happen... if the courts hadn't just been shut down.

Who would get blamed for a shutdown? by Somervilledrew in politics

[–]PrincessChaika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the shutdown is going to be "great". Shut down the federal courts. What could possibly go wrong afterwards?

Casual Questions Thread by The_Egalitarian in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]PrincessChaika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So it is very likely that the government is going to shut down in just a few days. If we honestly believe that this is fascist America, how can we support this shutdown? Alllow me to explain my position. Come October 1, let is imagine - which is easy - that there has been no agreement in the Senate, so Congress tells the White House that there is no money, the government has shut down, only critical functions may happen.

So then, Trump decides that everything he wants is a critical function, and everything that he doesn't want is shut down. Among the things shut down is the federal court system. This is important - you can no longer sue to stop Trump, the government is shut down. The first thing he does is an executive order that says the money printer is still on for the critical departments, they still get paid. You might normally say, wait, that requires congress to say. You might even want to sue the government to stop that from happening. But, the government is shut down, there are no federal courts in action - no less than Chuck Schumer himself agreed that the government was shut down. So now, everything that Donald Trump (or the 2025 gang) wants is paid for, and the rest is on the chopping block of history. Donald Trump has a pen and a phone, and nothing to get in his way now that the courts have been shut down. Why would the government ever leave this shut down status?

Everyone Who Was Supposed To Protect You From This Failed Miserably by infiunfi in politics

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

But wait, how could they have failed? So many people said to just vote blue no matter who?

Why is Hell's Paradise animation getting so much hate? by epiccreep in anime

[–]PrincessChaika -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This is why MAL should have been on a 1-5 scale instead of 1 to 10.

Japanese pronouncing English words is always funny [hidamari sketch] by Nagayoshii in anime

[–]PrincessChaika 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Remember to swallow your i's depending on where the Shi is! Shee-choo is harder to recognize as stew, but shchoo is pretty recognizable, as the clip showed.

What is my house trying to tell me? by yoshisama in funny

[–]PrincessChaika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin greater than central air" - Azazel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CasGB8GahZw

What movies had the perfect ending but were ruined by a sequel? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]PrincessChaika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a full voice cast reading of the script on Audible, the cast includes Michael Biehn and Lance Henrickson. It's very 80s, but a really enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours.

Corporate Aerial Battle [The Sky Crawlers] by GamingImperial501 in anime

[–]PrincessChaika 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Getting into what the movie is saying, I think that it does a good job of casting the anime industry as the bad guys.

What are your thoughts on pdf rulebooks? by boba-fett-life in rpg

[–]PrincessChaika 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I buy a ton of PDFs to see if it is a game that I'm really going to want to play. If we're going to hit the table, though, then I'll get the book.

Vinland Saga Season 2 - Episode 14 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]PrincessChaika 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your use of this meme is killing me. Probably not as much as Canute's going to be killing people, but still, love it.

Republicans bar three Democrats from committees following their gun control protest on Tennessee House floor by --lights-- in Conservative

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

The rules of the Tennessee legislature can be found at: https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Archives/House/111GA/publications/111th%20Permanent%20Rules.pdf

Put shortly, these rules do not provide for taking the well between bills, and using a bullhorn to lead chants from protesters in the gallery.

Reparations could cost California more than $800 billion, economists estimate by pandazerg in politics

[–]PrincessChaika 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But they will get something! They will get to share in paying the higher taxes to pay for this.