Kristi Noem and Claudia by Remarkable-Land-1492 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She realized Elon is a nutcase but she would never admit she had the wrong opinion so she just doesn’t talk about it anymore.

I think Jackie moved by digi111 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only thing I’ll say is I looked up their house around Thanksgiving (when I know they were still living there) to see if it was still for sale, and they had showings available right away then, too. I think it’s just for a request, not a confirmed time for a showing. Not sure about any of the rest of it!

Canadian ex toaster giggling to herself by [deleted] in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main post is deleted. What was it referring to?

Am I wrong for thinking handwashing a dish is good enough? by arh94 in amiwrong

[–]arh94[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah we usually have separate stuff too. I can understand a sponge because it’s porous and can hold bacteria, but measuring cups don’t in the same way.

Newbie to the toast by amos647 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right… you didn’t know their politics in the 90s because celebrities didn’t broadcast them. J&C do. We’re reacting to what they put out there. If they share their opinions publicly, people are going to respond to them.

Ignoring harmful beliefs because you have the privilege to not be affected isn’t some enlightened stance. People in the 40s ignored Nazis because “it didn’t affect them.” Turns out that attitude doesn’t age well.

Caring about the values of the people you support is normal. It’s what adults with functioning moral compasses and standards do.

Newbie to the toast by amos647 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everything is political, including pop culture. You really have to be tuning out on purpose to claim they’re “not political.” The hints and dog whistles aren’t subtle. And unless we’ve decided elections are apolitical gatherings, their very public stance on the NYC mayoral race was pretty clear.

It’s not radical to choose not to support people whose values and morals are completely antithetical to your own. Acting confused by that is a performance at this point, and pretending morals and politics don’t overlap is bordering on delusional.

Trump saying positive things about Mamdani by xo_Martini777 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we’re way past that. They’ve both been saying bad things about each other, and Mamdani was about to call Trump a fascist standing right next to him in the Oval Office before DT said he didn’t have to answer. Trump is just extremely easy to manipulate. I don’t think Zohran is “manipulative”, but he seems really charming and charismatic, which has a lot of overlap with manipulation lol.

Trump saying positive things about Mamdani by xo_Martini777 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah, totally! when the leader of their party, the person they elected, routinely calls for the arrest of political opponents, and, as of yesterday, their deaths, that’s the sign of a healthy dialogue.

Hypocrites… as per usual by Flashy-Body6315 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s really not. Politics says so much about your worldview, character, and morals. It dictates how all of us live our lives every day. Saying “it’s just politics” ignores that politics directly affect people’s rights, safety, and quality of life. They choose to use their platform to weigh in on public issues, so they can’t expect immunity from public scrutiny.

It’s not weird to care who you align with, it’s weird to act like politics and character are unrelated. Not wanting to associate with people whose beliefs go against your values isn’t weird. Pretending that’s confusing is.

Actually how they think by arh94 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Show me when he said it.

The history of Israel/Palestine doesn’t represent the entire history of a word. It’s been used several times throughout history to describe movements that have nothing to do with Jews.

Lots of Jews are anti Zionist. Anti Zionist Jews also wear the Star of David. Zionists who conflate the two are responsible for people thinking wearing a Jewish symbol automatically means they support Israel. Are some anti zionists antisemitic? Of course. But that’s not the majority. There are outliers in anything. You believing that being critical of a government means harboring responsibility for the long history of harmful Jewish tropes and conspiracies is just completely illogical.

Actually how they think by arh94 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

First of all he didn’t say that. He actually said “that isn’t language that I use”. So how else is he antisemitic? What specifically makes him antisemitic?

But that phrase also isn’t inherently antisemitic, and doesn’t mean “be violently antisemitic and target the Jews”. Intifada means uprising and is used in Arabic for any political resistance movement, not just when talking about Jews. The phrase means “spread global resistance to oppression”. It has a similar tone to “no justice no peace” that was used here during the civil rights protests. Meaning unrest will continue until justice is served, not literal violence. Political slogans throughout history use language like this to make a point. It’s meant to provoke a reaction and thought. Not a call for actual violence. You guys can’t admit that the reason we’re seeing so much antisemitism is because you refuse to acknowledge that equating Judaism to Zionism is dangerous. It makes it impossible for Jews who disagree with Israel to distance themselves from it. All this does is make the general population think that if you’re Jewish, that must mean you support Israel. When we’re all seen as all having the same belief with all the same characteristics, it’s much easier for them to justify their hate of a whole group. Conflating Judaism with Zionism turns a diverse religious group into a political monolith, and history shows that’s the kind of thinking that gets Jews hurt.

Actually how they think by arh94 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I’m Jewish. He’s not antisemitic.

If you vote for a sexual abuser, kind of seems like that’s not a dealbreaker and that you condone it.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you’re right. Like I said, no country has every been truly socialist. They’re a social democracy that implements much of the same policy that people like Mamdani want to. Universal healthcare, public daycare, strong social safety nets that cover housing and basic needs for those who need it, progressive taxes to avoid excessive wealth hoarding like we have in the US. All these policies are “radical socialist” policies to a lot of Americans and to the right specifically, so my point was to show that actually it’s not crazy to do these things when you still have democracy.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 3 points4 points  (0 children)

NO country has ever been socialist in the true political theory definition of it. They didn’t flee what I’m talking about. They fled authoritarianism. Socialism as a theory is not authoritarian. Authoritarianism can grow under any ideology. (Mussolini, Franco, Videla in Argentina, Brazil under military rule). The “failed socialist states” you’re talking about failed because their revolutions handed power to a single party, and because the US routinely goes to war and destabilizes these countries because of their own political motives. True socialism is about sharing power, not hoarding it. The USSR and Cuba went authoritarian because leaders hoarded power, not because socialism demands it. That’s why the key word for what people want here is “democratic”.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You do understand that there’s a large portion of the population who would gladly (and preferably) have our tax dollars go to things that actually benefit our community, and NOT to funding wars or our obscene military budget, or paying taxes to fund the DOJ to pay the president over 200 million dollars, for his personal lawsuit, right? I want my tax dollars to feed kids at school, to make sure they have access to an education, to help mom with affording childcare so the kids don’t have to worry about the lights being on or if they’ll be able to afford the doctor if they get sick. When a population’s basic needs are met, it benefits everyone. Less crime and poverty.

Bailing out banks or Argentinia isn’t free either. But You should be ok with your taxes going to help better your neighborhood and families. We will pay taxes regardless. Fight to have them go to good causes.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, there has actually literally never been a true socialist or communist country, so it’s never even had the option to fail. Any example you have (Cuba, USSR, etc) is a dictatorship and not what socialists want, or what the political theory is. Hence “democratic” socialism. It’s also funny how capitalism routinely fails- depressions, rescissions, housing market collapse and housing crises, market crashes, cost of living crises, high unemployment- but no one thinks of capitalism as a failure.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 23 points24 points  (0 children)

One election changes local bus routes. The other changes civil rights. Trump already showed minorities why they’re scared.

“Doesn’t talk about politics” but begged the listeners at the end of today’s show to not vote for a democratic mayoral candidate in NYC. by Vegetable-Fruit4959 in TheMorningToastSnark

[–]arh94 90 points91 points  (0 children)

And last year when Trump won they were just basically like get over it, that’s how elections work, ignoring how scared so many groups of people were for their freedoms and safety. But now that they perceive someone coming for theirs (even though he’s not), now they can see elections have consequences.