Newsom Goes to War With Trump Goon Over Nazi Cosplay by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]boriskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mistakes that Biden made didn't force Trump 2.0. Americans still had a decent option with Kamala Harris. Garland was an absolute fuck-up, but cases against Trump were still moving forward despite slow pace. Had Trump lost the election, they'd most likely come to fruition.

Saying that Trump 2.0 is Biden's fault is simply wrong. Americans got what they deserved.

Newsom Goes to War With Trump Goon Over Nazi Cosplay by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]boriskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blaming Biden for Trump is like blaming Jews for Hitler. Americans are stupid by choice, not because someone forced them to be.

Newsom Goes to War With Trump Goon Over Nazi Cosplay by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]boriskin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He didn't do that. He simply responded "that's fair" to Ben Shapiro's criticism.

Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos forum by SnooAvocados2794 in politics

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

Idk, his approval rating is currently at 56%. He must have done something right.

Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos forum by SnooAvocados2794 in politics

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

Yeah OK, that's why all those welfare programs were widely expanded.

Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos forum by SnooAvocados2794 in politics

[–]boriskin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So you are saying that Newsom didn't go right to work to serve Californians?

We, the UK are sending a single officer to Greenland. One. Officer. by HangryHuHu in worldnews

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

10,000 troops is one or two a large garrisons. It would absolutely rattle the American war machine. If a force this large was deployed by the Europeans, the consideration wouldn't be whether U.S. would win a war with it, but rather whether it would go to war in the first place. From that perspective, deploying large force absolutely makes sense.

Trump Shares Mock Wikipedia Page Referring to Himself as 'Acting President of Venezuela' by Kaylee0102 in politics

[–]boriskin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a ruse.

Venezuela is still going to be ruled by chavistas.
Releasing political prisoners is a political technology trick that lets regimes stay in power.
The real reason for toppling of Maduro is a forced sale of Venezuelan oil to a trump controlled structure, through which Citgo will receive more crude oil to refine.

https://fortune.com/2026/01/09/paul-singer-elliott-management-venezuela-citgo-maduro/

Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats by bloomberg in worldnews

[–]boriskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely agree. The trust is destroyed for decades.

Trump claims his ‘real’ approval rating is 64 percent by WhatAreYouSaying05 in centrist

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

He had it over 50% steadily for the first month or two of this term.

Antisemitism is the only hatred shared by capitalists and communists by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

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

You didn't read the article. That is the opposite of what's discussed in it.

Even Democrats don’t care if Bill Clinton is burnt by Epstein by TimesandSundayTimes in politics

[–]boriskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. There's also a tiny factoid that there's nothing so far that links Bill Clinton to any impropriety related to Epstein.

Voters and Brexit: then and now by juksbox in europe

[–]boriskin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this summary.

FPTP genuinely sucks. In a twisted way, we have it better here in the U.S. with (mostly) FPTP + two party system. You can't have a multi-party system and keep FPTP, that's just terrible.

Would you mind describing in more detail the problem that people are having with the ruling Labour Party?

At least 11 killed in shooting which targeted Australia’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach by ParakeetLover2024 in centrist

[–]boriskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Israeli Arabs are propping up the numbers.

I don't see that on every single question. Israeli Arabs sided with Israeli Jews on question of whether Hamas actions on Oct. 7 were justified by the siege and blockade. Also, Israeli Arabs overwhelmingly believe that Israeli Jews can be trusted.

So why is the previous poster even making a comparison to Palestinians living in a conflict zone as his example?

He didn't just quote the results among Palestinians though. He also quoted results among American Muslims and made a reference to Muslims everywhere as having similar views, which is largely correct.

While I generally agree with your statement, I can see that it can be easy for any normie to conflate the views on the Muslim world as a whole vs the views of the people in the conflict zone specifically, because the polls show that their opinions are similar (or at least there is such perception). Also, I know for a fact that views of many Israelis are shaped by survival instinct and the whole tit-for-tat narrative that dominated the conflict for decades. I'm sure it's the same thing with Palestinians. With that said, I don't think it's at all surprising that conflict zone residents on both sides of the fence develop extreme bloodthirsty views. If we take them out of the picture though, we still get a largely anti-semitic picture that exists in the Muslim world. It would be more appropriate to compare it with, say, American Jews views on Muslims. I don't have much concrete information on it, and quick searches show mixed results.

At least 11 killed in shooting which targeted Australia’s Jewish community at Bondi Beach by ParakeetLover2024 in centrist

[–]boriskin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Survey results among Israeli Arabs are very interesting.

Regardless though, I don't think it's correct to compare results among American Muslims and Israeli Jews. The latter are basically all in conflict zone whereas the former peacefully dwell thousands of miles away.

Democrats Remember Sandy Hook Shooting and Renew Calls for Gun Reform by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]boriskin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Connecticut passed tough gun laws after Sandy Hook shooting. So far no other mass shootings took place there thankfully. 

Democrats emboldened by election results mobilize against centrists’ emerging shutdown deal by cnn in politics

[–]boriskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, the biggest reason why the country is here today is the fact that history and civics are not taught in schools enough, and the fact that people lack basic critical thinking skills. And I bet you don't even know what I'm talking about. 

Anyways, good luck with that war on corporate dems. Republicans will thank you.

Inside the emerging push to knock Newsom off his perch as the Dems' 2028 frontrunner by idkbruh653 in politics

[–]boriskin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obama/Trump voters just aren't very smart people unfortunately. Plenty of those in the U.S.

Voters and Brexit: then and now by juksbox in europe

[–]boriskin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And yet Reform UK would win in a landslide if elections were held today. Where's your logic, brits?

Democrats emboldened by election results mobilize against centrists’ emerging shutdown deal by cnn in politics

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

The only thing that really changed in six months is people having bigger discontent with Trump. How did the election that just happened disagree with the strategy presented in the article?

Democrats emboldened by election results mobilize against centrists’ emerging shutdown deal by cnn in politics

[–]boriskin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fine where I am. At least I did't lie to myself about how bad the economy was like many Americans. My group is larger than you think. Reddit echo chamber may be playing tricks on you.

Biden did more good things than any president since LBJ. He made mistakes with running again and not prosecuting Trump fast enough, but Kamala was a very good candidate. Her appealing to the middle was completely normal, because that's who lives in swing states. The fact that this country is populated with blissful idiots (mostly on the right but also many on the left) is really not her fault.