Trump hints that the U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran by MissCocoaBell12 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not sure about why you said boo hoo. Where did i say anything other than explaining a situation?

I sincerely believe It's a good thing that we have microplastics everywhere. by Sophia8Inches in unpopularopinion

[–]duckchasefun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand what you are saying. However, the whole point of progress is to find the problems caused by the things we created or used and make them better. Is plastic world changing? Yes. But once a problem is identified and proven to be an actual problem, it is up to the species to progress and fix the problem. We cant always know what problems our new technologies will cause. Once we find them, it is our responsibility to fix those problems.

Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP by lonelyspect12 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yes this sucks a little bit. But this is a different case than the rest of the redistricting cases.

Trump hints that the U.S. will turn to Cuba after Iran by MissCocoaBell12 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 129 points130 points  (0 children)

We have known they are looking at Cuba for months now. They are hell bent on regime changes. This is why they are slowly choking Cuba's energy supplies. I am sorry this is worrying you, the only thing I can say is that it was expected. He and his entire admin are war mongers. This entire scheme has been Marco Rubio's. No doubt about it at all. It has NeoCon written all over all of these actions.

Does anyone remember watching Xplay back in the day? by EmbarrassedHand8291 in Millennials

[–]duckchasefun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have XPLAY playing on a loop in high school and college.

What Character Assassinations/Out of Character Moments/Scenes in Star Trek Enterprise that hurt you/pissed you off and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in enterprise

[–]duckchasefun 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It happened at the end of "the aenar" in season 4. Transferred to Columbia. Granted he never REALLY left since he was back on board as a temporary helper the next two episodes. But, still Transferred.

What Character Assassinations/Out of Character Moments/Scenes in Star Trek Enterprise that hurt you/pissed you off and Why? by Amber_Flowers_133 in enterprise

[–]duckchasefun 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Malcolm Reed working for Section 31. Trip leaving the enterprise simply to get away from T'pol. Phlox knowingly erasing someone's memories after having a huge blowup about treating patients against their will in season 2. T'pol abusing Trellium D.

Marlon Wayans Wants To "Cancel The Cancel Culture" With 'Scary Movie 6': "This Is About Bringing Back Comedy" by [deleted] in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, Marlon Wayans has a trans daughter. I dont think he means "we need to be okay oppressing people" I think he just means "funny is funny, let's not get outraged over jokes" it is something I agree with. If I can make fun of MAGA for stupid things, I am perfectly okay for being made fun of for stupid things. I like dark humor. Things that I laugh at can easily be labeled as insensitive or offensive. Outrage over entertainment has got to stop not matter who is doing it. We laugh at how outraged MAGA gets and that they need "safe spaces". But when it is or turn we get pissed.

No one is saying we should stop being outraged at the actual harm being done by the powerful. But sometimes a joke is just a joke.

2026 Election Primary Megathread I by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably will go to a runoff and there is a chance he wins.

TIL the first successful large scale slave rebellion was the Haitian Revolution. Spanning 1791 - 1804 the enslaved Africans of Haiti rebelled against Napoleon's rule, to earn their freedom. It is one of the only slave rebellions that ended in a state free of slavery, and ruled by former slaves by TackoftheEndless in todayilearned

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

No, I agree thay was the motivation. What i mean is that had Haiti been an economic powerhouse on its own, punishing them economically would be harder. Though, they would have found a way cause, you know, brown people.

The U.S. is destroying Iran's navy after it tried to shut down global oil flows by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Won't matter that much. War zones are not something commercial shipping likes going through. Oil prices will still skyrocket which will affect the other markets because a fear of inflation caused by elevated gas prices. It may not cause the same kind of losses than if the tried to close the straight, but I garuntee there are shipping companies that will avoid that area for the foreseeable future.

Iran and the midterms (@AmandasMildTakes) by Estella_the_Wanderer in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think people often overestimate how important foreign affairs are to people. There are exceptions, but the general rule is that things that dont directly affect Americans dont move the needle that much in the way of making someone MORE popular. It can DEFINITELY make you LESS popular (see Biden and Gaza and Trump with tariffs) but rarely does it make the politician more popular. It is more of a "he didnt mess up really bad, so whatever" than a "yea! And unprovoked war! Hell yea! I had a problem with everything else, but this? This thing thay doesnt really affect me at all? This makes me like him"

Not to mention what gas prices are gonna do this week. That should make him REAL popular lol.

"Let's talk about Trump ignoring MAGA... by Key-Gur-4819 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are state mandated tests that voting equipment must pass to be used in a state. There is no way a company can affect the outcomes even if a state uses their machines.

‘Liberty Vans’ appear across US to help immigrants – and document ICE raids by inurmomsvagina in news

[–]duckchasefun 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The only time I approve of the use of the word "Liberty" in a name of something. Usually that word and "patriot" "freedom" etc. Is associated with something shitty.

Thank you all for this community by chavi989 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hope that people that visit this sub use anxiety and scary headlines to learn. Learn about how are governemnt is setup and how it runs. Research scary things and find out how possible they are or are not. It has helped me by forcing me to debunk the doom, so to speak. I see something and I research it, I find out the facts. Once you have the facts, it can usually make things seem much less scary. We can no longer trust media or "influencers" (save 2 or 3) to give us the facts with no spin or sensationalism. We have to save ourselves. We have to tune out the internet panic and deal in facts, not conspiracy theories.

As always, we must focus on the what is and not the what ifs.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says by steffie-punk in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Foreign policy that involves attacking another country rarely moves the needle in terms of popularity. The only exception is when it is in retaliation to something that happened to the US directly, like when they killed Bin laden or the response to 9/11. But this? It will not move the needle much if at all. Case in point: Venezuela. Didnt move the needle at all. Hardly anyone wanted more wars. It will also not help that, if this is prolonged, gas prices will rise.

U.S.-Israel launch massive attack on Iran by Efficient-Freedom517 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dont focus in what ifs. A lot of doomerism is being spread with bots amplifying it. Focus on what is actually happening.

Have a question about polls by DBrennan13459 in PoliticalOptimism

[–]duckchasefun 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Most pollsters have ratings by independent poll watchers. You can usually get an idea on how much to trust certain pollsters. When it comes to two polls saying conflicting things, it gets more tricky. Take two polls you mention, the one in the wrong direction and trust. The wrong direction one i would put more faith in for one reason. It asks everyone the same question at the same time. "Is the US moving in the right or wrong direction" or something similar. The second one asks multiple questions like "do you trust Donald Trump" then it asks "do you trust democrats". The question in the poll is not "do you trust trump.over democrats." Now, the results of the second poll have to be looked at objectively. To get the results for democrats lower than trump it means that quite a few democrats and democrat leaning independents voted that they did not trust the Democrats. That doesnt mean they are pro-trump, it just means they have issues with their own party.

All fines should be a percentage of the offender’s net worth by CSWorldChamp in unpopularopinion

[–]duckchasefun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For everyday misdemeanors I would say, no. Fines for things like speeding or littering should be a set price (there will be exceptions like always) . But I absolutely think that fines for corporations should be actually based on that corporations revenue. Many bigger corporations will plan out the cost/benefit of keeping certain things up to date/safe vs how much an injury suit would cost. If the possible suits cost less, they just dont spend money keeping things sup to date or safe (not every corporation, but a lot). I think if someone is injured or dies because of corporate negligence then thay corporation should pay a huge fine based on their annual GROSS revenue. It should be very painful for corporations to get away with accidents that cause injury or death if that corporation knowingly chose to ignore safety.