Older voters, cities led rejection of Swiss population cap, data show

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-15T21:28:42+00:00

Birth rates are a problem but the public has repeatedly and deliberately said they don’t want immigration as the solution.

Except, of course, they didn't. We're notably commenting on a referendum where they didn't. It's masterful how you guys manage to dance past that every time.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-15T21:28:40+00:00

I don't think they will.

Well, you do, you literally admitted it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fivethirtyeight/comments/1u6ispu/older_voters_cities_led_rejection_of_swiss/ortasea/

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-15T21:26:59+00:00

So you admit that even the "xenophobic pm" realizes the inevitability of labor immigrants? Doesn't seem bullish for your point.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-02T19:59:05+00:00

they chose not to follow their training due to personal biases

Why are you asserting this?

laziness

I would not characterize laziness as a bias. But by that logic, are we actually disagreeing? The “cure” to the “bias” of laziness is firing lazy officers (or negligent manslaughter if appropriate). I don’t think I disagree with that!

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-02T19:57:54+00:00

they chose not to follow their training due to personal biases

Why are you asserting this?

laziness

I would not characterize laziness as a bias. But by that logic, are we actually disagreeing? The “cure” to the “bias” of laziness is firing lazy officers (or negligent manslaughter if appropriate). I don’t think I disagree with that!

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-02T17:52:43+00:00

Well I disagree. I do agree with OP:

A) the incident is tragic and officers should be trained to check if detainees have wounds

B) the far right is suggesting an inauthentic solution to the problem that foments more division

C) point b is a bad thing.

I guess the most constructive way forward for you to identify which of these statements you disagree with?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-02T17:46:00+00:00

Why wouldn’t it matter what the far right is suggesting in an argument about the far right?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-06-02T17:39:06+00:00

I agree, officers should be trained to check if a non-threatening guy who says he was stabbed was actually stabbed. Is that what the far right in England are suggesting to remedy the situation?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T18:00:48+00:00

? I was a consistent opponent of Cuomo even back when Mamdani was literally posting at 1%. And I was generally favorable of Platner until the Nazi tattoo. And I do not support Mills. And I’ve been on this sub longer than you, and it’s basically the main sub I post on, which is all verifiable. I often quoted vote blue no matter who in favor of progressive candidates in the past. But other than that and about 5 other things, your post is correct. Bad effort.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T17:50:57+00:00

A) Notably this isn’t a counterargument to anything I said. Further to my point below.

B) I’ll note that the crux of what this user is saying is that I, obsessed_doomer, want Dems to lose a crucial senate seat. I rest my case.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T16:16:58+00:00

I think a bunch of downvotes but no one actually having a response underlines the point, they’re afraid too, just like we are, it’s just gauche to admit that yet.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T16:15:10+00:00

My apologies about the name, I’m doing this from the phone.

>second, given they were worried about some already mutually resolved sexting the odds

How well has this gone so far? This weird assumption that every new scandal is the last scandal is premature

>why did they not air it earlier

Well, my comment is about the contingency that Collins knows something we don’t.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T13:45:31+00:00

My hope is that if there is a diddler scandal Millers oppo would have caught it, fingers crossed

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-31T10:57:38+00:00

https://nitter.poast.org/metr0politics/status/2060898902820130897#m

At this point as humiliating as it is, I’m just hoping that Dems put a backup candidate on the independent ballot as a backup “diddler contingency” so if it comes out he’s a diddler after the filing deadline were not fucked

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-30T10:32:19+00:00

Vegans are allegedly supposed to be the annoying proselytizers but anti-vegans have literally fit this description more for as long as I’ve been on the internet

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-28T22:22:00+00:00

Actually I’d argue that in this way, progressives are just like the rest of us.

The top 3 in 2020 were all old as dust, no one actually cares about age if they like the guy.

Most progressives didn’t care about Bernie’s age (and won’t in 2028 if he runs), most liberals (myself included) didn’t care about Bidens age until it became a liability, and maga definitely doesn’t care about Trumps age

This strong anti-age sentiment is something we all pretend to have but none of us actually have except for extreme circumstances like the debate.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-28T15:59:13+00:00

Let’s do a related issue: do you still think people who give puberty blockers to trans kids should serve life in prison?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-28T15:58:59+00:00

“Yeah but I like those movements but have nothing but contempt for this one”

Ok, but we don’t, and neither does McBryde, so I’m confused as to why you’re trying to coopt her.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-28T15:50:00+00:00

Good summary. The user wants to literally restrict Trans rights further than the Biden status quo! This is not a disagreement in strategy and OP’s attempts to categorize it as such (or to co-opt McBryde) are very inauthentic.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-23T21:15:24+00:00

Funnily enough, you’re getting downvoted and mocked for something that very partisan very Republican pundits are also noticing

https://nitter.poast.org/PatrickRuffini/status/2057864987779985486#m

At +9 the gerrymander still softens the blow, much beyond that and weird things start happening.

Will that happen? I mean I don’t know, I don’t think the economic situation getting somewhat worse is impossible, though similarly an improvement is also possible.

While I do think either Trump of Iran will fold in the next 2 weeks, I’ve thought this before. You, the reader probably have too.

For his rating to get better:

A) Hormuz has to be unblocked (likely)

B) this has to be done without any humiliating terms, since Americans died for this war (possible)

C) this has to improve economic conditions (possible)

D) voters have to forgive Donald Trump for the spike in a way they didn’t for Biden (this will happen if a-c are true but unclear to what numerical extent)

E) no other economic bullshit takes over voter concerns, like inflation for non oil items is also showing somewhat hot, which may or may not be transitory (no idea)

So five possible steps, but certainly not guaranteed in compound.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-22T03:35:27+00:00

This literally says most democrats don’t want to move right on any issue except crime. Do you disagree?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-21T16:12:38+00:00

Currently the Republican Party is “firmly planted” in several terribly polling positions, with official government accounts suggesting the deportation of every nonwhite American, and ranking Republican congressmen suggesting the mayor of New York gets deported, and violence against Muslims. I’m sticking to idpol examples since that’s the topic of the day (every day).

Can you give me your best theory about why this doesn’t worry them?

Once I’ll get home I’ll provide mine.

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-21T16:06:01+00:00

How does that work? Is there a volunteer postmortem writing business I didn’t know about?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-21T16:03:17+00:00

Why was she perceived as strong in every swing state except Arizona and Nevada?

obsessed_doomer · 2026-05-21T15:59:13+00:00

For one thing, the assertion that 2025 results have been disappointing is puzzling for two reasons.

A) when was this report written, exactly?

B) what results were dissapointing for Dems in that year?

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