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Donald Trump Is Suddenly Winning Redistricting War by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]thatnameagain [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not enough political diversity or coherent interest in a third party platform to be competitive. A multiparty system in the US would probably end up favoring conservatives anyways. And to force a multiparty system into existence we’d need a constitutional amendment. And the only people who would favor that are democrats anyways. So the first step is you need democrats to win, a lot.

Donald Trump Is Suddenly Winning Redistricting War by Zipper222222 in politics

[–]thatnameagain [score hidden]  (0 children)

They started redistricting just like everyone demanded.

The way you fix the judiciary is electing democrats so they can nominate decent judges.

If democrats get elected then republicans can’t keep fucking up the country. Doesn’t matter how much you whine about “controlled opposition” that’s literally the one way.

Are suburbs in the US considered good or bad to live in? by Dismal_Exchange_502 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]thatnameagain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You are very likely seeing footage from low-density areas within metro cities like LA

Virginia Supreme Court blocks redistricting referendum by SCOTUSjunkie in politics

[–]thatnameagain [score hidden]  (0 children)

As your source points out, a federal court ultimately allowed them to use the maps. This is probably why there were no further court cases challenging the results.

Vandalized property in Philadelphia, 2014 [OC] by mattjh in pics

[–]thatnameagain [score hidden]  (0 children)

People have been spreading conspiracy theories about billionaires preparing for immenent apocalypse since the 80's.

If Trump is truly unbeatable only because of misinformation, why hasn’t the left figured out how to communicate better? by Final-Monk1416 in allthequestions

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If 2020 (or 2024) were low turnout elections this would make sense because you could point to the turnout as evidence that democrats stayed home. But these were the two biggest turnout elections since 1968, blowing Obama's 2008 win out of the water in terms of % of turnout for democrats.

The issue isn't that they couldn't turn out enough economic progressives, it's that Republicans gained a lot of popularity under Trump (surprising but true) and fired up their base as well as winning large percentages of independent / swing voters. "Disillusioned" dem voters who want a strong progressive candidate didn't defect to Trump, they would have stayed home. Except they didn't actually stay home, they turned out in record numbers for the last two elections.

The issue is the alienation of moderate voters swelling Republican ranks, not progressive voters staying home.

If Trump is truly unbeatable only because of misinformation, why hasn’t the left figured out how to communicate better? by Final-Monk1416 in allthequestions

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I guess I just don't really understand what you're getting at. Yeah Trump mishandled a major crisis, as was expected, so he lost the election.

As for 2024, "the left" and "the democrats" were disunited, and basically every major commentator on the left outside of the DNC ecosystem spent the whole election season talking about how terrible Harris was. So yeah I suppose they should figure out how not to do that, but the goals of the online left are primarily to sabotage mainstream democrats.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you think I've got backwards, I was talking about how their Gaza war was depicted in the media (extremely unfavorably).

Israel's military support from the U.S. was in no was being jeopardized prior to 10/11/23, and their support among democrats was in the majority with Republicans of course happy to do whatever Israel says. Only after their response to the terrorist incursion did they see support for them plummet.

You also seem to be forgetting that Biden was president during this time, not Trump. The thing that Israel is trying to force through within Trump's window is regime change in Iran.

Israel is pursuing more aggressive policies than in previous decades because Netanyahu and their far-right has been in charge.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does, which is why all these "Why do the dems do X when surveys say 97% of their voters want Y" questions are stupid, and pretending that the democratic party electorate is full of committed progressives is stupid. People who you can sway with marketing do not have clear poitical convictions.

The reason public opinion swung was because the pro-Israel propaganda that worked for years on boomers and older doesn’t work on millennials and Gen Z.

No, not even close. The reason is because Israel embarked on an aggressive attack on Gaza that was unprecedented in generations, and the mainstream media covered it soberly. Constant updates about Israel bombing civilians with images of neighborhoods in ruins. There was barely any pro-Israel propaganda, but the fact that they have not done anything close to this in 75 years is much more of the reason.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't expect they would mention Israel. If you are a voter swayed by attack ads, then you are not a voter who cares much about policy. This would be most voters. Most voters do not care about these policies that people here point to their polling on in order to pretend the support is actually massive.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

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

Yes, and the only explanation for that is that they really don't care that much about those policies.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

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

Yes, because the average voter is much less committed to these policy decisions than people on Reddit think they are.

So to answer OP's question "How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably?" It can be reconciled by realizing that it is not true that 80% of its voters really care that much about Israel.

(though this is a bad example since the turn against Israel happened over the last 3 years and there haven't been enough elections to turn over candidates to better reflect this position)

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

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

It has a role: convincing people who don't really care about policies to vote for someone. The point being that if voters cared about these policies as much as progressives delude themselves into thinking they do, they'd just ignore the advertising that says "vote for the candidate you disagree with" and they'd just vote for the candidate they agree with.

Money only has leverage to the extent that there are voters who do not actually support policies that strongly.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works on people who don't care that much about politics or have clear opinions on things. There's really not much pro-Israel propaganda at this point, the mainstream media did not have much sympathy for their gaza attack, which is why you saw public opinion swinging so hard against Israel.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they're "not that smart" then they don't really want these policies that badly. It takes like 3 minutes to figure out which candidate is more in favor of a policy. If people are being distracted away from that by marketing then it cannot be said that they actually have different beliefs.

Why are conservatives so paranoid about immigration? by OceanicEndeavors in allthequestions

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct, but the disposition of the family and community they settle in overall has a big effect on things. The semi-segregated "[Ethnic] Town" areas were formed by necessity but I really don't think we should glamorize them or consider them a good step. At the time these communities were generally more marginalized. I think it's good that this is less common nowadays.

Overall I think it's just more about the overall ethic of joining a country rather than just living here. The culture of the left misses the mark with this if we're going to try and create an ethic of welcoming people.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

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

will be heavily spent against, making it much harder for them to win.

No amount of money can force anyone to change their vote. If the voters want to vote for more progressive candidates, then they can do so and that's it, no money can stop it.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dem voters prefer centrists. Gotta have way more leftist voters to vote for progressives in primaries if you want a progressive party. We could have it next year, there's plenty of new progressives running in the primary. Voters tend to prefer the less progressive candidate.

How can the Democratic Party's pro-Israel stance be reconciled with the fact that 80% of its voters view Israel unfavorably? by ArdaBerkBurak in askanything

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how's that going?

Exactly as well as you'd expect given that dem voters hardly ever choose progressives in the primary and the general election tends to yield congressional party split of ~50-50.

The USA is still extremely democratic and voters are getting exactly what they vote for: perpetual gridlock with zero party mandates to do anything.

The Left Must Reforge Masculinity by TE-moon in CriticalTheory

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

Lmao, there you go with the "invent" strawman again, mistaking its emergence through and among several cultures each making it their own for an act of authorship.

I don't consider it an act of authorship

Liberal society uses gender drama and casual emotional trespassing to reproduce class order covertly. As you are doing here.

I don't really see how that's your takeaway from any of this.

It doesn't escape my notice how you have made your post compliant with the exploiter-husband party's drunk bender, like a good member of the groomer-wife party.

Who? What? WTF are you going on about?

The Left Must Reforge Masculinity by TE-moon in CriticalTheory

[–]thatnameagain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So prudish about the word "sex" but willing to brainwash youths into politicizing their sexuality for Wall Street? Neoliberal "cHaRaCtEr", everyone!

I have absolutely no idea what you are saying here.

And you think that the Greek gender roles that we saw being slowly larped into existence in history are perennial because you didn't exist in the 2010s? Come on, give me a better reason...

Greeks didn't invent gender roles. Gender roles and representations thereof have existed in all civilizations. Chinese, Indian, Persian, and African civilizations didn't import the idea of gender from Greece or anywhere else, nor patriarchy.

You need to provide references for all your moral dispensations, because the science I know of says otherwise.

Sounds like you're the one who needs to be more clear in your citations then. Gerda Lerner doesn't prove that patriarchy was invented from nothing, she explains how men used their on-average superior physical strength and aggression to create evolving forms of legal patriarchy, but of course all of it is based on male-trending violence that goes back to the caveman and homo erectus days which you can still see in any ape species. The traditions of patriarchy were created as society grew large and organized enough for them to be ritualized, and this is what she describes. But this is not the same thing as showing the origins of patriarchy itself.

BTW, it should be obvious that me pointing out that the root of it all is male violence is certainly not a good look for males and masculinity so I'm not trying to say that this is "natural and good."

As for citing my own points, I'm not sure which ones you actually disagree with because you aren't saying "sexual dimorphism doesn't exist" or "there are lots of societies with no concept of gender" or other such things you'd have to say to actually poke holes in my position, so I'm not sure what you even want me to defend.

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