I feel like people are using those terms pretty well interchangeably lately anyway
makyo
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I think you're 100% right actually, the only way you convince Americans to build out train infrastructure is to convince them it's not train infrastructure.
Agreed, it's offensive to imagine that Nancy Mace is anyone's equal.
I just hope the Democrats understand this too. Their best moves are probably going to almost always be either stirring the pot to try to turn the GOP on themselves, or throwing wrenches in the governmental machinery whenever possible to keep them from doing anything meaningful.
Absolutely agreed, and it didn't just start with this campaign or any campaign. The Democrats are bringing a knife to a gunfight. Because they seem to think they don't NEED to communicate their achievements or intentions. Biden's thing was literally 'deeds not words' which is a lovely idea but a complete failure in this media landscape. The republicans are campaigning and messaging year round now and it's even easier for them when the Dems have left a vaccuum for them to fill.
I want Mastodon to work as much as I want Lemmy to work but as long as all the people I want to follow are on/going to Bluesky I'll be on Bluesky too. At least until it gets entshitified and everyone flees again.
It's way better than it used to be - 10 years ago I would have agreed with you wholeheartedly but finally places like Five Guys are making their mark on the big European cities and people have a better understanding of what a hamburger should taste like.
It's still like 75/25 bad to good but it used to be 95/5 or worse.
This except W. Bush's first election
Democracy is bad but still the least worst system. The thing that people seem to ignore the most is that checks and balances are what make it great. A voting public is important but not the only important check on the system.
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David Frum is a problematic figure obviously but he recently spoke about the border issue and said some things about it that I wish the left would capitalize on. He tied the immigration problem to America's booming economy and low unemployment. He said it's a massive 'help wanted' sign that a lot of people in other countries can't ignore.
I think it's excellent messaging to relate everything to the economy somehow and this really puts it into perspective - they aren't stealing jobs, rather they're filling roles that the US currently has no one left to fill. AND they're contributing to a booming economy, not ruining it somehow.
I feel like if we're to get out of this unscathed it'll be because of this kind of infighting. AntiMAGA people in gov't should find as many ways to stir the pot as they can.
EDIT: y'all - definitely agree that we're not getting out of this unscathed, you can quit pointing out my poor choice of words