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@ Objection @lemmy.ml

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  • It appears Trump’s ban on The Associated Press just got worse - Poynter

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  • How is this legal?

    Having a spot in the white house press pool is legally a privilege, not a right. The AP can still operate and write whatever they like, they're just not invited to exclusive press briefings.

    This is a long-standing conflict of interest that incentivizes the press to field softball questions and avoid writing critical stories in hopes of getting priority treatment from the government, but typically it works in a more subtle way.

  • Trump official declaring ‘anyone who preaches hate for America’ will be deported worries users: ‘They just skip the First Amendment’

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  • See, this is why I hate America.

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  • God, what a shit perspective.

    Comparing someone to a category as an insult is also insulting the people in that category regardless of whether the person it's directed at is part of the category or not. Calling a white person the n-word is offensive to black people, calling a straight person the f-slur is offensive to gay people, and calling neurotypical people the r-slur is offensive to the mentally disabled.

    If I call you a "pasta eater" it would only work as an insult if there's an unstated assumption that eating pasta is bad. If I call you "gay" it only works an insult with the unstated assumption that being gay is bad. This isn't rocket science.

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  • I like how you completely ignored my arguments.

    Is it acceptable for a white person to tell another white person they're "acting like an [n-word]?" Yes or no.

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  • And i mean, you can make that argument if you want, but then like, where do we stop? Is telling people to kill themselves morally unacceptable

    Yes. 🤦 Jfc, "asking me not to use a slur against disabled people is a slippery slope to asking me not to tell people to kill themselves." Fucking, good!

    Btw, you can make your argument if you want, but then like, where do we stop? If I call a straight person the f-slur, is that acceptable? I'm not actually saying it at a gay person, I'm just insulting someone by suggesting that they're gay. Is it ok for a white person to tell another white person they're acting like an n-word? Exactly how far are you willing to take this bullshit?

  • For the First Time, Artificial Intelligence Is Being Used at a Nuclear Power Plant

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  • Slippery slope arguments aren't inherently fallicious.

  • Mike Johnson says men need to stop ‘playing video games all day’ and get to work: ‘They’re draining resources’

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  • They targeted gamers.

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  • This is a fair point. We are quite far along on the brain drain already. I suppose I should take the fact that you think I'm too knowledgeable to possibly be an American as a compliment. There are, however, still some intellectuals with a basic knowledge of other countries' histories left here, the stereotype that we're all a bunch of backwards hicks and self-centered chauvanists is only mostly correct.

    I used the phrase "century of humiliation" intentionally to draw a comparison between the two. If you talk to Chinese people (for example on RedNote) a lot of them will tell you that they care about science and advancement, not just for it's own sake, but because they have the cultural memory of what happened when they didn't. The century of humiliation is a big reason why the Chinese have got that dog in 'em when it comes to science, while Americans love toying around with antivax shit and similar anti-science ideas because we're so used to being on top and none of our actions having consequences.

    China had the same kind of backwards traditionalists back in the Qing that we have today, and that traditional approach get steamrolled by guns and battleships. But we never had that experience. So why not fuck around with forcing Creationism into science textbooks? "What's the worst that could happen?"

    Just as the Qing dynasty was committed to doing things their way and refusing to adapt to changing conditions or learning from other countries, you see similar tendencies in the US today. As your disbelief attests, people don't look to other countries to understand why they do what they do or to take any lessons from their history. And those who do are regarded as traitors or spies, just like those in the Qing dynasty who advocated for studying and adopting Western science were. Really, there are a lot of parallels between the two, imo.

    Why did Cassandra go around talking shit about Troy's defenses? The only possible reasons are that she was secretly a Greek spy, or she was some kind of accelerationist who just wanted Troy to fall for some reason. At least, that's what people would say about her if she were here today. Truly, she was the first tankie.

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  • The American brain drain is gonna suck for people living here but is also very justified and deserved at this point.

    The Americans have gotten so complacent about being on top of the world that lots of people don't think there are any real consequences to anything and just wanna fuck around. We used to be at the forefront of research but now nobody with half a brain would want to come here. We're heading full speed into a century of humiliation and people are just gonna keep doubling down on ignorance and bigotry as things get worse

  • US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals

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  • I guess it depends on how important you view the economic sphere. To me, ending the post-New Deal era economic consensus and ushering in a new era where the power of organized labor was completely crushed with bipartisan support is the defining aspect of his presidency. He marks the beginning of the "culture war" era, when the people would no longer have any real say over how the economy was run so all that's left is fighting over social issues. It seems to me that it's more like he did a few good things here and there but for the most part he was awful, the death knell for any hope of progressive economic policy for generations.

  • Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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  • I’m just telling you that no normal (and by normal, I don’t necessarily mean good!) leader (i.e. one who is not a megalomaniac, a narcissist or a (wannabe) dictator) would demand a military parade for their birthday. Honestly not. And even if you don’t care because it’s “symbolic,” you should still care because it shows you the type of person he is.

    So if you already have a negative opinion of his character, it reads as demonstrating a negative aspect of his character.

    Don't get me wrong, you're right about his motivations, but it's still based on personal interpretation. He's not explicitly saying it's about himself. And it's a reasonable interpretation, but if someone doesn't see him that way already, this won't convince them. This sort of plausible deniability is part of Trump's MO, he wants to be criticized over such non-substantive issues, because it makes it look like it's the most severe criticism people have of him, and it allows him to control the narrative and draw attention to the parade, which the average person will probably not have a problem with, because people like parades.

    Instead of taking the bait and freaking over every random, forgettable news cycle, it's better to keep criticism focused on things that have a material impact on people's lives, such as tariffs and deportations. Deportations in particular are much more of an indication of fascism than a parade is - people are being abducted off the streets and taken to black sites with no due process or oversight. If Trump wasn't doing shit like that that actually affects people's lives, he could dance around however he likes and I wouldn't mind.

    Maybe I'm just a spoilsport, but my hatred for Trump is disciplined. I don't see any reason to freak out every time he sneezes. I'd rather focus on the important, unambiguously bad things that he's doing.

  • Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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  • It is a very important distinction. I can’t even imagine the prime minister of my home country insisting on a military parade for his birthday.

    It's not even a real distinction because it's also the Army's 250th anniversary.

    Even if that wasn't the case, it's a totally meaningless and purely aesthetic distinction. "Oh this kinda has the vibe of something bad people do," that's the only real objection to it that any of you have.

    The legitimate reason to care is because it's glamourizing the US military, which is an incredibly evil institution. Even so, of the things the military does, a parade is one of the most innocent and innoculous. But between glamorizing a shitty president or a shitty institution, why should anyone give a shit?

    Insane that there's people in this thread being like, "I should stop paying taxes." Really, this is where you draw the line? Hundreds of thousands of civilians murdered in illegal invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, but Bush never had a parade to celebrate himself so I guess it's fine! I'll never understand liberals' priorities.

  • US defends tariffs on remote island of penguins and seals

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  • Carter was more progressive than a typical liberal? He's the one who abandoned unions and the working class in favor of neoliberalism.

  • Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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  • Sounds like a very important distinction to you, for some reason.

  • Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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  • Are we acting like this is the first time the US has had a military parade in history for some reason? Pretty much every country has military parades. If "only tinpot dictators have military parades," then name a country that isn't a tinpot dictatorship.

  • Trump Plans $92 Million Military Parade—Honoring Himself | Donald Trump is pulling straight from the dictator’s playbook.

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  • Don't really have a problem with a $92,000,000 parade so much as I have a problem with the 1,000,000,000,000 military budget.

    Edit: It appears I have offended the libs by trying to bring it back to a larger systemic issue rather than freaking out over aesthetics. My apologies.

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    What is one moral you have that most people don't agree with?

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  • This does not mean that attacking/defaming people is ok, just that “I don’t like this” or “this is insensitive” should never be brought up against the existence of a work of fiction.

    Should any critiques be levelled at fictional works, then? If a work has a character that's an insensitive racial stereotype, am I allowed to criticize the character, not for being an offensive stereotype, but for being one-dimensional and poorly written? If so, why, exactly?

  • Trump Shares Post About How He's ‘Purposely Crashing the Stock Market’

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  • I don’t know how you can defend this shit, because I can’t.

    I'm not. Just because I don't like Trump's policies or approach doesn't mean I'm supporting the status quo. They're both bad.

    I just think the concept of universal tariffs is very much solid especially in terms of ethics

    Why should we place tariffs on countries with better labor laws where things are more ethically produced?

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  • "We can't allow you to transition because you're not old enough to make a decision that could cause irreparable damage that you might regret later, but have you considered killing yourself?" is the insane nightmare scenario that we're headed to.

    From the UK (recommendations for a proposed law), "Doctors can bring up AS [assisted suicide] before the patient has mentioned it, including under 18." They sure as hell can't do that for HRT. Call me crazy, but if you're old enough for a doctor to suggest suicide, you're old enough to trans your gender.

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  • People will say they hate eugenics but then just argue for the same concept under a different term. Anyone who agrees with this should read Eugenics and Other Evils by G.K. Chesterton, where he criticizes and refutes the idea of giving the state authority of who can have kids when.