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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldRuzzian agent
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    1 day ago

    He’s a Russian asset which means he’s stupid enough to be used as a tool.

    The literal term is “useful idiot”…

    Someone who can be manipulated into assisting a cause significantly without realizing they’re used.

    However, no one is a useful idiot forever, that only lasts until the people manipulating you have built enough evidence that they (Russia) can turn you (trump) into your own government (when America had one). At that point someone lays it and basically says “you’re in too deep, if we go down, you go down”.

    That likely happened to trump (and Rudy) back in the 80s/90s. 30+ years ago

    So…

    Yeah, he was a full blown Russian agent, and the only way he cant get in trouble by Russia for that is if he controls the American government. Which he does currently, and he’s back to “useful idiot” again.

    Trump’s like a rotten onion, there’s layers and they’re all disgusting and effectively the same.





  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldtoFediverse@lemmy.worldHuh
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    hatred towards folks who hold différent political views

    – a born-again pro-choice

    What people tend to hate, is religious people trying to force everyone to follow their religious beliefs

    The vast amount of people don’t give a fuck what a religion says or what their followers do (as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone, especially children).

    Forcing a 12 year old rape victim to become a mom, is hurting children.

    Forcing a 17 year old to become a mom, is hurting children.

    And forcing any person/couple to become parent(s) is hurting that hypothetical child.

    And that’s not even getting into all the other religious views that various religions keep trying to make law to force everyone to follow.





  • There’s a better way to make decisions. To understand it, you should know about Herbert Simon, a pioneer of artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology, as well as a Nobel laureate in economics.

    His whole thing boils down to this part:

    His eldest daughter, Katherine, recalled that he wore one brand of socks to avoid selecting color or style each morning, and owned exactly one black beret at a time, made at a particular haberdashery in Europe.

    He was a rich jackass who could afford to not worry about shit.

    Having that level of wealth is the “secret” to happiness for the vast amount of people





  • Wilson believes that women should “not ordinarily” hold political office, and should never serve in combat roles in the military. Husbands should have dominion over misbehaving wives’ weight, spending habits, and choice of television programs. His uncompromising vision for America was once considered marginal, the conservative writer Karen Swallow Prior told me. Since his elevation by Hegseth, however, “no one can credibly say that Doug Wilson is fringe anymore.”

    Wilson is a prominent voice in what is sometimes called “masculinism”: a movement to fight back against the advances of feminism and reassert the primacy of men. His version is religious, influenced by the notion of male “headship” of the family and Saint Paul’s belief that godly women should “be quiet.” There are also plenty of secular masculinists, as well as nominally Muslim ones, such as the streamer Sneako, the self-proclaimed pimp Andrew Tate, and the podcaster Myron Gaines. Woman-bashing plays well on social media and sells lots of ads for crypto, sports betting, and supplements. You can make good money telling men that they’re the truly oppressed sex.

    I think the problem is it’s become a binary argument where either women are independent or men get to control them…

    If those are the only two option, women are fucked.

    That’s like Martin trying to win without Malcolm.

    Those men need to be reminded that the opposite of their views isn’t everyone being equal, it’s those men having their agency and control removed and treated like someone else property.

    Once people understand that, “everyone is equal” sounds a lot more attractive.