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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Curious how that would play out if other countries did the same. Oh no we didn't declare war, it was this fat idiot Hirohito going rogue again, oopsie. Time for peace now, thank you for your attention to this matter.

I mean that's what they are doing in the middle east all the time. They literally attack each other endlessly but aren't technically at war most of the time.

OP is saying that there is a difference between actions that can be interpreted as an act of war and a formal declaration of war. It seems pedantic but I have to agree the difference is there. Iran has no interest declaring war on the US. Luckily there were enough adults making the decision that a retaliatory strike (with advance warning) was enough to call it a day.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This would assume that these same businesses wouldn't raise prices regardless, which is what they have already been doing, without the wage increase.

A higher minimum wage is how you force companies to pay employees more. There's no real way to limit ceo pay that they won't find loopholes for, but you could try to tie the max to some upper percentage of employee median pay

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

He didn't say the world would be safer. But history kind of shows it is in each countries self interest to have nukes vs not having them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Still preferable to current timeline

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Look at those water slides

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I agree with you. I bet a portion of Jewish people also have an unfavorable view of Israel right now.

But it's not the same as saying those people would agree to a candidate that says they would cut support to Israel or pledge their support for Palestine. It's a spectrum, not either or.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Not completely.

It's also that this data is incomplete and it's a bad idea to draw all your conclusions from it.

For example, in the US, the Jewish voting bloc is very real, substantial, and influential. Compare that to the percentage of nonvoters or even just non political people who have a negative opinion of Israel.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The missed pro tip: don't believe everything you see on tv

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Since we're on the topic of nuance, would you also say it is possible to support the liberal establishment in defeating facism while also pushing for change within the party?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When people's needs are met, they tend to not do illegal things.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Honestly, culture is only part of the reason.

The majority of people having enough and making enough to live on, and having actually safety nets and access to affordable Healthcare means you don't need to commit crimes to survive. As always it's not perfect and things can always change, but having less wealth inequality really does wonders for a society

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Killing the public option and capitulating to republicans.

Yet we got the ACA, but i guess you prefer the old system where Americans can't get insured if they have preexisting conditions.

He was sure able to sell weapons to netanyahu without any problem at all. Bipartisan support, even. But codifying Obergefell wasn't a priority

Sure. Things are easier to pass with bipartisan support. Are you suggesting Obergefell would receive bipartisan support? Lol

Which is why Roe was never overturned.

Which is irrelevant to my point. Roe was a republican talking point for decades but they were never stupid enough to act on it. When they did there was immediate election fallout. We are still in the "finding out" stage and there can absolutely be more blowback from this down the road.

But they never will.

Which is why you should continue to support the Republicans. That'll show them

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