My friend, you are still confused.

I was giving the framing that comes from the billionaire owned western media oligopoly position.

that isnt my position

What gave you the idea that I’m dismissing them? I think you’re confused.

Good quote tho

Ah the good old “but you support Trump” debating line. Truly you are a paragon of mental acuity.

I think the “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” idea is overstated, most people I interact with have a somewhat negative outlook on the economy and their future wealth.

I think the real issue is that no viable alternative is presented to most people.

The alternatives presented are Russian-style authoritarian oligarchy, Islamofascism, or a Venezuela-style “socialism” in which the narrative only focuses on poverty.

You’re obviously right, Trump is worse.

But it’s hard to deny the cold reality of your comment: You are openly supporting a politician who you admit is genocidal, and you are getting upvoted for it.

The “lesser of two evils” logic continues to deteriorate the quality of our candidates and their responsiveness to the wishes of the American people.

Do you see a way, in the future, to break out of this “lesser of two evils” death spiral? Or in 2032 will you be supporting Zombie Reagan(D) because he is less evil than Zombie Hitler®?

I have no problem with this, because the latest Trump press releases have given me so much hope.

You know what, you’re right. You’ve convinced me to put my hope in press releases.

Biden sent out many press releases about a public option before he was elected, so I’ll put my hope in him and stop paying my health insurance premiums.

Obama similarly sent out many press releases about holding climate change below 1.5 degrees and codifying Roe v Wade. What a relief! Now I don’t have to worry about climate change or women’s reproductive rights anymore!

Real hope is a good thing. Blind hope is a weakness.

If you are getting your hopes up from a press release, and ignoring her entire work history as district attorney, then you are being duped. Actions speak louder than words.

Policy is what matters. A public apology is just optics, and I only care about optics insofar as it affects policy.

I was offering up a public apology as one way to help resolve her current hypocrisy on this issue. Harris’ current position seems to be something like “allow current and future cannabis consumption, but continue to brutally punish those who consumed cannabis in the past” and I find this deeply schizophrenic.

You’re right, no one really cares about a public apology. Just like this entire story, it’s only words.

What really matters is advocacy for those nonviolent drug “offenders”. They deserve release from jail, an end to probation, an expungement of criminal records, and reparations for the losses they suffered.

Kamala issuing a pro-legalization press release is the path of least resistance for her. If she actually stood on principle she would advocate to expunge the criminal records of all nonviolent drug offenders that her DA office prosecuted. But even that is just the words of a politician- what really matters is policy change.

If a politician actually changes their mind that’s fine. If they change their mind to become pro-cannabis legalization, that’s great.

But they shouldnt try to gaslight the populace into believing that this was their stance all along.

If this was Kamala’s position all along, then her actions as District Attorney are very hypocritical.

If she actually had a change of heart, she should apologize to the nonviolent victims she chose to prosecute and incarcerate.

Charging your phone is murder because coal-fired power plants kill 43,000 people per year (in the US alone).

Or a Mossad agent…

Memes like this always irk me because, yes Russia is underhandedly influencing online discourse, but they are just one of many.

The Russian budget for online influence is dwarfed by the efforts of first world defense and intelligence agencies.

He died for his own cause, I am only trying to amplify and honor his message.

I will take advantage of his death to spread understanding, empathy, and a hopeful end to the genocide.

He tried to die for a purpose, why are you so intent on stripping his death of that purpose? You are the one who dishonors the dead.

I think Matt Nelson is a hero. His death was not one of fear and loneliness. It was the ultimate act of empathy, compassion, and humanity.

I’m going to celebrate his heroic deed, and I encourage everyone to do the same.

It’s not about the production cost, its about the opportunity cost.

A quick google search tells me a national ad costs $200k-$1m for a 30s slot. That means 5 seconds of screen time costs $30k-$150k.

When I started dealing drugs, I did it because my friends and I were smoking trash weed and we wanted to secure a good supply of quality product. It worked out well. My car was clean. I didn’t sell much.

A few years later when I turned 23 I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. My life fell apart, I was bedridden, I went through a medical bankruptcy. That is when I began to deal drugs to survive. For a few years I paid my bills by selling weed, ecstasy, adderall, mushrooms, acid from the bed where I spent 95% of my time. My car was dirty.

Was I just a regular person? I dont know

It’s a broad generalization, I’m not suggesting some new law of nature.