It's actually a bit more selfish than that. If someone else is doing better, and they view that someone as "beneath" them, they see it as "wasted" and whatever is making that someone better should be taken away.
It's explaining a reality that disagrees with the pre-conceived beliefs. The reason why Facebook works is that the algorithm makes it so it feeds them information that they already believe.
Those people don't see it as worse. They see it as "if we can get back to these old times, things would be better!" But what they forget to add is "for me!"
They want oppression for others because it means they are on top.
Don't yuck someone else's yum
Every woman I am friends with have all told me that the bar for men is on the fucking ground and they still find a way to get under it.
The reason why men are awful is because of the privilege that the patriarchy gives men. As a man, you have to actively reject that privilege.
If you don't, you end up like Brand, Weinstein, Stawell, Tate, and Masterson.
Trump has always suffered from incompetence. Trump v1, we saw this in spades.
During Biden, GOP/alt-right used the four years to consolidate power, find further vulnerabilities, and capitalize on them under Trump v2. GOP fucking wrote what they were going to do and then they fucking did it.
The DNC suffers from wanting to appeal to centralists, the largest bloc of voters that can actually swing an election. They know that progressives and anyone left of the DNC will vote dem because of the fucking two party system.
If progressives want change, NOW is the time to capitalize! Now is the time to support progressive candidates, set up election committees so when the primaries come up in 1.5 years, they will be front and center.
The reason the DNC doesn't pander to progressives is that we don't give them a reason to. We start too late. We hem and haw through the primaries, bitching and moaning that we don't have Jon Stewart. The number of progressives that are breathing a sigh of relief yesterday was palpable. Yes, celebrate the win, but we didn't "win". We have an opposition that we can influence more than the other candidate.
We need to fucking take these new politicians to task.
And, at the same time, find even more progressive candidates and encourage them to run. I want more candidates Chris Gallant. We need more Zohran Mamdanis. We need more Allison Montgomerys.
We need more Gen Zs.
I'm fucking tired of the DNC going to progressive candidates and saying they need to stand down because they won't win. I want progressives to throw the DNC the middle finger and say, "You go left or we're leaving YOU." I want the DNC to be the third party.
So yes, take the victory lap everyone. But start looking for progressives NOW to run in two years.
Don't wait two months before primaries.
We really need to flood the zone like Republicans have been for the last 2 years.
Have Democrats wear flip flops with tan suits. Have Biden washing his trans am in a speedo. Anything that gets Fox news focused on stupid shit so that Democrats can actually govern.
Based on his diet, I seriously doubt he's getting enough fiber to shit a pebble.
The GOP does not have a problem bringing out their base.
This galvenizes their base away from actual issues like the economy to a moral panic issue that's much easier for them to defend.
Their base can feel morally superior defending "the children" than trying to defend $6 / dozen eggs.
Not the OP, but I've said this on other threads:
Democrats, specifically those who have something to lose, need to start getting skin in the game.
I would LOVE to see Obama start community organizing again, using his influence and his ability to fundraise to stand-up grass-roots "let's arm liberals and teach them how to shoot" groups.
I'd love to see Bernie protesting again and getting arrested.
I want to see Schumer do literally anything but look down his glasses and use words.
The problem is that everyone I've listed doesn't want to lose the seat of privilege they sit on. And until they are willing to actually willing to lose, us 99%ers are just going to have to hope that another Luigi happens.
I was just about to say. All of the SMS ads I'm getting from conservatives/Republican groups is "Democrats will bring socialism!"
My response to these is "...You promise? 🥹"
This is the kind of Robin Hood shit I can get behind.
Steal from people who not only increased prices for the common folks but can easily afford the loss. Give it back to folks who are just trying to live their lives.
Fuck AI.
Not sure if this belongs here but felt it was appropriate.
Edit: A few comments mention the power imbalance between Lewinsky as an intern and the president. This meme shouldn't be seen as me approving of Clinton's behavior but point out that an adult man having "sexual relations" with a child should have some bearing against a sitting president.
If Clinton is in the Epstein files, show the world.
I've started seeing more shit like this, even TVs in exam rooms with ads like this.
