It slightly bother me that the red hat says "45-47" as though the hyphen implies "46 also!". Can't tell if that's intentional or not. Actually, of course it is.

I'm sure it's intentional as they all think the election was stolen.

twelvepoint wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 9:47 am It slightly bother me that the red hat says "45-47" as though the hyphen implies "46 also!". Can't tell if that's intentional or not. Actually, of course it is.

I believe that equals - 2.

Donald Trump, the MyPillow man's FDR.

joe_lmr wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 1:33 pm

rsmurphy wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 3:30 pm All that said it's possible and more than time for bands, big and small, to step-up in a collective manner against Trump and fascism.

I'm still waiting for all that great, amazing punk rock we were supposed to get starting from 2017.

Alright, Idles stans, I'm just playin'. Don't come for me

If Idles are the present and future of punk, please give me muzak.

Charlie D wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:50 am I have, perhaps, the dumbest question.

Why is the Green Party running Stein again?

Maybe I'm asking it as a rhetorical question but I'd be interested in hearing thoughts on why they think this could work this time.

I do not think it is a dumb question.

Green Party is either or both:

1) Focused too much on one issue that is already generally supported by the Democrats, and/or

2) Too redundant to the progressive wing of the Democrats.

Either way, they are *currently* positioned in a way that could only take votes away from the Democrats in the general election.

Folks who would otherwise be interested in running as the Green Party’s candidate see this, so they haven’t been putting their name in the hat.

Hence, Stein seems to be the most well-known person interested in running as their candidate.

For the third straight election a large part of of the US population wants Trump for president. 12 years of nausea.

handsbloodyhands wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:15 pm For the third straight election a large part of of the US population wants Trump for president. 12 years of nausea.

handsbloodyhands wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:15 pm For the third straight election a large part of of the US population wants Trump for president. 12 years of nausea.

I’ve said this ad-infinitum but the primary problem isn’t Trump, it’s a policy free, donor captured DNC.

The other side needs to present something for average citizen to vote for, actively. Not just “have you seen the other guy!?”

Until the US can manifest a Bernie-style politician in their 40s or early fifties I think the US is screwed. Sanders articulates the problems in the US and is broadly listened to. I don’t think all Americans regard themselves as Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires, there is definitely space in the US political structures for what is dismissed by MSNBC types at “left wing populism”. It just needs articulation by an actual leader.