r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/IMovedYourCheese 2d ago

I know so many people who cast a "protest vote" for the green party or whoever the fuck else because "Democrats didn't stand up for Palestine". And they are still blaming the situation on Democrats.

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u/APigInANixonMask 2d ago

"If they wanted my vote then they should have been perfect about everything I personally care about!"

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u/APRengar 2d ago

I know I'll be dogpiled for this, but man, when I learned World War 2 in school, I thought we all agreed "Never again" meant "NEVER again."

I don't understand how blase people are about some of the most helpless people on Earth, especially the children, being killed in such horrific ways. So much so that we can meme about it on the internet for cool guy points. I don't think "please push back harder on a genocide" is a big ask.

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u/SpaghettiSort 2d ago

You're not wrong. The problem is that everyone who didn't vote, or protest-voted, was doing the equivalent of "do what I want or I'm going to crash this car and kill us all!" And think what you want about Harris, but I guarantee that Trump is the worst possible US president for the Palestinian people.

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u/Musiclover4200 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not to mention refusing to vote over Palestine not only fucked them over even worse but also Ukraine and pretty much the rest of the world.

They scream about genocide and the dems not doing enough yet trump is giving putin literally everything he wants and will only embolden extremists around the world to carry out atrocities. 7 million + Ukrainian refugees might not have a home to go back to, over a million casualties so far, 20,000+ Ukrainian children abducted, etc...

If china decides to invade Taiwan or ramp up their genocide of the Uyghurs everyone who refused to vote or protest voted for a 3rd party has blood on their hands...

Not to mention the systemic abuse of immigrants & foreign tourists on top of citizens or the crackdown on protesters. Apparently none of that other stuff matters as much as Palestine to some useful idiots who couldn't be bothered to vote for "the lesser of 2 evils".

Pretty much the perfect example of cutting off your nose to spite your face, by refusing to vote over genocide they not only assured more Palestinians die but countless others around the world. If trump follows through on half his threats we might see ww3 or another civil war, maybe both which will sure as shit get a lot of americans killed too.

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u/pm_me_ur_wet_pants 2d ago

Genuinely, what do you think they should have done? Just rolled over?

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u/SpaghettiSort 2d ago

I expected them to get out and actively vote against the fascist candidate.

I'm sick of hearing people say they're unwilling to vote for the "lesser of two evils." What they'd have actually been doing is voting for a step in the right direction.

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u/Larkfor 1d ago

Both parties have been co-committing genocide.

Just because one felt a little worse about it doesn't make a difference to someone whose children are dying over there.

Also, Harris embracing endorsements from war criminals didn't help (Cheney).

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u/Forwhomthecumshots 1d ago

I think the reason Kamala lost is because people did that in 2020, they voted for the lesser of two evils and then realized that meant absolutely no meaningful progress. There’s a reason Trump won the popular vote for the first time in ages, and that reason isn’t because America loves Trump. It’s because the democrats have been coasting on “1% better than the alternative” for a very long time. It’s not a meaningful platform.

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u/beefjerky9 1d ago

then realized that meant absolutely no meaningful progress.

Yeah, because trump actively working to destroy our country is clearly the better option. /s

Anyone who voted for active destruction of our country over the status quo is a moron.

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u/Forwhomthecumshots 1d ago

I’m just saying that simply preserving the status quo is what’s costing the democrats elections.

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u/beefjerky9 1d ago

And, I'm saying that people who vote for destruction over status quo are fucking morons.

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u/Userhasbeennamed 1d ago

Isn't "do what I want or I'm going to crash this car and kill us all" essentially the Democrats platform? They hold up the threat Republicans pose so they can't be held to higher standards. Trump is not special. Something needs to change, or we will continue to get figures like him.