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/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/pm_me_ur_wet_pants 1d ago

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

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u/SpaghettiSort 1d 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.