OK, so keep shitposting into the void then. You’ve really moved the needle here. You do you, friend.

Yeah, lemmy’s full of conservatives.

OK, so why not go to where they are then? You’d probably reach more people that way.

Nobody ever mentions the problems with Biden supporting a genocide, it’s basically a complete unknown on this website

I assume you are referencing the people who say they won’t vote because Biden supports Israel? These people are vocal on this platform, sure, but they are a small minority in reality.

In my opinion, a more effective use of time would be talking to the huge swath of apolitical nonvoting population. There are many people who do not vote, not because they are “leftist”, but because they are under-informed or disinterested in politics.

Why punch down on such small voting block? Why not go after conservatives (the people who actually have power) instead? For every one “leftist” there are 100 conservatives.

What do you mean? We have our summer intern rewriting the entire Linux kernel in Rust with the help of ChatGPT. They are set to submit the PR by Friday night.

/s

Most already are, or moving towards it. But no, that’s not a good thing.

Though, as America is still the global superpower, the debt really isn’t as important as you suggest, but of course I wouldn’t speak out against slashing defense spending and hiking taxes on wealthy individuals and big business.

Why would they come to America if they thought poorly of it? Immigrating to the US is no trivial matter and requires a large commitment of time and effort. Of course immigrants think highly of the US. Whether or not their perception of America is based in reality is another matter entirely.

Or maybe… It is the realization that we exist in such a sad state of affairs, that an absurdist performance is nearly indistinguishable from the legitimate politics of a non-negligible voting bloc.

Why?

Since higher number is obviously better, the entire world should just be like the USA.

I see no problem with this.

What do you mean “palestine”?

Do you not recognize the Palestine Authority, but instead believe the entire region has always belonged to israel via biblical predestination?

It was “palestine” before it was ever “israel”, unless you mean the mythical (biblical) “Kingdom of israel”, of which there is no evidence of its existence.

The fact is, Zionists invaded “palestine” and took the land and homes of the then-current native Palestinians for themselves.

But sure, free “palestine” from those who murder civilians and children.

right now

Only just recently?

Line goes up in relation to how successfully the corporation pursues the agenda of those with power (read: money).

Yeah, a more accurate title would be:

Big Business Profits & Pricing Soar; Price Fixing, Abusive Practices Unchecked Under Biden

Scientifically speaking, many diagnostic laboratories could detect the virus. However, red tape, billing issues, and minimal investment are barriers to quickly ramping up widespread availability of testing.

Yeah, we can do the tests, but we’re not going to unless old Uncle Sam starts sending us truckloads of money. It sure would be a shame if people started getting sick… Also, those new regulations “to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests” are so lame. You should really do something about them if you want to have these tests done.

Labcorp, Quest Diagnostics, and other major testing companies are in the best position to manage a surge in testing demand because they can process hundreds per day, rather than dozens. But that would require adapting testing processes for their specialized equipment, a process that consumes time and money

Yeah so, we made all this tech that is entirely incompatible with the standard tests, so if you want us to start testing these people, you’ll have to use our proprietary product stack throughout the entire process, start to finish. You know what they say; vertical integration, vertical profits!

There’s only been a handful of H5N1 cases in humans the last few years,” he said, “so it’s hard for them to invest millions when we don’t know the future." The government could provide funding to underwrite its research, or commit to buying tests in bulk

We’re a business. We’re here to make money. No, we’re not prepared for a widespread outbreak. That would cost money. If you really want us to do our jobs, the government should not only pay for our existence, but also for additional bonuses and dividends to our executives and shareholders.

For real though. Corporate execs are once again holding the health of regular people hostage so they can extract ransom payments from the US government.

For-profit healthcare will always be a farce.

Do you think people who speak English, would have read the text in German? No.

The words are slightly different, but they have the same meaning. What do you think he means by it? Or when he calls immigrants criminals, murderers, rapists, animals, and “not human”?

These are fascist statements. Nazis called Jews these things as well, rounded them up, put them in camps, often separating parents from their children. The US is already rounding up migrants, putting them in detention camps, and separating parents from their children. Trump wishes to expand these programs, and Biden refuses to end them.

They are literally doing eugenics at migrant detention camps. “A for-profit ICE detention center forced sterilization procedures on immigrant women”

What about when Trump had dinner with a well-known antisemitic fascist?

Why do you think white supremacist, neo-nazi hate groups choose to support Trump?

Project 2025 lines out a set of actions very similar to those the German Nazi party did to install an authoritarian regime after gaining power.

To say Trump is Hitler would of course be ridiculous. However, their ideologies are similar, and modern day fascists are rallying behind Trump.

It’s gross.

Trump is quoting and agreeing with part of Hitler’s autobiography Mein Kampf, a book entirely dedicated to fascism.

If you read the NBC article I linked above, you can compare the original from the text with Trump’s quote and see how similar they are.

Systematically discriminating against and causing harm to people based on their identity or race is fascism. You would be correct in saying that around the globe, many of the laws and actions around immigration today can be called fascistic.

Criminalizing the rescue of drowning migrants so they die before reaching land is one such policy.

Money.

the California government didn’t give him money for that

Right, but Las Vegas did and still is. It’s more about how so many people in power were duped into believing it was ever a reasonable method of transportation. It would be dishonest to call it anything other than a publicity stunt / tourist attraction for SV tech bros.

I mean it’s the first system of its kind in the country and it’s being built in a state full of NIMBYs

Acquisitions through eminent domain have been used for far more nefarious purposes in the past.

the ticket cost will be 100 dollars from San Francisco to LA

I would be pleasantly surprised if that comes to be reality, though the cost of the project keeps rising and business school drop outs are going to demand costs be recouped through higher ticket prices.

What?

I am criticizing that the project is 10 years behind schedule and that there are very few comparable initiatives to expand passenger rail.

Instead of prioritizing work on proven solutions, funding is going to fringe science fair projects. Elon Musk literally got government permission and funds to dig a subway tunnel for electric cars.

Even if the CAHSR project is completed, it will likely be expected to run as a for-profit enterprise like Amtrak, making ticket prices unaffordable for many commuters.

Pedantism does not change the fact that the passenger rail system in US is severely underdeveloped when compared to other nations.