#u.s politics

[blankglassyqueensss]

I can buy a rifle at 18. But I can’t buy a cigarette.

Thanks, America.

[racefortheironthrone]

Did Ralph Nader in 2000, actually play a decisive role in Gore not winning Florida? And did he do it knowingly?

Yes and yes.

[beardeddetectivepaper]

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[ermesskiss]

IMPORTANT - please reblog

The U.S. senate is conducting an outreach survey about pressing issues including ceasefire in gaza and funding for 🇮🇱

Please take time to fill out the survey and spread especially if you’re living in the U.S.

note: (what is above was copied and pasted from this twt post)

something else, these questions are set up to be intentionally bias (you can see in the photo above) so please answer thoroughly and correctly!!

i don't trust the U.S government but taking this survey will give Congress an insight on peoples views on these events. As long as people are choosing the options that are opposed of being pro-Israel or bigoted i think it'll be fine (in theory)

here are two questions that are very misleading

as you can see they are trying to paint china's government and immigrants in a bad picture, hopefully anyone who is reading this understands that

1) the U.S government is using China's government in a way to look like they steal Americans information but in reality they don't care about our privacy. if they did, Mark Zuckerberg (owner of Facebook) wouldn't have several cases of taking peoples data and selling it

also that banning TikTok is not because of peoples information, it's about the fact that U.S citizens have an easier access to learn things that the Government doesn't want them to know and spread (e.g. Israel colonizing and commiting genocide on the people of Palestine) there is even a video of a government official talking about this (if I can find it I'll come back and link it here)

2) calling immigrants violent (probably referring to middle eastern ppl and muslims) is a way to convince people to deport them, obviously being xenophobic, and other stuff

if you can understand that these questions are bigoted and quite loaded it should be easy to understand which option is morally right.

at the end of the survey they will ask you what topics you care about and what Congress should focus on. don't leave it empty.

say something like:

• call for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza

• stop the funding of the illegal occupation of Israel

• hold big tech American companies accountable for using unethical Congon cobalt to make electronic devices

• literally anything important

putting one of these in the box before submitting will highlight that people want the government to call for a permanent cease fire and to stop funding Israel and etc.

sorry, this was a lot, I didn't plan to write this much out but I thought it was important to add additional information to inform people about the situation. hopefully this made sense!!!

[capricorn-0mnikorn]

One thing that frustrates me about news reporting on the Economy

The hang-wringing over how much people are using their credit cards to pay for things, and how the high level of personal debt is a threat to our economic future (Even though, by most of the traditional metrics*, the economy is doing better than it was expected to be, last year).

A lot of local, small, businesses (you know: the ones touted as being the "Backbone of the American Economy!!!") don't even accept checks, anymore. And it's not like you can pay with cash when ordering things online (which, as a disabled, mostly home-bound person I have to do), or stuff ~$75-$100 cash into your wallet when you go grocery or clothes shopping.

So how else are people supposed to pay for most things?

*Granted, those metrics have never been entirely fair or accurate. But it's frustrating when the very same numbers are used to praise, say, the G. W. Bush administration's record, but criticize and tut at Joe Biden.

[thevvitchbitch]

Buffalo, N.Y. 🇵🇸🍉 11/18/23

[cybermagusnex]

What might be causing a decline in Gen Z's mental health, Fortune?

[betty-bourgeoisie]

I think before you're allowed to run for president you should have to fold a fitted sheet on live TV.

Reasoning: It's a practical every day skill that many people seem to find difficult (why???) and I think if you can't do it you have absolutely no business being trusted with nuclear codes.

[fellowfights]

Non Americans, I want to help you but to do that, you GOTTA stop believing dumb stuff about America just because one guy said something or you watched American movies growing up.

"Americans don't have electric kettles! Their electrical sockets can't handle them!"

"Americans don't have bakeries and their bread is so sweet its like cake!"

"Americans don't have silverware or normal plates! They just eat from plastic silverware and paper plates!"

"Americans are all puritans and hate cursing! No one curses!"

All of these things are real things I've heard about the U.S and yeah. When you say them, you look dumb. Its a Google search away man.

And also! If you heard an American agree with one of those insane statements said, you missed the joke. They're messing with you. Its an inside joke to mess with non-Americans when they say outlandish stuff about our country. We go along for the bit. We're making fun of you.

I love yall non-Americans. I want you to avoid being laughed at so PLEASE. When you hear something crazy about the U.S. it's probably not real. Or at least, just look it up to avoid being laughed at behind your back.

[takato1993]

alright people saying they wont vote or whatever I have blocked most of you and will continue to do so what is your great plan to fix things you have a lot of nonsense to say but I'm not seeing a plan yet

lets go through the options

vote third party- so vote for a candidate that will get 1-2% of the votes maybe a little more from taking away democratic votes, while absolutely 0% of republicans will be morally objecting to vote for Trump

vote for another democratic candidate- great idea find one that can get more than 1% of votes i'll wait. you have as good of a chance at this as Kevin Sorbo rewatching Hercules and his shriveled heart growing 3 sizes that day.

abstain from voting- contrary to your belief this will not hurt those in power physically, mentally, or financially but will hurt vulnerable people worldwide including Palestinians.

several people spend a lifetime in jail- while I applaud your great revolution not a lot of people are willing to give up their life and freedom for it. and I do not see any of you stepping away from your computer and volunteering to lure away guards or do "the deed" yourselves.

one to several old men pass away of natural causes- possible but not reliable

[racefortheironthrone]

Is most country like Britain or former parts of the British Empire (which I sometimes forget includes the United States), blue represents the more ring-wing/conservative leaning party and red is for the more left-wing/liberal leaning part, but an exception being America and wondering how come?

Great question!

This is actually a recent phenomenon in American politics.

The U.S didn't traditionally have a stable color-coding system for much of its history, in part because American party systems had a very different history that was ideologically distinct from the socialist vs. liberal vs. conservative European model. However, to the extent that there was a color-coding tendency, it was that Republicans were often blue (because of the Union Army's uniforms) and Democrats were often red (because of red-baiting).

However for the 2000 Presidential Election, for some reason all of the networks adopted Democratic = Blue, Republican = Red for their election night coverage and it stuck and now we have this whole concept of "red states" and "blue states" that the rest of the world finds very confusing.

[beardeddetectivepaper]

[noartnowritingsorry]

George Santos has been voted out of congress. Proving that the Republicans are okay with lunatics, predators, pathological liars, fascists, and con men...but even they'll turn up their nose if you're bad at it.

[betty-bourgeoisie]

On that note, the U.S Surgeon General put out an 82-page plan on combating loneliness in the U.S. this year, which I haven't finished reading yet, but if you're interested in what actual policy planning around this stuff might look like it's pretty fascinating

[hecho-a-mano]

Isn't it awful how Trump can run for president from prison but a lot of people still don't think prisoners should be able to vote?