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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Brother please learn how to crop

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

And get your life and priorities in order. Nobody needs a YouTube notification. Ever.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Bröthœr there is dark mode for your eyes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

If you think USA is like Russia, you're way off. USA is a flawed democracy. Very flawed, but still a democracy, since your votes matter. Russia is an informational autocracy. It's ruled by a spin dictator who lies the country is a democracy whilst killing his real opponents and posing clowns as his real ones. Mind you, I am Russian.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

since your votes matter

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your votes do NOT fucking matter

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Believe it or not, would still take what US has over what we have any day.

Is it a bad system? Yes, I hate it as much as the next guy. Is Russia's situation better? Fuck no. It's like what you have in that picture on the right, but nobody actually voted for these people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Obviously, I agree. We are not all the way there yet. But we WILL absolutely be just as bad as Russia in only a few short years. Mark my words. Citizen's United is never going away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

You can't be Russian, you're not on .ml! /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The fact that you would see it this way as a Russian makes sense. Unlike Russia, the American information space has at least retained the facade of being free and generally accurate. What you are missing is that the Republicans have been gutting our educational system for over 50 years, media consolidation has given the political establishment significant control over what ideologies are or are not given favorable coverage, and social media algorithms have been tuned to favor establishment information sources. For those with the time and inclination, it is certainly possible to be informed, and I'm sure it's easier than in Russia, but most Americans don't have the time or media sophistication to understand anything but establishment narratives. Those of us who are informed get absolutely swamped out by misinformed or outright delusional voters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'm aware that that's been happening in US, yes. Although I don't actually know to what extent.

What I mean by "votes actually matter" (as I assume that's what you're responding to) is that election results aren't pre-determined (not on a federal level, at the very least). Basically, it's a night and day difference between US and Russia.

Technically speaking, they matter in Russia too, even though they don't affect the results. In short, it's all because of public opinions. It's better people be disillusioned elections were falcified than be ignorantly believe they weren't. Not to mention, it, at least till recently, was also possible for opposition to win on municipal or regional level.

As for the establishment narrative, people believing in it, and media control. First two aren't unique to US, happens pretty much everywhere. I can tell that media in US is mostly controlled by conservatives. In Russia, on the other hand, there is no space for opposition on TV, which is mostly watched by older people, which are the majority of voters. Ever since Putin's first became the president, he's been silently killing off all independent news media till there was nothing left. Now he's trying to do the same with internet media, although he's much more illiterate when it comes to the internet.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s ruled by a spin dictator who lies the country is a democracy whilst killing his real opponents and posing clowns as his real ones.

Russia needs to defend itself against NATO is not spin. That some corrupt remaining Yeltsin cronies sometimes say Russia should not, is not "useful democracy". Navaltny caught on video soliciting funds from MI6 to diminish Russia is not useful democracy.

That west needs to have war on Russia, Iran, Syria, China is more spin than opposing war.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Russia needs to defend itself against NATO is not spin.

Genuine question: why? Is NATO attacking Russia?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

USA is a flawed democracy. Very flawed, but still a democracy, since your votes matter.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/gerrymandering-explained

  • Gerrymandering is deeply undemocratic.

Rather than voters choosing their representatives, gerrymandering empowers politicians to choose their voters. This tends to occur especially when line drawing is left to legislatures and one political party controls the process, as has become increasingly common. When that happens, partisan concerns almost invariably take precedence over all else. That produces maps where electoral results are virtually guaranteed even in years where the party drawing maps has a bad year.

  • Gerrymandering has a real impact on the balance of power in Congress and many state legislatures.

On the state level, gerrymandering has also led to significant partisan bias in maps. For example, in 2018, Democrats in Wisconsin won every statewide office and a majority of the statewide vote, but thanks to gerrymandering, won only 36 of the 99 seats in the state assembly.

  • Gerrymandering affects all Americans, but its most significant costs are borne by communities of color.

Targeting the political power of communities of color is also often a key element of partisan gerrymandering. This is especially the case in the South, where white Democrats are a comparatively small part of the electorate and often live, problematically from the standpoint of a gerrymanderer, very close to white Republicans. Even with slicing and dicing, discriminating against white Democrats only moves the political dial so much. Because of residential segregation, it is much easier for map drawers to pack or crack communities of color to achieve maximum political advantage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

True that. Yet you still see either party win the elections. In Russia, however? 80% goes to Putin and United Russia. Every. Single. Time.

Even if the people you swap out are corrupt. It's no comparison to how blatantly corrupt a person can be when he knows he'll be in power on practically every election cycle.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Time to clutch those pearls, American Exceptionalists.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

We were willing to overlook that as long as our elections worked and we could have a peaceful transfer of power.

One party wants to change that. If they’re effective, then we can say we’re like Russia.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

My phone lets me crop screenshots, you should look into it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

In Russia they just kill all the opposition leaders. It's much cheaper that way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But it doesn’t have the same Valium-like effect on the voting populace when there’s just one dictator. So in the US they like to have two dictators with the exact same goals but different marketing strategies/identities to keep up the charade for those fools that are too comfortable or busy working four jobs to realize it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, its funny to hear "they don't kill the opposition in the US" while blinking past everyone from the Kennedy brothers, MLK, Fred Hampton, and Harvey Milk straight up to Clementa C. Pinckney (killed in the Dylan Roof mass shooting), Gabby Giffords, the plot against Gretchen Whitmire, or the repeated failed attempted on Donald Trump.

That's before you start counting the string of modern civil rights activists who were shot and burned in their cars (Darren Seal most notably) or protesters like Manuel Esteban Paez Terán who were killed by the police.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I’m talking about the REAL opposition. You’re beyond fixing if you think Biden and Kamala are leftists on par with the heroes you mentioned.

I’m guessing you’re conflating REAL opposition with the pretend opposition I’m talking about. Leftists movements are quashed before they even get a candidate to run in the utter sham primary that the Dems out on every four years.

And if you’re talking about parties that aren’t GOP and DNC, I have some more bad news for you. there is no actual left and if yiu think there is, you’re out to brunch

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Whether its a power struggle between autocrats or a ruthless police slaying of some grassroots organizers or the butchering of migrant workers along the border or the bombs flung around the world to kill some AI designated insurgent goat herder, American politics is drenched in blood.

I just think it's fanciful to believe Evil Foreigners Don't Value Human Life while we've got no shortage of trigger pullers in the States. The American Exceptionalist mentality is delusional. We simply refuse to see the violence in our own system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think we agree but your first comment read like you were disagreeing with me.

There is no left in the US. What they call the left is a bunch of sheep-dogging (hand picked) capitalists that play controlled opposition. I even fell for it in 2016 but that woke me up. It’s too dangerous to be a leftist and an activist in this techno fascist environment. They’ve built an entire suite of technologies that are designed to quash dissent. Now with AI, you can’t even get your rhetoric out there because they can correlate your writing style and find out who you are. It’s very disheartening.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We used to like Russia when we had our CIA man Yeltsin in power. He gave away much of the country to US financed oligarchs of all nations. Putin reigned in oligarchy's control over the country. That's why Russia is enemy again.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Putin reigned in oligarchy’s control over the country

He reined in liberal aligned oligarchs so he could distribute their assets to his friends. It was a pure power grab.

United Russia is just as full of white nationalists and authoritarians as the GOP. The US opposition is largely just a tug of war over Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

He reined in liberal aligned oligarchs so he could distribute their assets to his friends. It was a pure power grab.

I can't know anything that says none of that could have happened, but it is a very easy accusation for goobers to believe.

I do know, that in response to war, he raised taxes on oil companies, he doesn't overpay for weapons, and stopped diesel exports for consumer benefit. None of that is remotely considerable in US.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And every single dime from billionaires supported Israel first rule over America. While some of them are single issue Israel first, all of them go with the flow to get their pet corruption/"pro business deregulation" agenda items.

Of all Trump promises, no tax on tips or SS benefits, have 0 chance of getting through. Corporate tax cuts and destroying oligarch disruptive energy to protect O&G oligarchs are "first day" items.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And every single dime from billionaires supported Israel first rule over America.

I think you're underselling how much of that money was focused on crushing green economies and forcing people back to O&G consumption.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

Yes, absolutely no difference between USA and Russia whatsoever. In fact, I’d move there if I were you. Literally the same thing. Might as well.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nobody mentioned Russia until you did.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

So it is. I didn't notice that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

"A tomato isn't a vegetable, it's a fruit. Like apples"

"Yeah dumbass there's no difference between apples and tomatoes. In fact, I'd go ahead and never eat a tomato again. Might as well"

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Why does the comparison make you angry?

Is it for literary reasons, meaning OP should learn how to use a simile correctly?

Is it for personal reasons, which are only known to you?

Is it for political reasons?

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