I suspect US economy is in a much worse state than it’s obvious just looking at the numbers. Most of my contact with Americans is with relatively well-off people working in the tech industry. And even they are feeling serious financial constraints. I can’t imagine how the rest is doing.
The whole ‘you don’t hsve to let your husband know how you voted’ was a logical response to conservatives making women afraid their husbands would know who they voted for.
“your husband is secretly your enemy, lie to him”
I like to believe that most people at least like their spouse. And now you have a campaign trying to convince you your husband is an enemy. I understand it was aimed only towards those in abusive relationships, but it didn’t sound like that. Tone deaf at the very least.
The Harris campaign sent a constant message that gender and race are the most important thing about a person and must determine their status in society.
For example black and latino people were told they must vote for Harris because of their race, women were told they must vote because of their gender. And insulted by Harris supporters if they showed any doubt.
Lemmy crowd is extreme in that regard. A lot of people here don’t even see the problem with that train of thought.
An outsider perspective of someone who cares a lot about US politics mostly because of Ukraine war:
Turns out actively insulting potential voters rather than giving a positive plan for the future doesn’t work very well. Somehow in the last months Harris managed to be even more racist and sexist than Trump, which is amazing.
Add to all of that complete denial about real economic problems most middle class people are facing, even going so far to say the country is doing well economically.
As I said, my personal concern is 1. Ukraine, 2. global state of LGBT rights. EU needs to step up it’s military game by a lot. But I completely understand why Harris lost. Her domestic policy is a complete failure.
Nah, Israel is a loser too even if Netanyahu and his supporters don’t understand it. Israel has more enemies than ever.
The system seems to work - voting fraud doesn’t seem to be a huge issue in the US.
It’s just that it’s so counterintuitive to me, making sure that everyone voted only once and only in their own name is essential. But somehow you managed to do it without requiring a formal ID document.
For me it is the concept of registering to vote. I am citizen so I have the right to vote automatically and only thing I need to provide is some accepted ID.
This but also that in some US states you don’t need a valid ID to vote
Some version of single transferable vote , along with a parliamentary government system.
I believe it’s a good starting point for an intelligent species to build on and develop further.
As to how would voting physically work? I guess dolphins can put things in a box. Better not to complicate on the first iteration.
I like to believe I’m pretty good. First, never assume bad intentions automatically. I go through a range of typos it could have been and respond like it was a typo. And then wait for another response to confirm if it was intentional or not.
Note - English is not my native language so that might have something to do with my higher level of tolerance.
In a college lecture, you can gain new information and ask questions. Local government meetings like public consultations about new projects - you can push for a certain outcome.
Political rallies - I reeeally don’t get it. The fact that you even go means that you support the candidate and know their positions. It’s unlikely they will say anything new. It’s usually just a series of soundbites repeating the same ideas that you likely already agree with, otherwise you wouldn’t be there.
Makes sense from manufacturing and business perspective to refresh your offer every year. It doesn’t have to be a huge improvement, but technology slowly advances, there might be a better or cheaper manufacture for some components, etc.
On the other hand there no reason for any individual to be buying a new phone so often. Software support must be a thing - there’s no reason for a phone to become obsolete after 2 years because of the software. It’s a computer, you can update the OS almost indefinitely.
Meanwhile old Iskra and Sloboda Čačak vacuum cleaners: “puny mortals I will exist until the heat death of the universe”
The only thing changed between photos is clothing and pose. Is that gender? Well maybe it is, but it’s useless for classification.
It’s good to have competition. Dropbox has to rethink their plan if they want to keep existing
Retired after 2 terms in office
Many companies and investors laugh at the idea of dividends, believing that stock price is the only thing that matters
Fentanyl - ruining the pleasure of enjoying safe drugs since 2014
It’s such a harmful aspect of American culture not just in this case - they treat White and Black people as fundamentally different and separate, and each must have it’s own kind of healthcare.
Mainstream audiences caught up with the idea of brainrot slang, killing the very point of it
Men have already long been abused by the patriarchy alongside with women. In the last couple of years the so-called “liberals” claiming to fight against the patriarchy have joined in the abuse by denying men any escape from that situation