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Americans in general have a pessimistic outlook on how the country is doing (look up direction of country polls and you'll see what I mean), which means that the party in charge is gonna be blamed for it. At this pace, the best the democrats can do is damage limitation.
GOP is also gradually replacing Cheney types with MAGA types within their own party so be on the lookout for that as well. Wouldn't be surprised if they try to turn on Mitch in 2024 as well.
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Depressing. Not only the low wages but the mental health aspect.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...heory-identify-new-target-mental-hea-rcna4991
The unraveling of a society to its core.
No matter the issue, hyper-focused right wing school board parents are always at the forefront trying to destroy progress.
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The clown show going around Paul Gosar is brilliant to witness and horrifying all the same, like seeing the flames come out of an exploding gas station.
Lots of photos like these two going around on twitter.
As a non-American, the lack of ... things in American cities is really frustrating. Lots of people commenting this was due to lobbying by the auto makers, not sure how true it is.
But the result is really sad. Rows of separate houses, a massive parking lot and some shops, highway, houses, repeat. Instead of things being next to each other!
I remember my 2nd day in the US, a friend and I went looking for a mobile phone shop, and it ended up being a 2 hour walk to and from a mall, during which we saw maybe 5 other pedestrians.
I used to think that home (Mumbai) was an exception because of how crowded it is, but saw bits of Europe recently and it too is sensible - shops and apartments next to each other, and people on the footpath rather than emptiness.
As a non-American, the lack of ... things in American cities is really frustrating. Lots of people commenting this was due to lobbying by the auto makers, not sure how true it is.
But the result is really sad. Rows of separate houses, a massive parking lot and some shops, highway, houses, repeat. Instead of things being next to each other!
I remember my 2nd day in the US, a friend and I went looking for a mobile phone shop, and it ended up being a 2 hour walk to and from a mall, during which we saw maybe 5 other pedestrians.
I used to think that home (Mumbai) was an exception because of how crowded it is, but saw bits of Europe recently and it too is sensible - shops and apartments next to each other, and people on the footpath rather than emptiness.
I was in Frankfort, Kentucky for the Obamacare project. The hotel we were based out of, there was no way to cross the highway as a pedestrian, it had a traffic light but no provision for walking. Poor sops who were there before me, were eating almost every meal at the Taco Bell outlet next door to the hotel since they were not confident of driving in US. Frankfort is capitol of the state but driving around you would think it was some obscure town. We had a to take a taxi once to Louisville airport and only option was to book something from Lexington which were not able to do at the last moment. Only some Indian loving there locally for project was able to bail us out by having a contact drive us in her mini-van for 100 dollars.
This Qaren might be our next governor. Hopefully we'll be out of this state by then.
Truly amazing video
WI has long been considered the GOP’s laboratory for trying shit out. This one is new. It’s a complete takeover of state elections. I even read some stuff that if it is deemed unconstitutional to take over local boards they will just create their own and then the legislature will chose those boards results to certify. If it works here….
It might just be a lingering fear or conspiracy theory on my part, or whatever you call it, but behind his tantrums about the election I don't think Trump actually believes that it was fraudulent - not that that matters - but rather I believe that he's using this opportunity to rile the base and pressure local legislatures on "election reform" in swing states so that they turn in GOP's favor.
Trump has, throughout the time he was in office, gradually replaced the more moderate Republicans and those who are vocally against him, painting them as "RINO's," keep in mind this is an ongoing process and you'll see more of the "(low I) Q Republicans" in congress after next year.
I didn't really buy all the fear mongering about Trump's takeover of GOP believing he was just a clown as many said, but the fact that he has so much influence over the party after being cancelled and not even holding any political office at the time, has changed my mind for the worse.
Post J6 Trump may be the same outside with same demeanor as Trump 2016 or even 2020, but if he wins in 2024 he'll be far more dangerous than his 2016 version.
Trump's always been the match, the sentiment was always there, there just needed to be a messiah on which to focus & rally behind.
The insanity was always there.
The insanity was always there.
Can someone explain what is "right wing populism"?
Appealing to nationalist tendencies? Anti-immigration?
Think fashy.
I think you have to add the pretence of standing up for 'hard working citizens' over 'the elites'.
There's also a rather solid argument that right wing populism doesn't exist as it's all hot air and when it comes to policies there's nothing populist there.
Right wing populism definitely exists. It's important to remember that right wing doesn't equal less government. You could maybe say that conservative populism doesn't really exist, beyond the culture war aspect of it.
Which current platforms would you call right wing populism then? Or do you just mean that right wing populism exists as an idea.
This was the Tory party leader Michael Howard's campaign in the 2005 election. It was the last time Labour won the general election. No one called him a populist.
Anti-immigration tendencies on the conservative wing has been occurring before this narrative of right-wing populism has erupted.
If it exists as a legitimate point of view can you identify where it is being executed in practice?
If we take Trump as an example, wasn't his sole legislative accomplishment when his party were the majority party ..... a typical tax cut out that anyone else from the party would have done? And a bigger tax cut disproportionately to "the elites" at the top since Ronald Reagan. So by that fact he was more of a pro-corporate president than either of the Bush's.
Joe Biden has just signed into law a public infrastructure bill on the contrary which apparently is the biggest public works spending bill in half a century. And it was the so-called moderate Republicans who helped get it in place whereas the pro-Trump "right wing populists" all are against spending on infrastructure.
Well this is the US politics thread, but on a global scale right wing populism is thriving.
Which parties do you mean and what policies of theirs do you consider populist?
Two examples: Fremskrittspartiet (Progress Party) in Norway and Fidesz in Hungary. Fidesz is more authoritarian and the Progress Party is really a union between classical liberalism and right-wing populism, but they've both done well with the working classes due to their economic rhetoric. And unlike Trump (for the most part), that extends into legislation.
Will have a read up. Ta!
And Democrats are allowing it to happen, as Pelosi said, The country needs a strong Republican party.
January 6 Committee Subpoenas Roger Stone, Alex Jones, and Jennifer Lawrence
https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-...er-lawrence-no-not-the-one-youre-thinking-of/
https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-...er-lawrence-no-not-the-one-youre-thinking-of/
Gott mitt uns.
To be fair there is probably no room in the religious belief exception bucket after allowing in: Rape, Adultry, Lying, Cheating, Vanity, Incest and Hatred. And that's just from their last President.
Democrats are fecked.
Wow, what a horrible response to that question. I see where he is coming from but you can not be a 1 issue candidate.