Trump's Venezuela Vendetta

[The Minsky Moment]

35-40% of voting Americans supporting this parade of lunacy is nothing to boast about.  Horrifying really.

[HVC]

He also has the adoration of 50% of the voting public and the acquiescence if not right out support of another large chunk. The American public is not free of blame. And for however much longer they're a democracy* the population also bares the moral burden of what's happening.

*only kind of joking.

Public opinion surveys suggest that this is a wild exaggeration.

Agre about the moral burden, though. Having second thoughts does not excuse making the irredeemable mistake of voting for him in the first place.

Public polls said he was going to lose... twice. They've lost some credibility

[Josquius]

A former US ambassador has put forth the idea trump is planning to attack Venezuela to line up with the epstein files being released..... Which does make sense

[grumbler]

35-40% of voting Americans supporting this parade of lunacy is nothing to boast about.  Horrifying really.

True, but it would be a more salient observation if there was anyone here actually boasting about it.

[HVC]

A former US ambassador has put forth the idea trump is planning to attack Venezuela to line up with the epstein files being released..... Which does make sense

In the days before internet media that might work, only so much space on the front page after all, but that method is a lot less effective now.

[Josquius]

A former US ambassador has put forth the idea trump is planning to attack Venezuela to line up with the epstein files being released..... Which does make sense

In the days before internet media that might work, only so much space on the front page after all, but that method is a lot less effective now.

I'm not so sure. If your feed is full of one thing then you'd have to be specifically interested in the other and actively seek it out.

[Oexmelin]

You can't reclaim democracy with polls.

[HVC]

A former US ambassador has put forth the idea trump is planning to attack Venezuela to line up with the epstein files being released..... Which does make sense

In the days before internet media that might work, only so much space on the front page after all, but that method is a lot less effective now.

I'm not so sure. If your feed is full of one thing then you'd have to be specifically interested in the other and actively seek it out.

But the people interested can find what they need. And the Epstein files are juicy enough to have a following. Then theres YouTube, and podcasts and even old school forums (like languish ) so even people without interest get exposure. There are infinitely more sources of information now. That has many, many, many downfalls but there are still some benefits.

[grumbler]

You can't reclaim democracy with polls.

Squirt guns aren't much help, either.

[Oexmelin]

For sure.

[Josquius]

A former US ambassador has put forth the idea trump is planning to attack Venezuela to line up with the epstein files being released..... Which does make sense

In the days before internet media that might work, only so much space on the front page after all, but that method is a lot less effective now.

I'm not so sure. If your feed is full of one thing then you'd have to be specifically interested in the other and actively seek it out.

But the people interested can find what they need. And the Epstein files are juicy enough to have a following. Then theres YouTube, and podcasts and even old school forums (like languish ) so even people without interest get exposure. There are infinitely more sources of information now. That has many, many, many downfalls but there are still some benefits.

Yeah, but the people actively interested in anyrhing political are already a minority. One that already thinks Trump is the devil.
It's the average American they care about. The politics they get is what shows up on their feed, they aren't hunting for it.

[Razgovory]

You can't reclaim democracy with polls.

Squirt guns aren't much help, either.

That's why we throw soup at paintings.