Only sorta. The only election the nazis won outright was after they had basically already seized power. Prior to that there was an alliance between the moderate right/business elites and the nazis where the moderate right wanted to use the far right to win and thought they could control Hitler but then he just used the little power they gave him to take more and…ok it’s exactly like right now.
- 3 Posts
- 228 Comments
We could’ve.
deleted by creator
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele1·1 day agoMy main criteria is can we fix it.
If a Democrat wins in 2028, we can hypothetically fix immigration policy, tariffs, and all the rest with enough popular support. In fact now that the far right has shown themselves to be a clown show, maybe that phase of America’s maturation may finally be ending. We might even bring Abrego Garcia himself back.
But if we deport citizens - who can vote and participate in democracy - that puts the thumb on the scale. It makes permanent fascism like in Russia more likely. And it’s worth dying to avoid that permanent fate. But if it’s temporary, it just doesn’t rise to that level.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•ICE Agents Realize They Arrested Wrong Teen, Say 'Take Him Anyway'50·2 days agoI’m gonna guess this sort of thing is more the rule than the exception. The goal isn’t to deport actual gang members, it’s to signal a tough-on-illegal-immigration policy without the challenge that comes with actually deporting people who aren’t trying to be found. So they just deport law abiding people who are easier to find because the reality doesn’t matter.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•One party deserves criticism for being insufficient. One party deserves nothing but scorn and opposition.63·2 days agoThis is because of red state Democrats like Manchin. Because every state gets two senators, there are more senators from red states than blue states. So Democrats have to capture more of the center to hey the majority in the Senate.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•One party deserves criticism for being insufficient. One party deserves nothing but scorn and opposition.61·2 days agoI think the confusion is that it actually implies AOC, who is a Democrat, wants universal healthcare - she does.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto memes@lemmy.world•What do you think will the tech bros jump on next?3·2 days agoHas anyone actually jerked off to AI porn? No shaming but for me there’s this fundamental emptiness to it. Like it can’t impress me because it’s exactly like what you expected it to be.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto memes@lemmy.world•What do you think will the tech bros jump on next?101·2 days agoReminds me of Blockchain
According to new research from Deloitte, 74 percent of large companies (with sales over $500 million) see a “compelling business case” for blockchain technology.
Indeed, from supply chain management and regulatory monitoring to recruiting and healthcare, organizations are applying blockchain to their business models to revolutionize how they track and verify transactions.
It’s not a fake or fundamentally useless technology, but everyone who doesn’t understand it is rushing to figure out how they’re gonna claim to use it.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•‘The Homegrowns Are Next’: Trump Promises to Send American Citizens to El Salvador in Harrowing Comments to Bukele49·3 days agoI would never ask someone else to risk their lives for me. I think we all need to figure out where our red line is - for me it would be a successful attempt to keep serving in a third term, or actually successfully deporting/imprisoning US citizens without due process. Merely trying or talking about it isn’t enough because if the constitutional process stops him, that means it’s still working.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•What does every Wall Street crash have in common? Republicans.19·4 days agoIt’s not just Republicans, it’s businessmen. Hoover, George W. Bush, and of course Trump were all businessmen. Reagan technically not but he kind of was an adopted businessman with all the corporate friends he had.
What happens is, people think a businessman would be great for the economy. But what makes someone a great businessman? Not strong knowledge of economics, that’s what makes you a good economics professor. A great businessman is one who is good at fundraising, which basically comes down to having lots of rich friends who you can convince that giving you money will pay off for them down the road. This is why guys like Adam Neumann still raise gobs of money after failing - if people see you as a guy who can raise money, they’re less worried you’ll go bankrupt.
So anyway, when these Adam Neumanns end up entering the white house, they find that they’ve made many promises to their wealthy friends but don’t know how to keep them. So they try their best, conducting sweeping changes to financial and regulatory systems, but lacking the economic knowledge to understand the often complex effects these decisions have. Inevitably, there’s major economic problems down the road.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•Commerce Secretary Lutnick says tariff exemptions for electronics are only temporary: Lutnick said "semiconductor tariffs" will likely come in "a month or two.".English72·4 days agoMaybe you should blame yourselves for failing to convince the American people to vote for candidates who would cut off aid to Israel. Maybe, just maybe, camping in people’s public spaces, spraypainting people’s neighborhoods with “FUCK ISRAEL”, and oh yeah, helping get a fascist dictator elected wasn’t the best way to make those people want to side with you.
I mean I sympathize with actual Palestinians. Nobody should have to suffer what they’ve suffered. But let’s be honest - Israel gets away with it for a reason. And that reason is globally, no one wants to side with Hamas (which by the way, actually films themselves murdering children. Brilliant.), and in the US, no one wants to side with edgelord protesters who just piss everyone off.
Israel may kill kids, but they actually try not to get it on video, and they spend millions on PR that portrays them as the victim rather than the aggressor (as opposed to being as visibly aggressive as possible like Palestine protesters). Maybe that has something to do with why they keep winning and you keep losing.
Maybe it’s unfair for me to paint all Palestine protesters with a broad brush. I remember one had a sign listing all her dozens of family in Gaza who had been killed. That’s moving - you need more of that, less attacking the people you want to support you.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Four Democrats Pass Bill Making It Harder for Married Women to Vote239·4 days agoThis headline is horseshit so I’ve only read enough to establish that much and am ignoring the rest of the article. Someone post a different one.
Here’s all you need to know from the article:
Republicans, and apparently some Democrats
many have warned that it could even make it harder for married women to vote.
The only conclusion you should draw is this: Marin Scotten of the New Republic is full of shit and shall not be trusted ever. You may conclude as you wish about all other matters based on other sources.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto Buy European@feddit.uk•“The European Union won’t take chicken from America. They won’t take lobsters from America. They hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak. It’s unbelievable” Lutnick told FoxNews22·4 days agoEU: “I don’t want your beef. I hate your beef.”
American Beef: sob
Lutnick: “Don’t listen to them Beef! You’re beautiful no matter what anybody says! You know what EU? I think your beef sucks! Your beef is WEAK!”
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•DOGE goons physically drag social security worker from desk12·5 days agoImagine hating the poor this much
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•There’s No Coming Back From Trump’s Tariff Disaster | America was the world’s economic anchor. Thanks to the president, it may never have that role again.11·5 days agoThe takeaway should be that to do business in the US, you have to bribe Trump. He’s not really made a secret over the fact that he’s running the country like a protection racket. Tim Cook gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund (that we’re aware of) and Apple gets an exemption. Boeing did the same and got a fighter plane program. Small and medium businesses that can’t afford bribes and import things from China? Screwed.
It’s not good for the big businesses either though, that’s why their stocks are still down. Because the need to pay bribes is a cost to them and will eventually sink the whole economy.
rational_lib@lemmy.worldto politics @lemmy.world•Sanders introduces bill to raise minimum wage to $17 by 2030, benefits nearly 22 million Americans3·5 days agoTrump proposes bill to make minimum tip $17.
Promise them a little wagon