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

Like, I know the "no ragerts" thing is funny and all ... but this is legit a great take. I wish more people took this approach. Take the small failures in stride.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Not to attribute too much credence to the phrase, but I think it's worth considering "there's no such thing as bad publicity." Maybe the free publicity isn't so bad for Biden, no matter the light, because it's time not spent broadcasting his opponent's name into people's ears.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

There's a "block user" feature in Lemmy. It's useful in situations like these. Some people never learn the limits of vulgarity.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Pretty sure they're either a troll or wildly ignorant. Either way, it's probably safe to just ignore them.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unless you're willing to claim we're in a civil war, then I'm not willing to call Republicans "the enemy" ... That's that the real enemies of America want of us: to divide and conquer from within.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I think you're just projecting your own beliefs onto him.

That's fair; my statement was pretty strong. But I think we can agree that by comparison Biden cares more about it than his opponent, a known insurrectionist.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (19 children)

Yes, because he actually cares about what the Constitution stands for, not just some adversarial power game. Claim the paradox of tolerance all you want, but fighting fire with fire here is just participating in the same race to the bottom that's destroying our democracy here in the USA.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Invasive honey bees are less effective pollinators for most native plants than native bee species. However, they indeed consume a lot of nectar, leaving less for the native bees to survive.

Admittedly, it's not a simple relationship, but between increased competition and fewer resources due to landscape changes, it's not necessarily a good one.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'd rather establish licensing/training requirements for light truck operation. Nobody likes it when someone takes away their stuff. But convince them that the only people allowed to operate such heavy machinery are "elite" and they'll gladly take pride.

Normal passenger car driver's licenses in most of North America have such a comically low bar because people need them for life. You lose your license, you can't live. It's not just harder. You physically cannot get to work, get food, meet friends, etc. It's bonkers. Solving that problem is hard. But making sure that people who really absolutely shouldn't be driving something as dangerous as a truck can't get one "just because it's cool" is a different, much easier solved problem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Awesome! Thanks!

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