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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Star Wars is dead. Long live....wait, no...sorry, it's definitely dead.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is the entire national Democratic party and their gigantic horde of consultants.

People here don't seem to understand that Trump winning to them, is a preferable outcome to someone like Bernie Sanders ever holding power.

I'm not saying they want Trump in office, I'm saying that Trump in office means they retain their jobs and influence. Both of which are predicated upon keeping their voters trained on the idea that campaigns are only about marketing, and politics is about anything other than how it can directly improve their material conditions.

Imagine a Democratic politician broke through the existing power structures and enacted something like Medicare for All. That is is the biggest threat to their power: an actual FDR Democrat. Someone who takes money and power from the donor class, and uses it to directly improve the material conditions for the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Do you find yourself looking for opinions on him often?

Because I bet you sought them out, you would find that comment to be extremely mild criticism by comparison.

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

His only two good roles were in Avenue 5 and the episode he did for Party Down.

And by good roles I mean, they both feel like he's playing an exaggerated version of himself: whiney, self-important, and delusional.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So what you're saying is that Russia has no agency, and their invasion of Ukraine is NOT it imperial in nature.

In fact, they're only seizing Ukrainian territory to add to their own, because of the United States. And that somehow negates any aspect of Russian imperialism.

Well that makes sense, because I know one thing about Russia, and that it's definitely not a stitched together country of conquered and subjugated people's.

Or, hear me out, maybe it's possible for both the United States and Russia, to wage imperial wars of aggression. Just because the United States is an imperial power, that doesn't preclude any other great powers from acting on their own delusions of empire.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

"Thanks for calling the FBI, how may I direct your call?"

"I like to discuss what actually constitutes child pornography and how to rectify the laws that are causing my beautiful sensual artwork to be unfairly maligned on the internet."

"I couldn't agree more. What's your home address, we'd love to hear your complaint in person"

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

There wouldn't be any press....

No lawyer would take the case. Hell, a lawyer might even get sanctioned for even attempting to file it.

This isn't like an uphill legal battle where there's a process that can draw attention. It's a non-starter.

Pretend you file a lawsuit by filling out a form online, but whenever you try and submit this lawsuit, it goes to 404 not found. You're suggesting they spend thousands of dollars, for a 404 error.

However, suing the hospital, is a very long and drawn out legal process.... So if your goal is to bring attention to the issue, well there you have it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

You are aware that legislatures cannot be held directly criminally responsible for the laws they pass, right?

I'm not disputing that their actions killed their daughter, I'm trying to explain to you that they cannot be held legally responsible in the manor you're suggesting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

What are you talking about?

Are you saying that instead of suing the hospital, she should start up a PAC to go after hundreds of Texas state politicians...?

Because if you meant sue them for wrongful death, they are exempt. So even if they are more directly culpable in their daughter's death, she cannot bring direct legal action against them for that.

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