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AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference
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The first "joke" I heard after the pedo took power was at work from my manager, "He saved us from having a woman president TWICE!" Then he smiled and laughed. Gross behavior in the workplace
While Kamala and Hillary both were shitty candidates for a variety of reason, there's also so much ingrained misogyny. I think AOC could be a great candidate but even if our elections would be fair in 2 years, which they won't, there's still a significant portion of male Americans who just won't vote for a woman president.
I am glad she is showing people, at least in Europe, that not all of our policymakers are working with this administration and do not wish for the Auth. American future we are sprinting towards. Fuck, this ended up being a /rant.
That's lovely and all, but the horse has bolted. The only sensible approach is to sever as many ties as possible with the USA. It would be madness to trust a country which has demonstrated it can flip this quickly into fascism.
Yeah, I don't disagree with that. Although isolation is kind of part of the goal of the administration, I think cutting ties with the dumpster fire is a good safety measure for any organization in Europe.
That being said, if we can flip this quickly into fascism, maybe we can slide out just as quickly? That is copium on max setting. But what I mean is maybe this horrible descent we are seeing, coupled with the inherent chaos of our 4 year personality complex and major internal pushback from the American public could course correct.
Again, that last bit is like crumbs of copium. I don't really believe that, the end is nigh. But I have to at least TRY and see some light.
I do not think the USA is uniquely misogynist. It's not like the USA is more misogynist than Mexico and they elected a woman as president. South Korea is at the forefront of misogyny; Andrew Tate is considered tame there, and they had a woman president.
I bet if your manager was presented with a woman president was promised universal healthcare would vote for her. The sentiment would likely be, "Yeah, I don't like her attitude, but I'll take the healthcare" or something along those lines.
Good policies will win over bigotry every single time. The USA, beacon of chattel slavery, elected a black man twice because he promised a better future.
I agree with that, I also don't think the USA is unique in its misogyny. It definitely exists elsewhere in the world. It's gross, to be very tame and systematically depraved to be more honest with how I feel. Honestly that one "joke" has permanently inspired me that we need more women leaders.
Also, he is from Canada and openly supports the Right and most things about the US right now. I think he is from Alberta, based on previous stories told but I havent asked him directly. So in his particular case, seems like a coin flip for good policy to move him.
I think youre right that good policies can convince people, but right now with how angry and generally polar everyone in the USA is at the working class level, nobody is listening to policy.