@JayBigglesworth@408romansky@SireRottweiler You can compare things that aren’t identical.
Regardless, none of the criticisms I’ve made have referenced Hitler or the Holocaust.
@408romansky@SireRottweiler I mean there *are* people Mao did directly kill too.
The history and the people wearing it make it not “just” a suit, even you called it a symbol. It’s not a symbol in congruency with democratic ideals.
He’s not wearing it as an accident, it’s partly reflective of his views.
@408romansky@SireRottweiler It’s not ahistorical to say his rule led to millions of deaths and had policies incongruent with democracy. It was a Democrat event. Shouldn’t be a surprise Dems wouldn’t like a suit emblematic of non-democracy rule.
@408romansky@SireRottweiler Obviously there is baggage other than it being “a suit”, which Hasan acknowledged while he was buying it. If you wear a politically charged suit to a political event, you know what you’re doing.
Don’t think Xi is a “good” representation of someone wearing the suit either.
@BTDownbag@pokebongmaster@LiberalExpert@theserfstv Yes every event is a response to another, it doesn’t mean the initial action is fully responsible for the response. Al-Qaeda’s actions were still theirs, not the US’s. Al-Qaeda directly caused 9/11.
Saying terrorism is deserved just doesn’t come across well.
@BTDownbag@pokebongmaster@LiberalExpert@theserfstv Policies don’t directly “cause” the response, it also required independent actions by al-Qaeda. It seems weird to strip the autonomy/blame from terrorists and placing it all on the U.S.. It’s okay to acknowledge when terrorists do bad actions too.
@FredMixon53@americanceled@shesrightshow Congress people should represent the voters of their district, not the entirety of the party. If Dem voters are voting for that, and congress people are representing those views, then thats what was voted for. If they don’t accurately represent voters then I disagree with it
@Vekysus_A@EthicByte@HasanabiProd When a Dem was in office things were better overall than with Trump.
Now instead of just arguing about Gaza you have ICE, tarrifs, deportations, cuts in social programs.
Not voting Kamala just made things worse. The point isn’t that Kamala is perfect, it’s that she’s better.
@FredMixon53@americanceled@shesrightshow Democrats as a whole want to get rid of private property? Big doubt.
Theres a lot of wishy-washy use of the term “socialism”. I agree with expansion of social programs. Getting rid of capitalism (actual socialism), on the other hand, doesn’t seem as popular.
@FredMixon53@americanceled@shesrightshow I don’t see whats confusing about my position. Democrats as a whole don’t want socialism. Hasan only engages with Dems to use them. He fails to support a Dem president. His “help” is selective and two-faced, also hurting other Dems, and he’s easy to criticize from the right.
@FredMixon53@americanceled@shesrightshow He didn’t help Kamala and would talk about how Democrats would be no better than Republicans.
Hasan doesn’t even identify as a Democrat, why would I treat him as one. His goal is to use Dems, my point is we don’t have to subject ourselves to be used. Hasan is not in our interest
@Vekysus_A@EthicByte@HasanabiProd It’s not as if Trump is pro-Palestine though, on top of him being worse for everything else.
It’s better to argue about global issues while a Dem is in power than a Rep. If voters let the worse option win just because the better option isn’t perfect, they’re also at fault.
@skr00bler@utopiatlks@MilkDappy@JeffDonger@LiberalExpert@barbarismcrit What you choose to wear is obviously a form of expression, that’s why people like fashion, let’s not be purposely dense just to protect a streamer you like.
If republicans started wearing fascist adjacent clothing we would rightfully point it out.
@americanceled@FredMixon53@shesrightshow I don’t care about criticism, that’s fine.
But when all you do is say “fuck the Democratic Party”, talk about being a propagandist, and not support it against Trump, why should I take you seriously? Why should I consider you on my side?
@FredMixon53@shesrightshow *If* Hasan did vote Kamala, it was only brought up after election, when it didn’t matter anymore. No clue who his community voted for.
I believe your question’s been answered though. Anti-Dems should not have a place in the party, Pakman isn’t anti-dem.
@FredMixon53@shesrightshow Pakman doesnt shit on the Democratic Party like Hasan does (doubt there’s a video of Pakman saying “fuck the Democratic Party), so it makes sense to exclude Hasan. Not to mention Hasan won’t support Democratic candidates even when the alternative is Trump.
@FredMixon53@shesrightshow Is the only issue people taking with Hasan that he said he’s not part of the Democratic Party? It looks like she’s used a few more adjectives to describe Hasan than just “not a Democrat”.
@BlazedForReal@parkergetajob Does the exact name matter? People are going to call things by colloquial names and surrounding topics, I think Hasan even said Mao popularized the suit.
If we saw a Republican wearing fascist-adjacent attire we would rightly be questioning it.
@Vekysus_A@EthicByte@HasanabiProd She was running for president of the U.S. not president of Israel/Palestine. The primary focus of the American president is the American people, Trump is worse for the American people than Kamala.
@Vekysus_A@EthicByte@HasanabiProd It’s not about Kamala winning or losing, it’s the principle.
If we can’t unite against the Republican Party, which is obviously worse than the Democrat party, you should not be taken seriously.
Kamala wouldn’t be pushing ICE, stripping social programs, tarrifs, etc.