Republicans decrying communist involvement in the Democrat party just looked the other way when this administration nationalized ownership of these private companies:
• Intel 10%
• MP Materials 15%
• Lithium Americas 5%
• Trilogy Metals 10%
• U.S. Steel “golden share”
@JDVance IF God existed, why does he let this keep happening? Sure seems like God either doesn't care or doesn't exist. If he's some all powerful, all knowing, benevolent power, he should be stopping these attacks, right?
Or maybe this is just one more ghost story.
I’ve been reflecting on this over the past day or so, and I’ve come to a realization.
Many of my friends on the center-right who are upset with me for making what I believe to be very obvious observations aren’t necessarily angry at me—they’re angry at the implications of what I’m saying.
The idea that neo-Nazism has entered the mainstream, potentially influencing the White House, is so alarming and existentially terrifying that it's easier to lash out at the messenger than confront the reality.
If they accept this, it means that the political home they've invested so much of their identity in, the movement they've championed for years, has become something so morally repugnant that accepting it feels like breaking their own brain.
The cognitive dissonance is overwhelming.
What's striking to me is the selective outrage. Many of these same people are quick to call everyone communists, often with little more than circumstantial evidence.
Yet, when it comes to countless instances of glaringly obvious signs of fascism in their own movement, they either look away or attack those pointing it out.
In 2017, I paid Cards Against Humanity to protect a pristine plot of border land from Trump’s racist wall. But then an even richer, more racist billionaire—Elon Musk—stole my land and dumped his shit all over it. @ElonMusk owes me $100. #ElonOwesMe100Bucks https://t.co/aVDT0sJa6J
Since you’ll hear about it in the news…
It’s not fuel, it’s hydraulic fluid. The 777 has three hydraulic systems; losing one isn’t such a big deal.
Now, why is Boeing & United specifically having such a hard time? They aren’t…you just don’t know this stuff isn’t that unusual & only certain stories get published.
Did you hear about the United Airbus with a hydraulic failure?
What about the United Airbus w/an engine oil warning?
Surely you heard about the American Airbus that landed with a cargo door open! The Alaska 737 that had the same thing got a LOT of coverage…
And who could have missed the Delta Airbus with a flight control malfunction!
Oh…you didn’t hear about those? That’s weird – I wonder why they didn’t get coverage? I mean, they all happened in the last three days…
It’s almost as if someone is choosing what you hear & what you don’t based on how worked up they can get you & how much advertising they can generate.
Don’t let them. They will sensationalize stuff that people who work in this industry consider mundane – in part, because they don’t know better & because they are counting on you not knowing, either.
(Thanks to @avherald for their coverage - the source of the pics. They report these incidents w/o bias & understand these things are not a sign the sky is falling)