I will vote for neither Trump nor Biden. If that is the choice, I'll write in Derek Ross.
From: DerekRoss at 07/09 09:57
> Eh. Maybe? Definitely not as much if I would have voted the other way. I would have voted for any candidate that wasn't Trump.
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I feel like a coding god this morning. I got undo/redo working in the more-speech edit window. I know, I know, it's not really that big a deal; but ... well ... you know.
It's important to separate the "Make America Great Again" meme from Trump.
I am all for the "America First" mindset, and think that focussing on American Greatness is essential for the world at large.
I am not at all interested in another term for Donald Trump. I'd like him to fade into the distance.
From: (ThisIsTheEnd) at 07/08 13:26
> Lololol.
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> If MAGA goes against your views you were never republican to begin with.
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> You’re simply a member of the uniparty.
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TDS certainly exists. There are folks who react irrationally to Trump -- both positively and negatively. I would say that Trump's most loyal fworshipers have just as much TDS and those who salt the ground he trods upon.
From: daniel11<-DerekRoss at 07/08 13:01
> ...“TDS” doesn’t actually exist.
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Trump is not a racist. Trump is a Trumpist. Everything is completely and always about himself.
From: fiatdenier<-Derek... at 07/08 12:48
> You have TDS. “Orange man bad” all day everyday. 😆 Interesting that he was not called a racist until he decided to run for president.
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This points out the different ways that people use the term "progressive". It's a nice word isn't it? It connotes moving "forward", as though there was some kind of pre-ordained direction to social evolution. The truth, of course, is that the only pre-ordained direction of human culture is increased profit. All other changes in human culture are in service to that goal, always have been, and always will be.
In any case, and with respect, I infer your meaning to be that you are more libertarian than left. That you reasonate with the euphemistic memes of "choice" and "X rights are human rights" etc. But that you are not an AOC socialist who wants central control over the means of production and the flow of information.
From: daniel11<-DerekRoss at 07/08 16:50
> Personally I thrive better here because I don’t have a thin skin and I am not expecting a corporate entity or government to protect my interests. Having a progressive mindset does not equate to the desire to live in a nerfed world, but I recognize I may be an edge case.
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From: semisol at 07/08 11:13
> No matter who you vote for you lose
Mrs. Robinson.
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From: stacksatsio<-Dere... at 07/08 11:02
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> Used to be unthinkingly pro-choice. Nowadays honestly I’m not sure and don’t have a firm opinion.
> I’d be devastated if my girlfriend had an abortion, but I acknowledge I would be just as devastated if
> she was raped and had to carry it. The only answer for me is to keep the State out of ALL healthcare so
> there is no finger on the scale, let people decide what is right for them and their circumstances.
The problem with that view is that we have not figured out when human rights are conferred upon an unborn child; and the state has a definite responsibility to protect those rights. It is absurd to suggest that those rights are conferred at the moment of birth since birth is not an instantaneous moment but a rather long process. Does it make sense to say that there are no rights prior to the chord cut but all rights exist thereafter?
Personally, I think ~16 weeks ought to be the cutoff. After that rights are assumed to be provisional and you should have to get several doctors, a judge, and both parents (if possible) involved in the decision to abridge those rights.
I'd put a second cutoff at ~25 weeks as a proxy for viability. Once "viable" rights are assumed to be fully conferred.
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Marriage is not a right. Or rather, state recognition of marriage is not a right. Everyone has the right to perform a marriage ritual, and live together in a state of matrimony. But the state has no obligation to recognize that.
For my money, the state should get out of the marriage business entirely instead of cramming their views down on everybody.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 09:59
> It's not all about one issue though, at least not for me. I don't like big government or government spending and regulations. But I believe everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their body and marry whoever they want to marry.
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"everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their body "
Unless, perhaps, they have put another living being inside their body...
From: (leshik) at 07/08 10:58
> From what you’re saying it doesn’t look like you’re lefty. The whole left/right divide is misleading. One either understands property rights or not. And those who understand know that everyone has the right to do whatever they want with their body and that the only thing government is good at is the violation of the property rights.
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Apple can try to ban zaps; but in the end they'll be impotent against it. I've already implemented a zap mechanism in more-speech that I can activate with Damus. I simply send a DM to myself with "zap 1000000->unclebobmartin" and my desktop client (more-speech) will recieve it and use wallet-connect to send the zap. There's no way Apple can block something like that.
From: (dud-579667) at 07/08 10:37
> Anyway, Apple will ban apps that try to implement zaps… that's a big drawback
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Biden has been, and will continue to be, a disaster. The damage he has done will be with us for some time to come.
Trump is not the answer. Trump will do even more damage should the reins of power ever find themselves in his hands again. Trump is a wounded animal who will rage and roar without concern for the consequences.
From: fiatdenier<-Derek... at 07/08 10:31
> If you think Biden is better than Trump in ANYTHING at this point, then there is nothing I can say to change your mind, my dude. So it is sad. 😁
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Trump is a narcissist. He is much more interested in himself than in the country. I doubt he has any real political principles. I fear what might happen should he be nominated again. I really fear what might happen if he beats the odds and gets elected again.
From: AgoristView<-Dere... at 07/08 10:28
> Policy wise Trump is basically a 90s liberal. This is why I think the real divide is more about temperament. Trump is an ego maniac. Conservatives are mostly just kind of amused by that & certainly don't see it as a threat, but I think for some liberals his behavior strikes some sort of nerve related to something many of them are stuggling with internally. Like maybe a lot of liberals push narcissic impulses into their shadow & Trump is like the outward embodiment of a part of themselves that they secretely hate or don't want to admit is even there. The extreme reaction from many makes very little sense, especially given that they're willing to embrace an obvious pedophile (with a crackhead son who makes porn for his dad as proof) who openly brags about his mafia like behavior toward others.
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I suspect you have some buyers' remorse at this point. Not that you regret the decision; but that you wish like Hell that a different choice had been offered.
I am personally skeptical about #[4]. Especially his conspiracy theories about Vax and Wifi etc. But he said some things I resonated with about free speech.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 10:19
> Yes, the lesser of two turds. 😭
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There are many things to both like, and dislike about the way Trump governed. There are few things to like about the man himself. Having voted for him twice, I'd like him to go away.
The MAGA mindset has certainly had an effect on the GOP. Some of that is profoundly negative (e.g. election denial). Some is very positive (e.g. the shift towards libertarianism). I suspect most of the negative parts will dissipate before the 2024 election season is in full swing.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 09:54
> I voted "right" and republican for nearly two decades. I had to go the other way after my views no longer aligned with MAGA, the poison that has ruined the republican party.
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I'm quite happy to give my own money away to those whom I think need/deserve it. I am not at all sanquine about letting politicians buy votes with my money.
From: (ThisIsTheEnd) at 07/08 09:29
> Socially I’m ok with other people giving away my money.
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> Fiscally I’m not ok with people giving away my money.
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> 🤦♀️
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I interpret this to mean that you are libertarian, not left. Social leftist would be AOC, someone who wants to cram down a whole new social morality on everyone. A libertarian simply says "I don't give a damn what you do so long as it doesn't affect me."
A social leftist would be very upset with the recent SCOTUS decisions. A libertarian would applaud them.
And then there's abortion... That's neither social left nor libertarian. Rather it's a battle over when a being qualifies for rights.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 09:26
> Agree. I'm more Socially left. Financially right. That said, I'd rather not choose one or two categories to put myself in.
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It seems to me that the left/right divide is between custodial servers and decentralized protocols. Lefties seem to like nanny corporations who protect them against mis/dis-information while righties seem to want an anything goes wild west protocol. I found it hysterical when all the lefties fled Twitter for Mastodon, leaving one custodian for another.
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It's not clear to me how Twitter could integrate with Nostr and still maintain a business model. There's no contract to be signed, no agreement to be made, no ability to even track impressions or users.
It seems to me that if Twitter integrated with Nostr it would be the last act after declaring bankruptcy and closing the doors forever. All the Twitter users would simply find themselves on nostr and wondering what the hell happened.
It would be cool to have a candidate debate on nostr.
Can anyone vouch for the #[1] user?