In a trade war, China has an edge. Its #communist single-party system and centralized planning allow them to quickly adapt. The US, as a democracy, moves slower making it harder to change. I think China knows this, and they’re betting the U.S. will gave first.
#tradewar #china #uspol
It only just clicked for me that in communist governments, people don’t actually elect their leaders in the way we think of elections. The ruling party gets to decide who holds power.
#uspol #communist #communism
Elon often talks about freedom of speech, but he’s never once defended the speech of someone he disagreed with. He’s not for free speech, he’s against it.
#uspol
Next time you hear someone claiming to be a "free speech absolutist," remember that there are none who actually advocate for free speech for people they disagree with.
#uspol
I just wrote an article about Bitcoin's growing partisan divide on Lemmy. Would love to hear your thoughts! Feedback is always appreciated.
#bitcoin #crypto #uspol
Whoever came up with the hashtag #signalgate. (chef's kiss). Like any other -gate scandal, it's a goverment cover up, screw up, and has bad actors all around.
#uspol
Okay, we tried not hiring DEI professionals, and it's giving… incompetence. Can we go back to hiring minorities and LGBTQ people again? We are ignoring a huge portion of the population here.
#uspol
Just a reminder that women need a higher SAT score than men to get into college. The right only opposes affirmative action when it doesn’t benefit white males.
https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4053&context=dlj
#invincible is kind of all over the place. Curtis has this army of animated corpses as strong as superheroes, and he keeps risking the lives of his people? A villian literally launched a nuclear missile and the kid is being yelled at for killing them. And don't get me started on power scaling.
Hey #democraticparty, if you want to help your constituents and ensure their voices are heard, consider using ranked-choice voting in the primaries. It helps select the best candidate and makes it easier to win the general election. Free tip if you want to win back the people.
#uspol #RCV
The thing that bugs me about John #Fetterman is how he acts like we have to cave to the right or they'll shut down the government. If he won't stand up for making the country better, what's the point of voting for him?
#uspol
Did everyone get crazy hail in the #pittsburgh area?
There's a layer of hail on the ground and a small pile of a hail drift in my neighbor's yard, even.
There is a whole community tracking and trying to figure out who this fediverse chick is. Who is she and what does she want?
#activitypub #fediversechick #nicoleb
I picked up a digital subscription to #CNN. If Trump is afraid of them, they must be onto something.
#uspol
It seems like Trump is running on the Katy Perry Doctrine:
"You're hot then you're cold
You're yes then you're no
You're in then you're out
You're up then you're down..."
Hard to keep up when our policy is always on shuffle.
#USpol
Everyone be on your best behavior. #x #twitter is down.
I'm kind of honored, that I'm the only person you follow.
Well, now I know they don't have a great relationship.
Another #nostr annoyance.
I make a post on Amethyst, and it doesn't show up on iris.to. I can't even find it when I go to my own profile and look at replies.
It's kind of ironic that Biden stacked #bitcoin more than Trump will. Since crime was illegal under Biden, he would at least stack bitcoin obtained from crime.
#uspol