General Politics Discussion (VI) [ARCHIVED] • Page 1012

Wy do people watch any news channel all day? Don’t get it.

 

It's a bit more involved than this simplification. Being against endless and regime change wars in this instance yes, does beg the question, "do you want the United States to be the World Police?" And do you want us to continue spending money having troops overseas on the ground in areas like the Middle East permanently, spending billions upon billions of dollars in the process instead of using that money at home on things like healthcare and infrastructure?

Also, say your answer is yes, you believe it is morally right for the US to police the world in that matter to stop bad guys from doing bad things. Well, Tulsi has correctly pointed out over and over again that US occupancy of and regime change wars conducted in foreign countries has not helped those countries but instead has repeatedly left them in worse conditions than before we went there and resulting in immeasurable loss of life to both them and our soldiers in the process while simultaneously making this country less safe.

 

I can't remember the last time I just sat down to watch TV news; maybe last year sometime? No idea

 

Who watches cable at all anymore? I legit only have it because it was cheaper for me to get a TV/Internet bundle instead of just internet on its own

 

The answer to all of the above is "boomers"

 

Tulsi also has a bad habit of cozying up to reactionary world leaders like modi and Netanyahu. She has some good domestic policies but she’s way too syncretic to be “good”

 

I’d bet money it has almost nothing to do with policy and everything to do with some combo of “she’s unlikable” and “lied about being Native American”.

 

I’ll put CNN on TV for background if I’m on my laptop or something during the day.

If I’m home and not doing anything at 9pm I’ll put on Cuomo cause his show is actually pretty good

 

Reading our posts I think we both agree that Tulsi does not believe in the US occupying other countries, "boots on the ground style," in forever wars.

From what I've read her anti-interventionism is limited to just that, when the US has done a lot to destroy governments, economies support regime change, and aid mass slaughter around the world without invasions, bases, etc. as she is in favor of drone strikes and small tactical strike teams. Her anti-intervention stance is more nationalism, than a check on imperialism, not that any of these candidates really offer that check.

 

Watching any news for more than ten minutes is exhausting

 

Correct.

Presidential Candidate Spotlight: Tulsi Gabbard

 

Tulsi gabbard’s rising popularity with Tucker Carlson and his base coincides with the rise of national conservatism, the sort of economically left and culturally reactionary politics, and I don’t think that’s an accident. That’s essentially her politics. It’s a lot like Mussolini's Italian fascism in that regard. Note: I am not literally calling her a fascist; I am just drawing a similarity

 

Twitter is actually the worst.

 

It looks like an elephant and octopus are fighting for global domination

 

Ok all social media is bad

 

Ok everything is bad why am I online why did I wake up

 

That whole subreddit is "unpopular opinion: blacks dumb, rape fake except when blacks do it"