IcyToes

Hopefully they don't release a buggy hot mess this time.

If history is anything to go by, I ain't buying. They have to release a strong functional game with positive reviews first.

Now? It's always been. More so now. Blair stacked the PLP and it's been right leaning since. Hence why the right lobby for rule changes that give the PLP higher weighted votes. Under Corbyn, he could barely get 36 nomination votes without some lending it for a diverse leadership competition. The right switched it back to 20% of PLP votes for leadership candidate to prevent a left candidate happening again.

An upgrade is that you don't learn anything?

Delayed response, but I was pleasantly surprised by your pragmatism. The vibe I got from your previous posts was very different. Many on Lemmy could not demonstrate the same level of pragmatism when it really counts and sometimes it's easy to conclude that here.

I will say, anyone that believes the Democratic party is supposed to represent the working class is probably being a little naive in that instance. It's been captured by corporate interests for a long time. It's just less shit version of corporate interests. I'm not even from the US, but I'd still vote for them if I was. Of course, primaries are a good way to apply pressure.

Things could have been very different on many things if Bernie won.

When key members of the government receive funding from individuals linked to private health including the Health Minister, you can safely say Labour aren't planning any "tack left".

Swearing won't make your argument stronger. It's just rude.

My comment wasn't in relation to child marriages. That is wrong and illegal in most countries. The debate is because an American doesn't really understand the context in other countries.

Here in the UK, age of consent is 16. Most have already been at stuff at 14, 15 etc. All raising age does is punish 17 year olds getting busy. A 16 and 17 year old had sex in Dubai, both from the UK where it is legal. He got locked up when her mum reported it. It'll just create criminal records for young folk and you know it'll not be enforced with white youths. Just another way to swell the prison population.

US are weirdly prudish when it comes to sex yet award ceremonies and the young are watching the celebs walk in in see through clothes. Truly baffling to outside observers.

In the UK and many other developed countries also. Seems quite standard. America likes to infantise the youth so it'll be 25 before long.

Thanks for the detailed response.

Source?

You've side stepped my key points, so I'll ask them directly.

Do you prefer Trump or the Dems?

Do you see any realistic alternative to the Dems and Trump?

By all means, send Biden to the ICC later, but the current situation cannot continue. No aid is getting in. This is about as bad as it gets. There are millions of Gazans at risk right now. Are you happy with this situation right now?

When Israel went too hard on siege he did try to step in. Not enough, but the attempted but failed aid pier was far more than Trump has done or would do.

Also, he pressured and got a crossing reopened "Within hours of Mr Biden's call, Israel said it would open the Erez crossing in northern Gaza and the port of Ashdod in southern Israel to aid, and pledged to drastically improve security co-ordination with groups delivering assistance to Palestinians."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68773400

As I made clear, I'm not defending Biden or claiming he's good. Thousands have died and I fear if the situation doesn't change soon, I fear it could be a magnitude of 10 higher. Trump is showing zero signs of any pressure. If anything, he cheers Israel on. It absolutely disturbs me, that through resentment of Biden folks would rather see Trump stay in and have hundreds of thousands of more Gazans die through starvation.

I will say, those that keep propping Trump up are complicit in this. If starvation is happening and you don't want change, you want this situation.

Well this is 5 people. You cannot really compare these 5 with AOC for example.

The only way Trump goes is through Democrats right now. It's unfortunate, but unfortunately a fact.

I'm not defending Dems or think they are good, but it is the only realistic play right now.