HomerianSymphony

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[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world -3 points 16 hours ago

The US never dropped a nuclear bomb on Germany. They saved that for the Japs.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Bosnia is mostly white.

And Muslim. I mentioned that.

Sure, you can argue that the United States is bombing the countries in this graphic to try to kill ethnic minorities

No. They aren't minorities. There are more of them than there are white people.

You're showing your Eurocentricism.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Russian men are being inseminated in the military?

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

"When Beijing says that, on the one hand, that it wants peace, it wants to see an end to the conflict, but on the other hand is allowing its companies to take actions that are actually helping Putin continue the aggression, that doesn't add up," Blinken said at a media briefing.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go call for a ceasefire in the Middle East while we continue to supply Israel with weapons."

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

My family floated between working poor and middle class. My parents were divorced, and neither has a college degree. As is the case with many American families far from the Acela corridor, my mom's yearly income determined if I would live in a house, apartment, or mobile home, if I would attend decent schools or the worst in town.

My family background is messy. But there was one constant: Many of my family members are proud construction workers and lifelong union members.

This woman's story is a lot like my own. My dad was a construction worker and a proud union member. Neither of my parents went to college. (My dad didn't even finish high school.) Work came and went, and there were times we lived in a house, times we lived in an apartment, and times we lived in a trailer. I changed school eight times.

And I've seen the way the Democrats lost people like my father (who became a Fox News-watching Trump fan).

A lot of it isn't even about any specific policy. It's a persistent feeling that the Democrats aren't speaking to us. That they don't care about us. That they look down on us. We don't factor into their messaging anymore, and on a personal level, they think we're dumb hicks.

But it's not a new thing. I'm 20 years older than her, and I went through the same disillusionment she did.

I hope she joined her local Communist party.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Just keep in mind, this is anonymous hearsay by someone on Blinken’s team.

And even if it’s true, they wouldn’t have leaked it to the media without some kind of agenda.

 

As far as I know, she is the only Democrat challenging Joe Biden for the nomination.

 

That’s weird. I thought they said it was because he had a cold.

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