@return2ozma to News • 6 months agoBiden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square524arrow-up1718arrow-down142cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1676arrow-down1external-linkBiden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll findswww.theguardian.com@return2ozma to News • 6 months agomessage-square524cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-4•5 months agoI’m not going to praise someone for doing something that should have and could have been done decades ago, no.
minus-squareBlackbeardlinkEnglish5•5 months agoThen why would anyone do anything good for you, ever? If you’re going to blame them for the fact that it wasn’t done before now, then shouldn’t they completely ignore what you want and move on to someone else?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•5 months agoWe should not do good things purely for the praise of others, we should do good things because they are the right thing to do.
minus-squareBlackbeardlinkEnglish4•5 months agoWe’re talking about politicians who do things for votes. The whole system is predicated on popularity being the only thing that matters.
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink1•5 months agoSo once the perfect moment has passed, might as well never try to catch up.
minus-square@AbidanYrelinkEnglish1•edit-25 months agoThe best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is… fuck it, I’m just going to complain that there aren’t enough trees.
So no? We should spit at the gift horse?
I’m not going to praise someone for doing something that should have and could have been done decades ago, no.
Then why would anyone do anything good for you, ever? If you’re going to blame them for the fact that it wasn’t done before now, then shouldn’t they completely ignore what you want and move on to someone else?
We should not do good things purely for the praise of others, we should do good things because they are the right thing to do.
We’re talking about politicians who do things for votes. The whole system is predicated on popularity being the only thing that matters.
So once the perfect moment has passed, might as well never try to catch up.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is… fuck it, I’m just going to complain that there aren’t enough trees.