I don’t think this reaction makes sense when we’re talking about Catholics. Catholic clergy are already notorious for diddling kids.

There’s no malice you should put past any US administration. Weddings aren’t any more okay to bomb than schools.

No, this is what happens when (neo)colonial empires bomb people. Past administrations just happened to prefer weddings instead.

Jacobin should be ringing bells louder than anyone that these two are lame ducks who don’t represent the DNC, the voters, or even Dem members of Congress.

Is this non-lame duck DNC in the room with us right now? The assertion that this isn’t just how they always are warrants justification.

Israeli Jews are probably the most consistently evil population on the planet (I’m willing to accept counterexamples).

Then why don’t they attack already? Given their posturing and the overall situation I highly doubt they’re expecting cooler heads to prevail.

They basically already are. They’re not attacking because they can’t, not out of measured caution.

I understand he’s desperate but I’d lose a lot of respect for Zelensky if he went ahead with this. He of all people should know what it’s like when murderous imperialists try to force regime change on you.

Really, their incompetence is the silver lining in all this.

Gee, I wonder if there’s some way they could’ve survived without needing to shoot down full drone barrages then. I wonder what that could be.

That strategy failed miserably against the Houthis.

Yeah that’s true; I’m intentionally taking the bait because I make it a point to call out bullshit.

And how many of those are unfulfilled and/or watered down Biden promises? Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. She did nothing to make people believe she was actually going to do these things; promising to put Republicans in her cabinet certainly didn’t. Campaigning on fracking certainly didn’t. Dickriding Israel certainly didn’t.

But there’s a huge difference between the progress of the 70’s, and the insane armament and undermining of workers unions, the poor and even democracy that Reagan began in the 80’s.

Sure, except none of this is relevant to the topic. It’s hard to argue that things weren’t somewhat (and only somewhat) better in the 70s, but… so what? The pendulum was always going to swing in the other direction, and it did before the US did anything even close to redeeming itself. What’s your point here?

Harris was also very progressive on policy

Fucking delusional.

You know BDS (if not look it up)? Do the opposite of that with Spanish companies.

And of the millions of people living in the US, all the minorities, all the people who didn’t vote for Trump, all the vulnerable… just… fuck 'em?

They can always overthrow him (and the rest of their ruling class). It’s one genocide too late to worry about Americans; at this point the world has to move on and they can sink or swim. I’m not happy it had to come to this, but given their complete inability to reign in their ruling class I’m not going to complain now that nature is running its course.

I don’t really want an isolated pariah state with nukes, 10 aircraft carriers and the biggest army on earth.

Me neither, but it’s better than a murderous neocolonial empire with 1/4 of the world as vassal states. A lot, I daresay most, of the evil the US gets up to on a monthly basis is only made possible by the cooperation of its so-called allies.

he is the “unapologetically christian” candidate who polled very strongly with Whites and Independents.

Sure, but that just means he’s a guy who appeals to less progressive/more conservative people. Now putting that in the forefront is a decision, but that’s different from modifying one’s policies to appeal to conservatives. The latter is what’s foolish; the former is the equivalent of accepting free lunch.

That’s still 1970-1973, or four of ten years one would call “the 70s.” That said, if you want more examples you can consult this list, among others. And let’s not forget all the evil shit Israel got up to with American permission in this time period. Also… uh… mind responding to everything else I said? Unless you’re conceding those other points, in which case fair enough.

Response to your edit: The peace movement was nice, but neither it nor Carter prevented the US from installing and supporting foreign dictators, arming Israel or giving diplomatic cover to the Khmer Rouge. Carter was a good man if I’m not mistaken, but the state apparatus he presided over was as unapologetically evil as ever.

unfortunately another dude trying to appeal to moderates and conservatives, foolishly.

What? This is a progressive who vowed not to take AIPAC money. How exactly is or was he trying to appeal to conservatives?