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I hate when bombing civilians and stripping rights distracts from the only issue that matters smh πŸ˜” (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

I was talking about the Venezuelans murdered in international waters. When the war was escalating people called it a distraction, even though it's predictably led to violent acts of terror in Latin America. I do not have that saved, but I do have an instance of people talking about Epstein in another comm.

The Kimmel meme

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    OK, so I did see posts about the Venezuelans, but not that it was a "distraction". The two linked examples you provided here seem like entirely fair to think may be intended as distractions. When the president is an actual pedophile, why wouldn't he do insane shit to distract from that fact? Things like this can both definitely be distractions and also expressions of power meant to tamp down criticism of the administration.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If you think both of those examples are fair and valid, we will never bridge this gap. Just know that it's very upsetting when you elevate this issue above others, so don't be surprised when you face pushback.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    ... why is it that people think there's no way to care about more than one thing at a time? We can keep pushing for the Epstein files and care about other things too. It sort of seems like you advocate for forgetting them. Are you?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    It is quite literally every single article involving Trump doing something awful that isn't related to Epstein.

    It has maybe slowed down a bit in the past week or so, but it's still everywhere. You need to pay attention more if you're truly not seeing it.

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