▲ 546 ▼ I'm tired of living through theses once in a lifetime events every 10 mins. (lemmy.world) submitted 7 months ago by WanderWisley@lemmy.world to c/politicalhumor@lemmy.world 42 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] sockinggood@piefed.social 52 points 7 months ago (15 children) He is a symptom, not a cause. permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (1 child) Yeah but symptoms are what kill the patient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago I really don't like the patient permalink fedilink source parent [–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 7 months ago It sure helps to treat the symptoms though. It might not fix everything, but it sure would fix one thing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 7 months ago (7 children) He is the brand of all of this though. If he goes, so does Maga. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) That's the point, this isn't true. They will find another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 7 months ago (4 children) But they'll have to find it first. Vance isn't it. At least all of this shit could cool down a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (3 children) It won't? The full-scale assault on Iran, lebanon and the free parts of palestine would just continue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago which will cause fractioning of the brand, which will likely make it unlikely for them to have this level of power again for at least a generation permalink fedilink source parent [–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) I find it crazy how many so called isolationists support him on this. His whole platform was isolationism yet apparently more than 80% of his base supports this unprovoked war now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* it's called bandwagoning. when he is gone, they will have never have supported him... permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago you know i have had this argument with my doctor. you still have to treat the symptoms. treating the cause means you have to treat less symptoms, but you still have to treat the symptoms or death comes a lot faster. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 point 7 months ago And when you get really sick and go to hospital, the first thing that happens is they control your temperature so your fever doesn't kill you. Fever is a symptom. A symptom that can cause irrevocable damage to your entire system. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (1 child) Yeah but symptoms are what kill the patient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago I really don't like the patient permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago I really don't like the patient permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 9 points 7 months ago It sure helps to treat the symptoms though. It might not fix everything, but it sure would fix one thing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 7 months ago (7 children) He is the brand of all of this though. If he goes, so does Maga. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) That's the point, this isn't true. They will find another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 7 months ago (4 children) But they'll have to find it first. Vance isn't it. At least all of this shit could cool down a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (3 children) It won't? The full-scale assault on Iran, lebanon and the free parts of palestine would just continue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago which will cause fractioning of the brand, which will likely make it unlikely for them to have this level of power again for at least a generation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago (6 children) That's the point, this isn't true. They will find another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 7 months ago (4 children) But they'll have to find it first. Vance isn't it. At least all of this shit could cool down a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (3 children) It won't? The full-scale assault on Iran, lebanon and the free parts of palestine would just continue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago which will cause fractioning of the brand, which will likely make it unlikely for them to have this level of power again for at least a generation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 18 points 7 months ago (4 children) But they'll have to find it first. Vance isn't it. At least all of this shit could cool down a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (3 children) It won't? The full-scale assault on Iran, lebanon and the free parts of palestine would just continue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 months ago (3 children) It won't? The full-scale assault on Iran, lebanon and the free parts of palestine would just continue... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago (2 children) that's a pretty big assumption permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) It's just as much of an assumption to think it would stop, and given past examples the GOP doesn't tend to stop initiatives when they switch figureheads. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago and that democrats don't exactly change foreign policy when they are in power. however, we seem to be seeing what's more like the sundowning of a mad king than anything approaching what we could describe as "policy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago which will cause fractioning of the brand, which will likely make it unlikely for them to have this level of power again for at least a generation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago (1 child) I find it crazy how many so called isolationists support him on this. His whole platform was isolationism yet apparently more than 80% of his base supports this unprovoked war now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* it's called bandwagoning. when he is gone, they will have never have supported him... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago* it's called bandwagoning. when he is gone, they will have never have supported him... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago you know i have had this argument with my doctor. you still have to treat the symptoms. treating the cause means you have to treat less symptoms, but you still have to treat the symptoms or death comes a lot faster. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 1 point 7 months ago And when you get really sick and go to hospital, the first thing that happens is they control your temperature so your fever doesn't kill you. Fever is a symptom. A symptom that can cause irrevocable damage to your entire system. permalink fedilink source parent
