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It's the dunk tank.

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[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 63 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Also, there need to be like 3 or 4 Palestinian flags on the GOP side because Trump would allow Netanyahu to brutalize Gaza pretty much without limit.

Unlike Biden, who is currently wagging his finger very hard at Netanyahu.

Yeah Biden is at least withholding certain weapons, pushing for aid, and pressuring for a ceasefire.

What weapons, and does that even matter? Pretty sure Israel is killing civilians no problem right now without whatever Wunderwaffen you're talking about.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 42 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Trump would

My least favorite grammatical construction.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Apparently the hypothetical evil Trump would commit gives Biden the defacto right to do the exact same thing

These idiots don't grasp that Trump potentially doing it DOES NOT excuse Biden actually doing it. He can just stop.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 13 points 5 months ago

He can just stop.

You gave me a posting idea. - https://hexbear.net/post/2724175

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Agreed. I'm not going to make decisions based on what someone thinks someone else might do. I'm going to make decisions based on what I'm seeing actually transpire, with video and testimonial evidence.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It makes me sick to my stomach and fills me with rage that the liberal (and neoliberal) go-to comment about a continuing genocide is the insane argument: "You made a mistake. You forgot to consider that the other guy would be worse."

[–] halykthered@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's nothing but slippery slopes lined with strawmen for them.

[–] Tiocfaidhcaisarla@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

Straw should make it less slippery :/

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 5 months ago

He's not sending Mobile Suits

[–] KoboldKomrade@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

Trump would nuke Palestine but Glorious Leader Biden merely firebombs it until its worse then nuked. Checkmate Tankie!

[–] TeddyKila@hexbear.net 54 points 5 months ago
[–] Mokey@hexbear.net 34 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What if u just reject the premise entirely

Maybe the trolley thing doesnt make sense and seeing things in that way is why things are that way

[–] wild_dog@hexbear.net 17 points 5 months ago

The trolley problem makes sense in the context it was developed for, which is to be an ethical thought experiment. It's got nothing to do with politics unless you're just a lazy thinker (which Biden fans pretty much are.)

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

the tracks are 'liberal ideology'

vote

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago

Wow shucks I have no choice but to abandon dengism

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Biden's not doing so hot with Mexico either with his new executive order

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

"America shits and Mexico wipes" has been our policy towards Mexico for over a century and Mexico fucking knows it. Good job reinforcing that relation, Brandon.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 30 points 5 months ago

The GOP is going to nuke Pakistan?

[–] trompete@hexbear.net 29 points 5 months ago

Most moral argument for supporting genocide.

[–] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 29 points 5 months ago (4 children)

The trolley problem understanders have logged on:

[–] nightshade@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

Not pictured: the fact that there are actually 95 and 100 people on the tracks and that the Democrats helped sabotage any other tracks at every juncture.

[–] ta00000@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

They could get 90% of us to vote for Biden if it was Biden voters who were leading every protest and actively pressuring him, and not apologizing for things like his anti immigration stance.

Show me some assurance that you do actually intend to work with us after the election, and you won't just go back to brunch to complain about all these dumb terrorist-supporting antisemitic kids. If Biden lost because of us that would mean the Dems would have to pay attention to our votes if they want to win going forward.

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago

smuglord "Hmph, but what if good things were impossible? What then STankies?"

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago

WE HAVE TO DO THE GENOCIDE OVER THERE SO WE DON'T HAVE A GENOCIDE OVER HERE!!! #VOTEBLUENOMATTERGENOCIDE

[–] Angel@hexbear.net 23 points 5 months ago (1 children)

After r/neoliberal's incredible obliteration of leftists, Hexbear has two options now:

    1. Delete the entire site.
    1. Convert the site over to being a neoliberal haven that denounces all communist thought.

Which one are we doing, ~~comrades~~ buddies?

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

We may not be able to afford to convert. Only if Biden offers an amnesty to exchange all our XiBucks for BidenDollaridoos.

[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 23 points 5 months ago

The load bearing trolley problem is the last thing holding this shithole country together.

refuse-the-question

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 22 points 5 months ago

If the image was in any way a realistic presentation, the only moral option would be this

[–] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago

Damn first comment I see and they fully don't understand the trolley problem i love Reddit

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 17 points 5 months ago

carlin-pog You have no choice.

[–] NecroticEuphoria@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Funny with that Mexican flag there. Last time I checked, the ICE concentration camps are still there to this day.

Edit: Sorry, I of course meant "detention facilities"

1000047673

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 9 points 5 months ago

shrug-outta-hecks

If you find yourself in charge of a train track switch with multiple people strapped on the track, you dun fucked up, probably should rethink your life choices and then hand yourself in to ICC. For me, I'll vote with my conscience.

[–] whodoctor11@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)
[–] AmaryllisBlues@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago
[–] EcoMaowist@hexbear.net 6 points 5 months ago

The fact that a r/neoliberal exists and is popular has to be one of the weirdest things (I know it's backed by a think tank or smth but still).