Prez wrote on May 12, 2025, 13:17:
Not sure if he has a heart though...

He does, but it's orange

Simon Says wrote on May 12, 2025, 13:05:

Corruption in the US is alive and well.

Maybe, but Trump's platform already included deregulation in a lot of areas -- including some areas that have zero impact on Musk.

I agree with all of the responses here. Beamer summarized the biggest issue in 3 words: "aren't well informed".

Yes, late stage capitalism is a technical term that is relevant, but it is overused to the point that it's become an excuse for just about everything that is financially challenging -- even when it doesn't apply.

Voting with your wallet is also a buzz word, but it is something that could be more relevant when actually used properly. Like Beamer said, people generally aren't well informed and poor decision making makes that strategy mostly irrelevant. Unfortuntate...

Beamer wrote on May 12, 2025, 10:55:

Why must there be an alternative? It's not black-and-white. You can make tweaks to your system without radically overhauling it. So yes, you can criticize capitalism and want to change our implementation without wanting socialism or communism.

I get confused at how many people don't seem to get this.

I had a feeling you'd be the first to reply lol.

I agree with you on this. I'm just tired of the 'late stage capitalism' buzz term being thrown around at the drop of a hat. I wish everyone would stop trying to be edgy and start voting with their wallet.

Prez wrote on May 11, 2025, 20:14:
late-stage capitalism

What is a better alternative to capitalism?

Prez wrote on May 12, 2025, 10:33:
It just means that his mental issues have been going on untreated for a while now.

And I saw those mental issues from day one.

I hope that the Switch 2 is less popular than Nintendo anticipates. I'm assuming that the way they control it requires internet connectivity?

No hardware device should require an internet connection to function. Between that and subscription requirements there are very few good consumer options available anymore. Start voting with your wallet!

Mr. Tact wrote on May 12, 2025, 09:08:

Avus wrote on May 12, 2025, 02:09:
My last Nintendo product was just a Wii controller (not the console).

Mine was a Super Nintendo which I believe I bought in 1990.

Were you in Japan in 1990? If not, then it didn't happen.

I can't believe the morons that post in here claiming he was ever a 'musician' worthy of any recognition.

Anyone remember his 'George Bush doesn't like black people' fiasco during the hurricane Katrina fundraiser? Probably not.

Then the Taylor Swift acceptance speech hijack? Yeah, didn't think so.

That was just the beginning. He has never been, nor will ever be, deserving of any attention from intelligent people. Everything he has done in his career has been a complete and total sh*tshow or just garbage 'music'. Shame on you if you ever listened to his crap and then waited until his praise Hitler song to suddenly decide that he's garbage.

The red flags were there from day one. I can't believe how many galactically stupid people there are posting on BluesNews.

jdreyer wrote on Jan 13, 2021, 20:32:
I really hope that her shunning of science had nothing to do with her death.

Why am I not surprised that an actor bought into the pseudoscience that is naturopathy?

The vast majority of the Hollywood sheep are friggin' morons. Scientology, Paltrow's 'goop' brand, etc. It boggles the mind that such a 'respected' subset of the population is so poorly educated and arrogant enough to think they actually contribute something to society besides the luxury item we call entertainment. The political BS they've been spewing lately makes them look even dumber. It's just a 'hate Trump' bandwagon (or a minority of 'love Trump').

There are some exceptions but they are few and far between. They are the least essential workers in the world yet present themselves as saviors of society. The complete lack of quality content lately speaks volumes of what they have actually been capable of during the pandemic.

Cutter wrote on Jan 12, 2021, 21:02:
I want to start an 80s synth band called The Quasars and write songs about black holes n' stuff.

Badass.

Mike1233 wrote on Jan 12, 2021, 08:08:
I've found it really easy to find fluff and entertainment on Google, but specific research topics and developed articles are harder to find. More and more of the biggest information and media services are slowly progressing towards... providing disposable information at a rapid pace? At some point that I think that engagement might be so large that niche interests will become even less profitable and manageable. Sucks.

Follow the money...it will get you there ^ every time. The real blame lies with the mindless drones that gobble that stuff up...

Saboth wrote on Jan 10, 2021, 14:14:
If we go that route, then I'd also argue Fox, Newsmax, OANN, and the others need massive oversight and regulation. If you purport to be news, you should employ journalists with actual degrees and experience in journalism, be held to some kind of journalistic standards, have to provide at least some kind of sources for your "stories" (other than "some people believe"), etc. Hell, we also need to bring back the Fairness Doctrine that Reagan scrapped that paved the way for these political propaganda outlets.

What you've described is an issue that applies to all media. Prior to the election the left media constantly cited 'anonymous sources' for their big 'stories'. An anonymous source is not a source. That's just one example of the left's integrity issues. If you want to regulate it has to apply to everyone.

Good luck finding actual fact checkers that are not biased though...

Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 11, 2021, 00:13:
But then I don't have a particularly myopic political axe to grind and therefore use a general plurality of "people" instead of a specific singular example.

Yet you felt the need to mention the right-wing hate groups anyway. Virtue signal much?

There are groups on both sides of the fence that threaten the rights of American citizens on a daily basis. None of it is acceptable and it's getting really old.

Simon Says wrote on Jan 9, 2021, 17:36:

The Half Elf wrote on Jan 9, 2021, 15:48:
I got to the 2 min mark and turned it off. It's just a clickbait video that has quite a bit of opinion and not so many facts.

Maybe it's because the facts were AFTER the 2 minutes mark?

It is 24 minutes long after all. 2 minutes in is just still in the intro. What did you expect?

I can tell you what I didn't expect: a 24 minute documentary with 2 minutes of content.

Choobeastia wrote on Jan 8, 2021, 12:53:

Agreed, but getting him out of office prevents him from using the powers of said office. He can't pardon any of the insurrectionists, or use the presidency as a soapbox from which to speak to his cultists. It won't fix things, and of course the cultists can continue on their own, but it can limit the damage he can do, which seems important. As it is, the US has proven rather resilient, considering the hubris infecting him and so many others in power.

Waste of taxpayer money to even attempt impeachment or 25th amendment. With the amount of time he has left in office the chance of them even completing an attempt is miniscule. Enough of my tax dollars were wasted on the first impeachment attempt already.

Choobeastia wrote on Jan 8, 2021, 11:08:
This also isn't over. It is important that we get Trump out of office ASAP, because the Q crowd are still planning things based off of his latest speech on Parler.

Do you really think getting Trump out of office will change anything? Expect at least 4 years of their antics. It's going to get worse before it gets better.

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NKD wrote on Jan 7, 2021, 16:25:
Yesterday was not normal. Yesterday was not the equivalent of someone breaking some windows, or even the equivalent of setting fire to an empty police station.

Of course - they are two different things.

2020 normalized violence and property destruction. No one should be surprised at what happened yesterday. Someone decided to raise the bar.

The protests that devolved into riots last year did not result in only property destruction, but violence too. They were a template for what's to come if our politicians don't wake the F up.

Cutter wrote on Jan 7, 2021, 14:32:
I think more than angry, if I was American, I'd be embarrassed by what happened yesterday, humiliated more like.

A lot of us stopped being embarrassed along time ago. 2020 was a year of riots in major cities across the country. Those of us without a short memory remember when politicians on the left also encouraged protesting and the end result was the same. Things start out peaceful and noisy but soon after deteriorate into violence and property destruction.

Anyone who didn't see this coming is a moron. The right finally hit their boiling point and the end result is no surprise.

Meanwhile, the majority of our politicians go through the usual routine of expressing some form of moral outrage and then move on like nothing happened. Tomorrow they'll go back to taking care of their own best interests since they are comfortable and have no interest in meeting the needs of the people they supposedly represent. The system is broken -- expect to see more of what happened on 1/6.