Good point.

…we didn’t already have one of those? No wonder the logistics of everything have been so chaotic.

Everyone is forgetting Ron De Santis candidacy. Trump isn’t even gone yet and another guy already tried to rise to lead MAGA.

I fully know its pleasant to fantasize about easy solutions to difficult problems, but the world isn’t that simple.

It’s pretty wishful thinking to think Proj 2025 and all the other MAGAs are going to fade away after the orange man is gone. Did you not see De Santis’ support before Trump entered the race?

Yep. And there’s plenty more MAGA assholes eager to take the reins after Trump is gone too. De Santis was just the first to try.

I don’t think they would have any trouble. De Santis already tried, and probably would’ve succeeded if Trump hadn’t ran again.

Agreed. It’s going to further inflame chaos and tensions in the country, it’s going to further radicalize Trump himself into an even nastier man, and it’s going to motivate his base. Even if Trump were to pass away, that base still remains, and we have the risk of a much more intelligent and gifted speaker taking up its leadership.

Yeah I know, you’re not the type to advocate for violence. It was just a good comment for me to post under.

This isn’t helping though. We’ve actually been very fortunate so far that the pro-fascism candidate has been such an incoherent idiot.

Trump is a symptom, not the cause. Attacking him physically like this only makes our problems worse.

So, since Netanyahu has stated that his main objective is the complete destruction of hamas, and he will not allow a cease fire until his objective is met, and hamas is an international organization with leaders in Turkey and UAE and based around an idea that cannot really be destroyed…

Basically he wants to be able to continue to fight forever? Yea, that fits.

No, but the few years of inflation was. Now that trend is changing.

That’s kind of just how trends work. Economics indicators tend to lag, as it takes time for supply chains to adjust to conditions and changes.

Deflation is actually not a desirable thing anyway, so this isn’t actually necessarily a win. But I’ll take it anyway.

Maybe look for that with co-workers? Unionization has been making some progress.

Unless you’re making minimum wage, then I get it.

I don’t think anyone else is going to negotiate your raise any time soon, that’s just, uh, not how it usually works out there.

Doesn’t really matter how high quality the piece is. The title is too clickbaity. Everyone here on Lemmy is here because we fled shitty internet practices at some point, so we’re fairly sensitive to things like sensational wording. I’m guessing most downvoters did not click the link.

People are not all the same, all following one single set of behaviors. All we can do is try to figure out trends, ratios, stuff like that.

Prose is certainly no good indication of anything either. I could write up some fantastic bullshit with great prose if the mood struck me.

It’s pretty rare for the smiling and friendly person to be throwing subtle shade, that stuff usually comes from a more neutral initial presentation. In the event it does happen it can sometimes be difficult to detect, for sure, but I wouldn’t let those rare exceptions bother you too much.

Regarding detection, there’s almost always subtle tone and/or body posture cues that will mark it. They’re circumstantial though, and vary person to person as well. One of those things you learn as you get to know someone. None is surefire, either, the ambiguity is the whole point, after all.

Yes, I would say that is a fairly typical reaction.

Try to get some fresh air, or go out with friends, or whatever, clear your head a little bit from time to time. There’s only so much that can be done at once, and it’s good to try and get a break from dwelling on it too much. Changing your immediate scenery for a short span can aid in this.

They also have the support of the minority that wants to tear down democracy as a ruling principle. Some of those people are quite intelligent, they’re just mean and believe in power, violence and the importance of suffering. In their world the truth is not objective, what is true is whatever the strongest person says it is, because he will hurt you if you disagree. This destruction of objective factuality is a core part of their methodology and overall worldview.

We had to defeat them in a World War just to get to where we are today, but they never did fully give up. Stubborn sorts.

…an IKEA warehouse? Really going after those soft targets I guess. I’m sure the loss of a building full of some-assembly-required cheap furniture would strike terror into the hearts of the Baltics.