A whole civilization might die tonight

Post by akagusu » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC

sheikhnbake wrote: post #18

twen_ty wrote: post #16

This is what happens when there's no effective opposition. Where are the dems? Where's the press?

The fatal flaw in our separation of powers is that even if congressional dems had a super majority, congress is powerless to enforce anything. And the press has been covering Trump's rhetoric and the war pretty heavily.

   > And the press has been covering Trump's rhetoric and the war pretty heavily.
 

Post by comrade1234 » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 7:31 PM UTC

Post by ratrace » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC

jacquesm wrote: post #39

srean wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Israel's war and the American democrats have traditionally been very supportive. Last place to expect anything like what you are calling for.

No, this is now America's war. Israel has a part in it but the US is the main belligerent at this point and if Trump follows through on his threats he all but guarantees the downfall of the United States. This has gone way too far already and since the internal checks and balances of the United States appear not to be working it will be up to the rest of the world to draw a line. We can not afford to let this spiral…

Post by jst1fthsdys » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC

msabalau wrote: post #47

twen_ty wrote: post #16

This is what happens when there's no effective opposition. Where are the dems? Where's the press?

Where are you ? What precisely are you doing other than posting stuff that pretends that a party in minority in both houses of Congress could actually stop a president, unless some politicians in the majority chose to join them. And, as underwhelming as the press are, the facts are that surveys show that American's broadly disapprove of the war. Presumably because of what they have learned about it from the press and…

Post by srean » Tue, Apr 07, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC

nkurz wrote: post #72

srean wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If many people 'vouch' for it, it will get unflagged.

Unfortunately that's not the way it works. If it's [flagged] [dead] because of user flagging, some users can vouch for it to revive it. But if it's merely [flagged] (with associated penalties keeping it off the front pages) there is no option for vouching to remove the penalty. This one is currently [flagged] with no option for vouching.