• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
    941·
    2 months ago

    I’m not even in the same hemisphere as the US, I’ll be watching with a mixture of fascination and horror.

    Good luck though!

    • Zink@programming.dev
      61·
      2 months ago

      Oh trust me, the watching with a mixture of fascination and horror is coming from inside the states too.

      I wish you good luck as well. I hear the US is known to fuck around with other countries occasionally. (And that’s not supposed to sound threatening - it’s just a recognition that we fuck with other countries even during “good” administrations, never mind when we have a dictator-loving wannabe in the office)

    • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
      2·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, great fun watching the planet we all share start boiling and ruining the future not just for our own species but for millions of others.

      • HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca
        131·
        2 months ago

        Privilege for you to type that. For others, like Ukrainians, the consequences are much worse.

          • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
            1·
            2 months ago

            The country with the biggest military of the world, who they have received a lot of support from, just elected a president that supports the dictatorship committing crimes against humanity in their country. Do you not see how that is problematic?

              • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
                0·
                2 months ago

                First: The commander-in-chief doesn’t control the military?

                Second: Even if he didn’t, how would that matter for Ukraine? Removing both their support and the sanctions on Russia would still hurt them a lot.

                • goat@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                  1·
                  2 months ago

                  First: The commander-in-chief doesn’t control the military?

                  Only with unilateral approval from Congress.

                  • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
                    1·
                    2 months ago

                    Both houses of which are under Republican control. So you’re only going to argue details instead of actually responding to the content?