It’s a classic case of, “I made this song for a small audience, and now it has a big audience.” Resulting in wanting to remove things that aren’t acceptable to the big audience, even if they’re obvious. I feel like the right way to handle it was to show regret rather than pretend it’s something else.
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If full time Walmart employees need government assistance programs to afford food and pay their rent, is it not Walmart who is leaning on government assistance?
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Lasherz@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are some obvious or not so obvious silver linings of Trump's disastrous policies? if any4·8 hours agoThey’re being exploited to avoid death, compare that to what Macron wants from them. If anything, the good news is that EU won’t abandon Ukraine.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldto World News@lemmy.world•US and Ukraine sign minerals deal that solidifies investment in Kyiv’s defense against RussiaEnglish20·9 hours agoIf you think a president who extorts the lives of Ukrainians for capital during a war will not extort the lives of Americans for capital at home, you’re unreachable.
You could argue “Brought to your courtesy of the red white and blue” song after 911 was conservative. It’s still devoid of symbolism except for patriotic slop everyone understands
I am very dubious of Oliver Anthony’s attempts to retcon his words. If he didn’t come out and try to gaslight us into thinking it’s about how government food stamps aren’t enough to eat healthy or pigeonholing mental health in there then I’d be more amicable to his childish over simplifications and both-sidisms. It’s fine if you don’t know about politics, but when you lie about your lyrics, your narratives inherently take on new meanings. The lyrics were not symbolic enough to be misinterpreted. He said the government ought not pay for your unhealthy food choices… He meandered about other bullshit in the lyrics, but I guess he forgot to mention the actual thing he was talking about.
I’ve noticed every conservative song can’t quite keep their lack of skills for symbolism for the whole song. The closest they ever came was the dude singing about the rich men north of richmond, but even then, he had to shit on poor people in poor health. Truly a man of the people.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•'Very concerned': Oklahoma lawmakers allow new social studies standards to take effect2·1 day agoYou are the first trans person I’ve ever seen using that slur to describe themselves. Is it a reclaimed word thing?
Lasherz@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is your favorite way to Jazz up cheap ramen?1·1 day agoEgg and chilli crisp both work equally well to elevate ramen. I still use their powder pack, but I’m sure there are good recipes without so much salt.
I believe you’re thinking of a ToS change where the wording was incredibly vague, leading to some outlets to claim they were selling browsing data to 3rd parties and AI modelers. They changed it right after to specify that the data they were using wasn’t browsing data, and the data they did gather wouldn’t be used for AI. They are not as invasive as google, but you’re subject to Google on Firefox because of the ubiquity of their telemetry and search optimizations across websites. Firefox with an add-on such as noscript is much better than Chrome still, in my opinion. At the very least, it’s nice to have a browser that doesn’t work to undermine its own add-on functionalities.
The only good part of 2024 I remember was when Tim Walz was picked for VP and immediately starting speaking his mind, culminating in the most successful deprogramming phrase against Republicans, “They’re just weird.” Too bad it went back to shit not long after.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•Biden never pressured Israel for ceasefire, as Israeli officials boast of exploiting US support201·2 days agoGod has nothing to do with Israel. It’s also quite the hubris to say their deity has helped them do something that has spread awareness of how evil they are to every corner of the world in ways never known before.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•Trump Boasts About Bullying Bezos Into Ditching Tariff Warning21·2 days agoBezos when someone hacks his phone and threatens to leak his dick pics, “Do it coward, I stand up to bullies.” Bezos when Trump calls him, “Yes sir, thank you sir. You’re going to look the other way on all the labor violations right?”
It’s definitely landlords. See: Rent seeking behavior.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•Yes, Public Opinion Still Matters … Even More Than Before10·3 days agoUnfortunately when media fails us, it is true that there’s a point where the illusion breaks, but that’s much higher than it would be if they just did their fucking jobs.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•White House Teases Fake Anti-Trans "Report," Announces Investigations Have Begun26·3 days agoThe cass report has already been thoroughly debunked. What a Trumpian time to pretend otherwise.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•"One day it'll be donald and I'll be freeeeeee!"3·3 days agoHe’s probably got a stipulation in the will that it all goes towards statues of himself.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•Pam Bondi Warns ‘Deranged’ Judges: ‘We Are Coming For You’7·3 days agoWhen you don’t source your vague gestures at truths obvious to you, it hurts your argument to insult others lack of research. More effort on posts is always encouraged.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•Tampa woman deported to Cuba gets separated from one-year-old and U.S. citizen husband7·4 days agoICE appears to have learned nothing about blatantly lying and ignoring lawful procedures. Eventually, judges will have to choose between treating ICE procedures as most likely unlawful and the constitution. Seems obvious to everyone but them when they can only muster a firmly worded rebuke.
Lasherz@lemmy.worldMto politics @lemmy.world•FBI arrests judge in escalation of Trump immigration enforcement effort61·5 days agoI dunno about that. This was more or less Chuck Schumers approach to passing his agenda. If you fight him it’s going to get worse, so don’t fight? I feel foreign nationals shouldn’t be leading the charge because of their vulnerability, but for full-fledged us born citizens following the law with their rebuke, surely many would martyr themselves for a historical rally against fascism knowing the ACLU would defend them.
They definitely are, although the most fetishized thing by them is black bulls cucking white men. Seems easy enough to see their criteria is things that flare up their enormous sexual insecurity. Femboys stuff fits that criteria for some of them.