"Thank God for Mississippi" is an adage used in the United States, particularly in the South, that is generally used when discussing rankings of U.S. states.[1] Examples include rankings of educational achievement, business opportunities,[2] obesity rates,[3] overall health,[4] the poverty rate,[5] life expectancy, or other criteria of the quality of life or government in the 50 U.S. states.[6][7][8]

Since the U.S. state of Mississippi commonly ranks at or near the bottom of such rankings, residents of other states also ranking near the bottom may say, "Thank God for Mississippi", since the presence of that state in 50th place spares them of being ranked last.[9] The phrase is in use even among state government officials[10][11] and journalists,[12][13][14][15] though occasionally with a slight modification

Liberals have lost their fucking minds

We Don't Agree on Capitalism: Demarcating the Red and Black

https://wedontagree.net/we-dont-agree-on-capitalism-(essay)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/23929792

It’s preposterous that the flag of the most destructive proponent of western (mostly US) hegemony and imperialism is placed right there beside a pride flag with a peace sign!

Let’s use out combined power to stamp out this murderous, civilian-bombing and subjugating stain from the canvas (by extending the prideflag over it)!

https://canvas.fediverse.events/#x=272&y=106&zoom=5

Updated for 2024

It’s still possible that the Democratic Party leadership will pull themselves together and change course. Even if they do, the fact that it has taken so long already shows how dangerous it is to depend on them—or on any politicians.

My note on this: I don't find it very likely they will pull themselves together. I find it borderline impossible. Visit any liberal space, and you'll find people sticking their heads in the sand or making pathetic absurd claims about things Biden has allegedly "accomplished," which, if you scratch the surface, turn out to be misrepresentations or even complete fabrications. "Biden has forgiven student loan debt" -- for something like 0.01% of a select few from carefully chosen demographics, they won't say. "Biden has supported immigration under DACA" -- while deporting more immigrants than Trump and disseminating the "border crisis" myth, they won't say.

They're right about one thing: Biden has done a lot. A lot of irreparable harm. And as the article points out, this is not just about Biden. It's about our entire system.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17318733

https://southseattleemerald.com/2024/07/07/doom-loop-rallying-the-resistance/

Don't get me wrong -- the NYT losing money is always a good thing, no matter what

But the '96 law essentially invented immigration enforcement as we know it today — where deportation is a constant and plausible threat to millions of immigrants.

Tl;dr The whole concept of "illegal" immigration in the US as we know it was really instigated by Bill Clinton in 1996. One might say he is the father of border fascism in this country. The number of people harmed and even killed as a result of this legislation is staggering.

Source

If you see someone embracing fascism up to the point they are committing a genocide and demonizing people who immigrate, that is NOT an ally. They will absolutely throw us and our well-being under the bus without the slightest hesitation.

Please, PLEASE let this be enough warning. He will not change course out of the goodness of his heart, because there is no goodness there. This is a man whose actions and beliefs make Jeffrey Dahmer look like Mary Fucking Poppins.

1. "Liberty Hub is telling people not to vote!"

There are zero posts here telling people not to vote.

We have however had a lot of users come into this community and try to lecture people how to vote. We have always kept up posts explaining why you're voting for Biden, but we're not going to allow people to come here and lecture us on what we "have to" do.

Criticizing a sitting president and pointing out that his committment to harmful and fascist policies is likely to lose him an election is not telling people not to vote. If anything, it's raising the alarm in hopes that he will change course or that we will get a better candidate.

Certainly, there are anarchists here and others who may not vote at all, seeing this as a systemic problem. They are welcome here as well.

Again, if you want to post explaining why you want to vote Biden, go ahead -- just do it in a way that follows the rules. We are here because we believe the system itself is broken. That is a common defining feature of leftists, no matter what our ideology.

2. "Liberty Hub is full of transphobes!"

I -- I'm not sure what to say about this. If you see a transphobe here, please report them. Any form of transphobia is not acceptable. There is a reason we have a specific rule against transphobes, even though it technically falls under rule 1. This is a safe space for all queer people, including trans people.

3. "Liberty Hub is trolling its users!"

We really aren't. I know it's a common liberal tactic to try to dehumanize online leftists by calling us "trolls," "bots," and so forth. I've likewise seen a lot of communities where people are being accused of "supporting Trump" when it's clear that they do not. It seems to me that we have far less trolling here than what I see in most communities, because we immediately remove these types of toxic comments as soon as they are reported or that we see them.

If the "trolling" accusation is related to the rule that says "transphobes eat my ass," then I'm afraid you'll have to deal with it because I have no intention of removing that from the sidebar.

I do think it's also important that we explain why certain people are banned since this community has a bit of a different vibe than most communities. The main thing is we don't want this to be overrun with the type of toxicity we see in spaces that allow right-wingers to take over. This is expressly a space for leftists and post-leftists to share content, not for liberals, conservatives, or others to shout over us or demand we explain basic theory on demand. That never goes well.

4. "LinkOpensChest.wav is rude!"

Yes, and I will try to do better. The admins have reached out to me about this. I will increase the amount of permabans while decreasing the written response I give to individual users. This should help prevent threads from being derailed while addressing the valid concerns about my tone. If you feel you've been unfairly banned or caught in the crossfire, please reach out to a moderator.