Okay so what does “bombing civilians” refer to then? Also, I don’t know what meme you’re talking about, but I’m not sure a single post/meme would prove your point.
I was talking about the Venezuelans murdered in international waters. When the war was escalating people called it a distraction, even though it’s predictably led to violent acts of terror in Latin America. I do not have that saved, but I do have an instance of people talking about Epstein in another comm.
OK, so I did see posts about the Venezuelans, but not that it was a “distraction”. The two linked examples you provided here seem like entirely fair to think may be intended as distractions. When the president is an actual pedophile, why wouldn’t he do insane shit to distract from that fact? Things like this can both definitely be distractions and also expressions of power meant to tamp down criticism of the administration.
If you think both of those examples are fair and valid, we will never bridge this gap. Just know that it’s very upsetting when you elevate this issue above others, so don’t be surprised when you face pushback.
… why is it that people think there’s no way to care about more than one thing at a time? We can keep pushing for the Epstein files and care about other things too. It sort of seems like you advocate for forgetting them. Are you?
… why is it that people think there’s no way to care about more than one thing at a time?
Because a lot of the time the people saying this don’t actually talk about the other thing they supposedly care about. If someone comes into an unrelated thread and starts talking about the Epstein files instead of the topic, how is anyone supposed to divine that they actually care about both things?
I don’t believe for a second that this would be anyone’s reaction if I was bringing up trans rights in every single thread about Trump, including ones specifically about the Epstein files.
Okay so what does “bombing civilians” refer to then? Also, I don’t know what meme you’re talking about, but I’m not sure a single post/meme would prove your point.
I was talking about the Venezuelans murdered in international waters. When the war was escalating people called it a distraction, even though it’s predictably led to violent acts of terror in Latin America. I do not have that saved, but I do have an instance of people talking about Epstein in another comm.
The Kimmel meme
OK, so I did see posts about the Venezuelans, but not that it was a “distraction”. The two linked examples you provided here seem like entirely fair to think may be intended as distractions. When the president is an actual pedophile, why wouldn’t he do insane shit to distract from that fact? Things like this can both definitely be distractions and also expressions of power meant to tamp down criticism of the administration.
If you think both of those examples are fair and valid, we will never bridge this gap. Just know that it’s very upsetting when you elevate this issue above others, so don’t be surprised when you face pushback.
… why is it that people think there’s no way to care about more than one thing at a time? We can keep pushing for the Epstein files and care about other things too. It sort of seems like you advocate for forgetting them. Are you?
Because a lot of the time the people saying this don’t actually talk about the other thing they supposedly care about. If someone comes into an unrelated thread and starts talking about the Epstein files instead of the topic, how is anyone supposed to divine that they actually care about both things?
I don’t believe for a second that this would be anyone’s reaction if I was bringing up trans rights in every single thread about Trump, including ones specifically about the Epstein files.
The Epstein files are getting brought up because for once there is a chance at chipping away at right wing support. And we shouldn’t blow it
I severly doubt that.
They will likely just deflect.
Even Alex Jones was mad about it briefly. Just a couple of percentage points would help.
It is quite literally every single article involving Trump doing something awful that isn’t related to Epstein.
It has maybe slowed down a bit in the past week or so, but it’s still everywhere. You need to pay attention more if you’re truly not seeing it.
I never said I wasn’t seeing people calling things a distraction period. Most every time I’ve noticed it, it seems a fair point.