Clearly they are not yet NEARLY afraid enough about the path they’re allowing the Trump admin to take.

Oh no, you might get primaried?

I don’t disagree about the Democrats.

We DO disagree that it was worth allowing the administration that is objectively worse for the Palestinians to take charge to make a point about the Democrats.

If someone told you that you had to sacrifice your entire family in order to “save democracy” would you do it?

You’re still missing it.

While saving democracy is certainly part of avoiding Trump, you’re still trying to spin this into something it’s not.

The relevant point here is that with Democrats, they’d probably still be in a load of trouble while the Dems played politics until they figured out just how much of their base supports Palestine.

With the Republicans… they cheer for the genocide. Hell, if they pull enough authority with this grab, they’ll probably send troops to help the IDF finish the job.

People like me voted for the chance to avoid the latter. I’d like to think people like you voted for hope.

But when people who voted for neither major party yell about how Democrat voters are “fInE wItH gEnOcIdE”, when it was a calculated choice in support of Palestine, it starts to feel like virtue signaling.

It’s not, but the world we live in now also means countries can’t take the US at their word.

This opportunity to look good was handed to China on a silver platter.

Ok, not angry. Tossing constant accusations of lying and gaslighting rather than answering.

Your position was “Linux not supported by platforms”. You never explained what that means and no one understood you, clearly.

Almost like… gaslighting to say that you explained your position already.

Jesus, Buddy. It’s not gaslighting to explain how I interpreted your comment, and it’s starting to sound like your angry responses are to avoid explaining your position.

Please explain to the class exactly what you mean by services not supporting Linux. No “obviously you know and are just pretending to make me look bad” stuff.

Explain like we’re 5.

Oh, I’m with you, but maga believes Trump when he says Bukele won’t return them.

Does yours?

Try seeing outside of black and white absolutes.

Are you unable to see that this administration is WORSE?

Are you incapable of understanding why people who support Palestine might vote for the lesser evil of two guaranteed options?

You and others like you scream about how we don’t care about genocide, but I’m pretty sure you know the truth and you’re just trying to convince yourself that you did the right thing.

I’m… lying?

No, it’s pretty clear now that you’re quite confused about the difference between apps and services.

And they do support Windows.

Oh god, tell me you’re not using the windows store apps for these services on a PC. Even my Alpha kids know better than that.

Seriously, how can someone be even a little familiar with Linux and be so wrong about internet services working on Linux?

And your attitude is just… something else.

It was the next sentence after the list of distros referenced in the response to you, and it is still very misleading at best.

But, yeah, the second sentence. There’s a huge difference between an HTPC and an Amazon stick, Roku, or “smart” TV.

Those have apps and must be supported by “platforms” because they are limited hardware with a limited OS.

YouTube and Netflix don’t need to “support” Linux any more than they need to support Windows for an HTPC.

If that’s not what you’re saying, you’ll probably want to elaborate because I expect there are plenty of readers giving your comment a “wha…?”

“E” - since Buddy is trying to imply I changed my comment after he responded, no. I added clarity within a couple minutes, changing no ideas. Talk about gaslighting with this guy.

Agreed. You can’t let them pull you into the mud, but you have to remember there are always far more people just reading instead of responding.

The next sentence that incorrectly implies AMD is at all a necessity for those distros?

You “disqualified” everyone for not doing enough and left Palestine to the group who would be fine if all Arabic peoples were wiped out.

But I’m sure Palestinians are weeping thankfully about how you and yours voted.

Sounds less like caring about Palestinian innocents and more about performative righteousness and your personal image.

If Trump and maga appreciate your actions (and boy did they), it puts you on their side, imo.

Right you are. Unfortunately, I guess they won’t care as much.

Yet another reason why overseas citizens should get to have a shared representative in Congress.

My “rep” in WA State is hardly going to spend effort on non-resident issues.

The MOST charitable interpretation I can see is that the United States is too weak to get a country like El Salvador to return a US citizen legal resident.

Throw that at maga.

Looks like you’ve fallen for the lie authoritarians tell.

Like I said, you’ll be able to hold your head high. Because that’s all the difference you made.

Nah, bro. The far right fooled you into being angry at and failing to support the only group who has a snowball’s chance in hell of beating them. Performative righteousness.

The rare smart magas LOVE what you’re doing.

And yeah, you can feel very smug that you’re Doing The Right Thing while the US sinks into right wing authoritarianism because you didn’t vote for not-fascist. You know - the ones Bernie knows are the right choice at the moment, because Bernie knows better than you, because he’s been doing this since before you were born.

Candy crush?

And vice versa, if I recall.