The poll found 50% of Democrats approve of how Biden has navigated the conflict while 46% disapprove — and the two groups diverge substantially in their views of U.S. support for Israel. Biden’s support on the issue among Democrats is down slightly from August, as an AP-NORC poll conducted then found that 57% of Democrats approved of his handling of the conflict and 40% disapproved.
Reddit is my reference point, but I understand only those who think in specific ways were likely to jump (e.g. Moral clarity around API, spez, moderation/permitted acts).
So it was a subset of reddit (not representative) that joined lemmy, which is also not representative.
What I think I see is what I’ve described elsewhere: white males realizing the tide went out for them, too. Then, not realizing that they have unchecked privilege, acting out and acting like they can tell people how to vote or to vote, how to run their app, run their service, etc.
It is either entitlement, privilege or both. It’s, for me, the most off putting thing since I joined. Not simply this thread, but many others.
Let me add, I’m not Mr Lawnorder. I just think, historically, complaining and demanding doesn’t change things, nor is it persuausive. And the specifics of the acts matter. Strikes work. Boycotts may. Streaming around ads… Will not work except to provide content for free to a user for a while, at the detriment of YT and the content creator. I believe it also hardens an attitude that seeps into other parts of life.
I’m with you. I’m a white privileged male. I wasn’t born in this country, and my parents borrowed $20k for a down payment back in the 80s.
I’m part of a small community full of FOBs like my parents. I can tell you that the parents who chose cheaper places to live with worse school districts have kids struggling. Where you are matters a heck of a lot more than who you are, but the who is where racism pops up.
We have major socioeconomic issues to tackle, and this outrage at ourselves for causing this mess is a distraction those in power use to stay under the radar.
Wealth and power is concentrated. The “middle-class” is really just circulating 10% of our economy’s wealth we’re allowed to play with.