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Cinder
@Triquetrea
US politics is a hoot to me as a Norwegian because every time I see Bernie Sanders, I see a hawkish moderate a bit too keen on war, and every time I see any other prominent politician I see someone who's escaped from the local asylum and everyone is interviewing for some reason.
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
Israel massacres another wave of demonstrators: Bernie Sanders: *both sides boilerplate* US senator interviewed on live television: "It was the Hamas. They did the bad thing. Also, we need to bomb Iran. It's their fault. Did I say Russia was behind this? Russia was behind this."
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
School massacre occurs, victims protesting: US congressperson: "These kids ought to show a bit more gratitude to this GREAT NATION where other people have the freedom to shoot them. Also, let's get some cops who definitely don't murder people all the time to guard our schools."
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
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@Triquetrea
With apologies to people with mental health issues - such as Louise Mensch, who only has a career because the americans *can't tell the difference* between their political punditry and schizophrenia. As if there is one, in practical terms.
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
(Aside from, you know, some people struggling with terrible illness while others sell war, bigotry and exploitation because they lack any form of integrity whatsoever.)
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Cinder
@Triquetrea
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@OortCloudAtlas
The answer to that question is radically different for US citizens and others. This is not our mess, however much it may affect us. I resist collusion with US foreign policy from Norway or countries I live in. That's about all I can do, politically speaking, except talk shit.