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Cake day: February 13th, 2024

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    1 year ago

    I don’t get this attitude. Obama was literally against gay marriage. Biden’s policies have been so much more progressive than Obama’s and yet nobody I know likes him more. I’m not a “fan” of Biden but that’s because it’s weird and creepy to be a “fan” of government officials. He does a lot I don’t like but if you literally hate Biden I don’t forsee any president ever meeting your criteria.




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    Fuck this system for making me choose between bad and worse

    Don’t make me defend the US voting system but that is not how it works. Primaries exist and that’s where voters make the case for a specific person. The large, general, national elections are for forming coalitions and compromising. This is what we do to decide who gets power instead of physically fighting. There will never, ever be a time when a single candidate is the ideal choice for a majority of Americans. Compromise is a core tenant of democracy and by definition it means nobody gets everything they want.

    And while we’re on the topic, 99% of leftists understand this. Anyone telling you “voting doesn’t matter” or that “both candidates are the same” is just trying to reverse the progress that’s already been made.

















  • Oh I didn’t mean to imply it was unpleasant, just certainly not as attentive, you’ll have to ask for refills on water or spend spend a long time waiting. Though that said in Tokyo the service was on par with New York and they don’t have tipping culture either.

    In Europe though, the waiters get healthcare and good wages so they have reason to be happy.


  • Tips supplement incomes so restaurant owners can pocket the profits that would have gone to paying their staff better.

    I hate to defend small restaurant owners because so many of them are complete assholes but they are not exactly Scrooge McDucks dealing with Elon Musk levels of money. Elon Musk could cover the tips of everyone in America.