return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 个月前Biden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll findswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square524fedilinkarrow-up1718arrow-down142
arrow-up1676arrow-down1external-linkBiden supporters mostly back him in 2024 election because they oppose Trump, poll findswww.theguardian.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 5 个月前message-square524fedilink
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·5 个月前I’m not going to praise someone for doing something that should have and could have been done decades ago, no.
minus-squareBlackbeard@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·5 个月前Then why would anyone do anything good for you, ever? If you’re going to blame them for the fact that it wasn’t done before now, then shouldn’t they completely ignore what you want and move on to someone else?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·5 个月前We should not do good things purely for the praise of others, we should do good things because they are the right thing to do.
minus-squareBlackbeard@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·5 个月前We’re talking about politicians who do things for votes. The whole system is predicated on popularity being the only thing that matters.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 个月前So once the perfect moment has passed, might as well never try to catch up.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-25 个月前The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is… fuck it, I’m just going to complain that there aren’t enough trees.
I’m not going to praise someone for doing something that should have and could have been done decades ago, no.
Then why would anyone do anything good for you, ever? If you’re going to blame them for the fact that it wasn’t done before now, then shouldn’t they completely ignore what you want and move on to someone else?
We should not do good things purely for the praise of others, we should do good things because they are the right thing to do.
We’re talking about politicians who do things for votes. The whole system is predicated on popularity being the only thing that matters.
So once the perfect moment has passed, might as well never try to catch up.
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is… fuck it, I’m just going to complain that there aren’t enough trees.