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Chemtrails Aren’t Real. So Why Are Politicians Passing Laws About Them? Banning chemtrails is “like banning unicorns or banning Bigfoot,” says one weather expert (www.rollingstone.com)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Politicians pass pointless laws for the same reasons why you invent ridiculous tasks at work. To give the impression that you (or they) are accomplishing something and to get paid.

Except you do it for minimum wage and it directly affects maybe 2 people worldwide. Plus, you're the one paying the politicians' salary.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Be more specific. Don't just use the word "politicians." You're providing cover for them by presenting both sides as the same. At least in today's political landscape, it's only the right that gets caught in these endless fever dreams of imagined threats. It's just one mad thing after another with Republicans, as they actively court the deranged and crazy. Anti-vax, chemtrails, etc. used to be fairly nonpartisan, but the Republican party has completely absorbed the conspiracy theorist crowd from both sides of the political spectrum. Just consider all the fever dreams Republicans have chased even just recently:

    • Chem trails
    • Vaccine denial
    • Blood libel and genocidal fear mongering against trans people
    • Immigrants eating domestic pets
    • Entire cities delusionally labeled as active war zones.

    Don't help Republicans. This isn't a "politician" issue. This is a Republican issue. There is simply nothing comparable on the left to the right's need to endlessly whip up their 5 minutes of hate against the other. Only one side embraces this kind of madness. And by using neutral terms like "politicians," you are ultimately enabling this behavior.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Stop using the word Republican, that was just the larval stage which morphed into its final form: MAGA. This is where the Republican party has been rampaging toward for decades, and they have finally arrived.

    The Republican party, and it's purported ideals, is as dead as the Whigs, and should only be referred to in an historical or scholarly context.

    Just call them MAGA from now on.

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