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MicroWave Sep 25, 2023

GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general

GOP congressman calls for execution of “sodomy-promoting” US Army general - Lemmy.world

Rep. Paul Gosar said that the “homosexual-promoting” general “would be hung” in a better society. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) called for the execution of General Mark Milley, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a homophobic tirade this weekend. In his newsletter this weekend – published to his Congressional website – Gosar accused Milley of being a “homosexual-promoting-BLM-activist” who delayed the military’s response to the January 6 riot. An election denier, Gosar has in the past claimed that he “started the revolution,” referring to the insurrection.

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sailingbythelee Sep 25, 2023

If all the quotes in the article, both from Gosar and Trump, are correct, that’s pretty outrageous. I didn’t fact-check them.

In any case, I heard Milley interviewed by Fareed Zakaria about a week ago. You can tell that he is completely bemused by all these crazy Republicans accusing him of being “woke”. He is an old, white, grizzled, buzz-cut, 45-year army general. He is the epitome of The Establishment. In any previous decade, he would have been a staunch conservative. But the Republicans have gone crazy and alienated all of the sane conservatives.

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dhtseany Sep 25, 2023

We need more than 2 political parties to fix this shit show now, I don’t believe what we’ve got now is sustainable, especially on the right.

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Etterra Sep 25, 2023

I like the Australian system better. It ain’t perfect, but it is better imo. Regardless, dragging the conservatives kicking and screaming into modernity, much less the future, has thus far proven to be a mixed bag at best. The fact that they’re currently backsliding is hard as they possibly can isn’t helping.

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50MYT Sep 25, 2023

MMP is the “better” system.

No system is perfect. NZ went from First past the post (what the USA uses) to MMP.

The aus system is pretty good too, but still dominated by two parties.

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Staple_Diet

It’s really three parties though, the Liberals have needed the Nationals quite often in order to gain the house. Plus last election we saw a surge in support for independents, who are actually being extremely effective in both Parliament and Senate. Lastly, year-on-year the Greens poach more from both sides as climate change becomes topical.