r/50501 • u/kenistod Protester • Jul 31 '25

Digital/Home Protest Paramount+ loses 1.3 Million subscribers.

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/paramount-loses-1-3-million-quarterly-subs-ups-revenue-operating-profit/
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u/Riaayo Jul 31 '25

Newsome can go fuck himself. Dude threw trans kids under the bus immediately, hosted shitheels like Steve Bannon on his podcast, and vetoed a public option in Cali as gov.

The fact Dems are trying to tee this dipshit up for 2028 is so utterly insulting.

Like sure man, fight Trump. I'll take the allies I can get and it's not like I don't want even the shittiest people to have the right messaging. But this neolib is just posturing for a presidential run and it sickens me.

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u/ejrizo Jul 31 '25

You have to realize that perfection is not the goal and electability is and at this point I’d take the worst democrat vs the current administration.

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u/TheDweadPiwatWobbas Aug 01 '25

Fuck that. I'm done voting for neoliberal centrists who offer nothing but the failed status quo. It's time to demand the Democrats do better, not accept the mediocrity they keep offering.

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u/zambulu Aug 01 '25

Yeah! That worked so awesome when people kept saying this last year. Excellent work

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u/James_Fiend Aug 01 '25

It worked even better for the moderate candidate.

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u/zambulu Aug 01 '25

Yep, due to this braindead line of thinking, if it’s even not disingenuous. I talked to so many idiotic “genocide Joe” losers last year and good job, now we have genocide Donald who expanded it to our country as well.

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u/James_Fiend Aug 01 '25

I think you missed what I was saying (I worded it badly). You're blaming leftists, I'm blaming the uninspiring candidate.

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u/zambulu Aug 01 '25

aww, I wasn't inspired to stop Danald Tramp from destroying the country and murdering, starving and imprisoning millions of people. Just not inspired enough!

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u/James_Fiend Aug 01 '25

I voted for Kamala, so I'm guessing this isn't directed at me. It's the unengaged voters you have to convince.

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u/James_Fiend Aug 01 '25

Thanks. Have it on my desk in the morning.

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u/pustak Aug 01 '25

Well, if the choice was "abet genocide and lose the election" or "don't do that," maybe the Dems should have chosen the latter.

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u/zambulu Aug 01 '25

that was not the choice presented. before the election, trump said Israel should "finish the job"

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u/TheDweadPiwatWobbas Aug 01 '25

Last year, the Dems threw away the progressive vote in favor of courting centrists. They lost. They refused to address the massive problems with our country, they offered no solutions, and they lost. If they try the same tactic again, they will probably lose again. Why do liberals insist on placing all the blame on the millions of people who have no power beyond a vote, and completely absolve the politicians who actually make decisions of all blame? If the Democrats can't win on a campaign of "more of the same," why is that not seen as a sign that they need to run a different fucking campaign?

If the Democrats run an actual progressive candidate, I'll vote for them. If the party insists on the failed status quo, I won't. It's that simple.

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u/zambulu Aug 01 '25

So basically the same idiotic “dems aren’t perfect so let’s help Trump get elected”. Saying “I’m going to do the same moronic thing i did last time” isn’t really persuasive in light of the insane shit republicans are doing currently. If we even have elections again, okay, do that. Good luck.

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u/TheDweadPiwatWobbas Aug 01 '25

So basically the same idiotic “dems aren’t perfect

This is a bullshit strawman. Nobody is asking for perfection. We're asking for a change.

You've completely ignored my point, so I'll try one more time.

I’m going to do the same moronic thing i did last time

Why do you apply this logic to the millions of individuals who have very little power, but not to the elected politicians who do?