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Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GreenFire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GreenFire</span></a></span></p><p>I'm not conflating anything. I acknowledge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> did a lot.</p><p>I voted for him, but I also <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/acknowledgeTheProblem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acknowledgeTheProblem</span></a> with not making national and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldSecurity</span></a> the focus of his presidency.</p><p>Not just NOT making it the focus but actually undermining it.</p><p>Here's a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/counterfactual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>counterfactual</span></a>: I don't know if the following are facts, but if they are, they're damning, and the outcome could've been different</p><p>"Biden hopes to avoid divisive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> investigations, preferring unity"</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/justice-d</span><span class="invisible">epartment/president-elect-biden-wary-trump-focused-investigations-sources-say-n1247959</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@escarpment" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>escarpment</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nicholas_saunders" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nicholas_saunders</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; objective morality</p><p>Isn’t <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morality</span></a> subjective? What’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moral</span></a> to one might not be to another</p><p>&gt;&gt; You are arguing it is morally right to vote, which I dispute.</p><p>Most people here are arguing that not voting is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldSecurity</span></a> risk and one’s moral outrage exposes us all to that risk</p><p>&gt;&gt; it is prudent to vote if you agree with … moral opinions, none of which I can "prove" objectively. </p><p>If 4 years of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is not “proof” objective enough, nothing is</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@escarpment" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>escarpment</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nicholas_saunders" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nicholas_saunders</span></a></span></p><p>&gt;&gt; Most people, when introduced to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moralSkepticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moralSkepticism</span></a> for the first time, make the argument, "…but what about *this* bad thing" (in your case, Trump and fascism.) This is an error. By analogy, I might say "color is an illusion…" and your response is "…but look how red this apple is!"</p><p>Moral skepticism has its place (That’s why I follow you), but I have no illusions that color is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldSecurity</span></a> risk; here, throwing away a vote to signal moral outrage IS</p>
Cosmic Librarian<p>Underwater UFOs display capability that ‘jeopardizes US maritime security,’ ex-Navy officer says</p><p>UFOs that have shown the ability to seamlessly transition from air to sea without a splash or crash debris are an "urgent" national security concern with "world-changing" scientific ramifications, an ex-Navy officer said.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UFO</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Disclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disclosure</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/worldsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldsecurity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/underwater-ufos-display-capability-jeopardizes-080007342.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/underwater-ufos</span><span class="invisible">-display-capability-jeopardizes-080007342.html</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://talkedabout.social/@AlliFlowers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AlliFlowers</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@StevenBeschloss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>StevenBeschloss</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SteveThompson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SteveThompson</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; Talk about not looking at the big picture!</p><p>One month after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oct7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oct7</span></a> I was worried ➡️ <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111376788032217265" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11376788032217265</span></a></p><p>It's not hard to imagine aligned and emboldened perpetrators engage in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethnicCleansing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethnicCleansing</span></a> all over the world if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is in the grips of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristoFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristoFascist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a>, with a malleable character like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> as its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DearLeader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DearLeader</span></a>.</p><p>This is why US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSecurity</span></a> issue</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@Bam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ViciousBabushka" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ViciousBabushka</span></a></span> </p><p>Not sure if this was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a>-linked, but the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDSMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSMovement</span></a> is a global menace.</p><p>They encourage these kinds of violent "protests," spectacular boycotts, and closures that simply disrupt other people's lives (not just <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jewish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jewish</span></a>)</p><p>In <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDSHorseShoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSHorseShoe</span></a> blames <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>, threatens to upend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSecurity</span></a> by handing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and unleash horrors upon the whole world</p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@cam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cam</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; If both candidates are threatening you … with death &amp; destruction, which candidate would you vote for?</p><p>If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianFascists</span></a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> who hate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muslims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslims</span></a> so much that might join <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JewishNationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JewishNationalists</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HinduNationalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HinduNationalists</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lockstep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lockstep</span></a>, the world will see <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pogroms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pogroms</span></a> against Muslims on a global scale ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111511566552365809" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11511566552365809</span></a></p><p>This isn't just about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> would be a threat to Muslims WORLDWIDE and a threat to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldSecurity</span></a>.</p><p>WHAT would you vote for?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@chiclet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>chiclet</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@elsantonegro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elsantonegro</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; Tell that to the Palestinian Americans</p><p>Tell that to WHOM? </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalestinianAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianAmericans</span></a> who <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enjoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enjoy</span></a> life in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> while <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonizing</span></a> it? </p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a> in America who are conflicted by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilt</span></a> over their enjoyment of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> that their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brothers</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> don't? ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111460087100168191" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11460087100168191</span></a></p><p>Don't be a tool in their hands.</p><p>If <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> loses, a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> victory will be a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldSecurity</span></a> nightmare in which you, I, and Palestinians alike will lose.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toad.social/@TruthSandwich" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TruthSandwich</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@maxkennerly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maxkennerly</span></a></span> </p><p>⬆️ I don't know where you get the idea that MOST of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democratic</span></a> leadership believes the highest priority right now is "providing political cover to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a>'s campaign to raze <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>." </p><p>Do you have any sources to back up your claim?</p><p>Here are mine:</p><p>Nov 6 ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111367534318341114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11367534318341114</span></a></p><p>Nov 8 ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111375047677941507" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11375047677941507</span></a></p><p>Dec 3 ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111517737309751125" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11517737309751125</span></a></p><p>Perhaps you are following <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDSMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BDSHorseshoe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BDSHorseshoe</span></a> too closely? BDS is threat to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSecurity</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@cypherfox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cypherfox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@bifouba" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bifouba</span></a></span></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@jburd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jburd</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@dalehandyman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dalehandyman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a2mi.social/@DavidAno" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DavidAno</span></a></span> </p><p>Again, respectfully, this ISN'T 2019. This is 2023. Please see my comment above about societal dynamics 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> propped up <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OsamaBinLaden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OsamaBinLaden</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afghanistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afghanistan</span></a> to counter <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soviet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Soviet</span></a> presence there. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BinLaden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BinLaden</span></a> then became <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> enemy when he attacked US on 9/11</p><p>Neither "Once a friend, always a friend" nor "Once an enemy, always an enemy" are true</p><p>At this moment <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> and its allies are THE ENEMY of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSecurity</span></a> ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111368482757118575" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11368482757118575</span></a></p><p>Let's keep focus on Iran + <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@GW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GW</span></a></span> </p><p>That's a little cynical take on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MilitaryIndustrialComplex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryIndustrialComplex</span></a>. </p><p>It has its ills and is rife with corruption, but it has kept the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> safe after <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WWII</span></a> </p><p>I take the corruption as a small cost to the benefits of our MIC in the context of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldSecurity</span></a>.</p>