• shades@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    When we stop giving a shit about what people do with their genitals,

    This is not how international politics work. Can you think for a second of the optics on the world stage? The us isn’t some international flyover state equivalent like Iceland. If Harris steps down and Buttigeg needs to meet with someone in the Middle East how do you think that meeting is going to go over? The US is a big fish and this is like, unprecedented for a world power this huge.

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      3 months ago

      I imagine it would go something like this:

      Hello Mr President welcome to my country.

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        3 months ago

        Exactly. It would be an incredible way to push forward lgbt+ rights. I’d prefer a candidate with good politics, but I’d be lying if I didn’t like the idea of how it would ruffle bigots… But Harris’s main goal is to get elected.

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        3 months ago

        Ok, fine I’ll give you that totally unlikely outcome. Pete then follows up with the question: Your nation executes homosexuals but decided to let me live, are you going to reconsider your policy on executing them?

        How do you think that response will blow over? This is an unstable region with extreme hatred towards anything lgtbq. Very unlikely they’d even invite him to discuss any oil deals.

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          Ooh! Is it Fantastic Fiction Story Time?! Ok, my turn!

          Then, President Buttigieg produces flowers from thin air with a “Tah-Dah!”, handing them to the foreign leader. The leader then embraces the president and everyone cheers!

          Fiction is fun!