The guy you're talking about is Chris Miyares who said of Fetterman in 2021 that had done "more good than on bad act".
But more importantly you're overlooking that that is not a policy position. It's a character flaw.
I'm not a big fan of the superhero/Rambo attitude for exactly this reason. It's dangerous and it's delusional and far more likely to get people hurt then help anyone.
But that doesn't change his policies.
It's not a lack of vetting. The man is suffering from a mentally illness most likely as a result of a stroke.
His career prior to that was pretty respectable.
He performed gay marriages when they were outlawed by the state. He converted vacant lots in his dying town into parks, he built a 2 acre urban farm, he hustled his ass off to secure grant funding for community projects. He was arrested while peacefully protesting the closure of a hospital in his city.
As Liutennant Governor he openly supported Marijuana Legalization and the LGBTQ+ community. He recommended 50 life sentence commutations and secured 47 of them.
None of that is to say he's a swell guy. He also had some major blunders along the way.
But acting like he spent 15 years as an undercover fascist and everyone just looked the other way isn't accurate either.
Brockmire had some success, but I've never mentioned it to anyone who's actually watched it. The comedy is outrageous, and the characters are awful, but you fall in love with them. It's so good.
The Whitest Kids You Know - Great shortlived sketch comedy show.
As a few other have mentioned Mr Inbetween is the greatest show that America didn't watch.
Season 1 is IMO one of the best single seasons of televion. Such a wild ride. Wolf's character arc alone makes it worth watching.
I'll second Mr. Inbetween.
Banshee, Hell on Wheels, and Preacher all started strong, but lost me over time.
Manufacturers of "less lethal" rubber rounds do not consider them safe at that range. They're considered very dangerous with a high risk of death within about 10 meters.
That's a seriously injured, unarmed, citizen and not only do they not lift a finger to help they seem to fire at the woman trying to help her.
There's a distance at which they stop being "less-lethal". At 10 meters/30 feet they're considered extremely dangerous. The "effective range" at which they're generally considered less likely to penetrate is 20 to 30 meters (65 to 100 feet).
Lenses make estimating distance tricky, but based on the lines in the road, I don't think she's 20 meters away from that cop.
These journalists need body armor and helmets if they're going to be that close to American Police. Back in 2011 an Iraq War vet named Scott Olsen was head shot at a distance of a few feet fracturing his skull and when some protestors tried to rescue him they flashbanged the rescue effort. It's extremely unsafe to be that close to these guys.
I'm not sure what you mean by "joined" the government. I'm sure many are politically or ideologically aligned a lot of the current adminstration's actions but aren't actively participating in any acts of opression. I'm sure there are many people working in government that are "2A people", and many more who would like to disarm the populate completely.
And you're flat out wrong about them not being interested in protecting anyone. They are very interested in protecting themselves. That just doesn't necessarily include the rest of us.
When they thought COVID lockdowns were a threat to their personal freedoms, they picked up their AR-15s and stormed on the statehouse in Michigan. And again... The police were disciplined, restrained, and de-escalatory in the face of an armed protest.
I don't know why you think the founders couldn't imagine abusing power in violation of the constitution. The same man who wrote "all men are created equal" said of slavery “we have the wolf by the ear, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other.” They clearly documented their knowledge that their actions were unjust but opted for political expedience.
One of my primary takeaways from the BLM protests was The efficacy of open carry protest at Stone Mountain in Georgia.
In LA protesters are getting the shit beat out of them. In New York protesters get the shit beat out of them. But as soon as there's 200 protesters with AR-15s suddenly it's "can't we all just get along"... Suddenly the cops are cool headed, rational, and preventing escalation at all costs.
It really sucks to say this, but the 2A people spent decades telling us we were throwing away a fundamentally important right that could protect us from tyranny. Lots of people scoffed at them and explained you can't stand up to the government. Too many of us have forgotten that gun control was started in California under Governor Ronald Reagan to prevent the Black Panthers from armed protest.
The 2A people are still poised to protect themselves and their interests from government abuse, they're just not going to protect YOU from tyranny. You have to do that bit yourself.
No, I expect him to gaslight naive consumers. Which is what he did. I just don't get why others are defending it.
In this case, at 1080p it's barely more performance for a lot more money. And if we're falling back on "good enough for most people" then an RX 5700 or 6600 is also "good enough for most people".
It's a free market, he can sell a low value product to suckers. That's his right. You're free to defend him and think it's not scummy. But it's scummy, and hopefully most people who know better are going to call it out.
There's no NEED to move on from 1080p, but there are a lot of reasons.
I wouldn't even object to his position on 1080p if he said "the RX 5700 is fine for most users, don't waste your money and reduce e-waste".
He's telling consumers that they should expect to pay a premium price to be playing a slightly better than 2019 experience until 2028 or 2030. There are gullible people who won't understand that he's selling snake oil.
Ok?