• vga@sopuli.xyz
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    11 hours ago

    It fucking sucks that Trump won but also be grateful and cherish that the side that you’re totally not against has the capability of admitting fault.

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    As far as I’m concerned he’s this century’s Benedict Arnold. He didn’t push when Trump broke the norms during transition, he didn’t push when an insurrectionist walked free, he didn’t get the fuck out of the way like he promised, he didn’t read project 2025 and try to shore up any government agencies or educate employees on how to resist his tactics, he didn’t order any recounts or audits, and he didn’t leverage any of his new “King powers” to either stop the transfer of power or force Congress’ hand to limit Presidential power. He’s the poster child for how NOT to fight fascism.

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      Wasn’t Benedict Arnold a straight up traitor? I feel like Neville chamberlain is more accurate as Biden just kept giving concessions and appeasements

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          That’s why I am saying chamberlain. Benedict Arnold actively attacked the U.S. while chamberlain just failed to stand up to nazis and let them advance

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    I see, not because he effed up and used Americas power to back a genocide, not that. It was because he was “in charge”. He cant even give Harris the authority to own her own loss by her choosing to run on his unpopular policies. Grandpas got a giant ego on him. Someone needs to drop him back off at the rest home.

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    Bernie not being the candidate in 2016 was the first problem. It compounded after that.

    IIRC, Biden was fourth in the primary when Obama told the other establishment candidates to drop out and rally behind Biden because it looked like Bernie might win.

    There’s footage of Buttigieg telling the press that he’s redirecting his plane to go concede on the way to a primary he had a chance of winning. Again, IIRC Warren stayed in the race to split the progressive vote.

    The Democratic Party being bought out by a slightly less offensive class of billionaires for decades eroded their ability to understand anything approaching the lived experience of actual Americans.

    The biggest joke is that their Silicon Valley billionaire supporters were the first in line not only to go full Nazi, but also to fix elections against them.

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      I’m happy to trace this issue back to the founding fathers, but Bush v Gore was the beginning of the end in my opinion.

      Regan was awful, but how did Nixon get elected before that and so on? At a certain point there’s a direct line between compromises made during the drafting of the constitution and where we are today. I don’t know where we can realistically draw the line. They saw the problems back then, even warning against two party systems.

      What happened with Sanders was just evidence of an already compromised system, and thinking about it now I don’t know that much would’ve been different. The Trump apparatus was already firmly in place.

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        “I’m happy to trace this issue back to the founding fathers, but Bush v Gore was the beginning of the end in my opinion.”

        I share similar sentiments except with Citizens United V FEC instead of Bush V Gore. I can’t imagine any meaningful change without removing private money from politics and I don’t see how anyone can realistically remove private money when it’s ruled to be protected by the first amendment…The only avenues I can think of involve packing the court or passing a constitutional amendment. Packing the court would require only slightly less cooperation from congress than an Amendment.

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    Biden says he could’ve defeated Trump — and wasn’t surprised by Harris’ loss

    Ah, so he thinks the thing he did that went so badly was bowing out of the race and letting Harris try?

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      I think they would have won if they did. That was the number one complaint I heard from swing voters I know. They were upset that Harris was appointed to run and felt it was undemocratic.

      Of course they voted for the fascist or abstained from voting so the fascist could win. Not the brightest bunch. Sure you have a reasonable point with primary, but it really didn’t make Trump a good choice all of a sudden.

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      It surprising how much push back, and how many down votes I got from people here, when I said that more than a year ago.
      I’m glad now in hind sight it’s apparently obvious to everyone.

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    No shit, old man. You should have stuck to one term, or I don’t know, better yet fired Merrick Garland when it was clear he wasn’t up to the job of actually prosecuting Trump for the thousands of criminal transgressions.

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    Joe, please just go home and continue jerking off to dead Palestinian children you piece of shit. Leave us alone to suffer through the wreckage of your failures.

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    Whoa. Got any more bombshells for us, President Obvious, or are those heading for Israel?

    It’s like he does know, but also doesn’t. Dense AF

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    Joe go enjoy your life. Put your pride on a shelf and just enjoy yourself you don’t have many sane years left.

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    I’d be more interested in hearing what he thinks Democrats should be doing to oppose Trump and rally support among the American people. If they implement the exact opposite of every suggestion he has, there’s a chance in 2028.

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    No fucking kidding. Fucking over the primary while letting Israel genocide on US taxpayer dime without any pushback was a real great campaign…