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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

Don't you think it's democratic that he should be allowed to run again, given his approval ratings are so low?

Should you not be in the streets, fightng for democracy?

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[-] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 30 points 9 months ago

True that

But I do see libs who honestly believe that because an idea has popular support, that means it's populist and therefore bad

It's kind of weird

[-] LibsEatPoop@hexbear.net 25 points 9 months ago

Elitism, I'm gonna guess. That, and believing in meritocracy because they got successful and can't handle thinking it was due to luck.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago

when half your worldview is "the adults in the room are making the hard choices sweaty" you start to think that the easy choices, even if exceedingly obviously good and correct, are somehow bad

[-] TBooneChickens@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

literally vanguardism

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