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[–] bababooey@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I agree, it should be illegal to criticize Biden in any way since he’s not Trump

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[–] Esqplorer@lemmy.zip -2 points 1 year ago

Okay, you're willfully obtuse or have no reading comprehension. McConnell's position was discussed in the article as well. I thought Graham 's position statement was a better articulation of the point.

If you really need an article explaining this more clearly, you're lost.

[–] licherally@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm getting so many messages from people about how immature and impractical it is to be wary of voting for Biden just because he isn't trump, it's absurd.

Biden is probably as bad as trump in very different ways, but dipshit liberals would have you believe that it is your patriotic duty to vote with them, otherwise you give a vote to trump when you refuse to vote.

With that being said, please vote in your local elections and for pretty much everything else. As liberals seem to forget, the president is mostly just a figurehead, but your senators, representatives, congressmen, etc mean much more and affect your life more significantly.

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[–] theodewere@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago

they don't give a shit if it makes any sense, they're all running from reality

[–] Octagon9561@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (33 children)

Americans have some serious Stockholm syndrome if they believe voting for any of these candidates makes a meaningful difference when they are both war mongering fascists. The status quo can not be changed by voting but by anti-government protests forcing the current system to collapse.

Besides Roe ended under Biden, not Trump. There have also been more deportations under Biden than under Trump so this vote Biden or else blackmail isn't even based on facts. It's like choosing between Himmler and Hitler.

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[–] banneryear1868@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Whenever we see this same old point being made and think "yes, how stupid are people," remember that being shamed in to voting doesn't work and this even helped get Trump elected in 2016. The only thing that happens with this is a sense of self-validation.

If the Democrats really didn't want Trump, someone would deal with him how they deal with other existential threats. He's great for fundraising though, and most big donors support both parties.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (28 children)

Everyone told you last time that voting in biden would make Trump inevitable next time around and now that's playing out for you. Meanwhile your response is to bully women, muslims, and black people into voting for a guy who is openly against their fundamental human dignities? get over yourselves.

He did nothing to stop Roe v Wade overturning. He did nothing to stop Palestine being massacred. He did nothing to stop the insane levels of transphobia in red states. He did nothing to address basic economic hardships. He did nothing to stop kids being killed at the southern border. Anyone who wants to be complicit in that (like the dozen or so people who consistently spam lemmy with this virtue signalling BS) can go right ahead and watch as their golden boy gets throttled by a fascist populist just as people fucking warned you about.

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[–] gatopeich@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This kind of "argument" brought us down to the current disaster.

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