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Liberals Are Not Laughing About Jon Stewart's Jabs at Joe Biden (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 10 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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He also said that the danger posed by another Trump term doesn’t excuse Biden from scrutiny but “actually makes him more subject to scrutiny.”

To leftists and progressives fed up with Biden, particularly his commitment to Israel as it continues to bomb civilians in Gaza, the assessment was not just fair — it was obvious. But more centrist Democrats, including those most likely to have appended “Blue Wave” and “Resistance” labels to their social media accounts in the Trump years, were appalled at what they saw as a betrayal by one of their own.

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[-] bigschnitz@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I actually think it would have been damaging to pretend that Biden is perfect. People who can be convinced to vote one way or another aren't blind to the flaws of the current administration, pretending that everything is rosy will switch them off and they'll stay home.

Providing honest criticism, where warranted, of both sides and acknowledging the very real concerns around Biden is more likely to keep people engaged and informed. Despite how flawed Biden is, any sane, informed voter chooses him over Trump every time.

[-] oakey66@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

And they all started chanting "four more years" from their couches to drown out any discontentment with Biden.

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[-] n3m37h@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

As a Canadian, I was laughing my ass off

[-] Hello_there@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago

Unless we get people into office that will actually address inequality and wealth distribution nothing will get better. This interview with Gary Stevenson hits it on the head. https://youtu.be/DVvoyRpxG-A?feature=shared

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Stop trying to make a story of this.

The old adage says "progressives need to fall in love; conservatives need to fall in line."

It means conservatives and their focus on loyalty means they neither express or accept any criticism of their party's leadership. Progressives, though, always exist in that sea of doubt and always need to be convinced of the validity of their candidate because they're always reassessing.

TL;DR -- this outrage over negative comments is a little too fanboy, a little too accepting for actual progressives. It's not their way. This outrage that is being reported means there's more conservatives learning how to be progressive and need some help. Let them in the idea that doubt is okay and not to be angry about the disloyalty.

[-] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Yes I am!

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