• @Blursty
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      Maybe you should live in a democracy where you’d get that choice.

    • @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      I’m reminded of Gorbachev, who became leader of the USSR in part because the last few guys were ancient and died after a couple years, people were tired of it, and he was the youngest plausible option.

  • queermunist she/her
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    Is it a lie when grandpa absolutely believes what he’s saying? It’s not like he knows fact from feel anymore.

  • @heavyboots@lemmy.ml
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    As much as I hate this and want it not to be true, it sure as hell looks true to me.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-ground-zero-day-after-911/

    I mean, I dislike Biden pretty intensely but whatever alternative the Republicans are going to field is basically going to be using The Handmaid’s Tale as a how-to guide, so I’ll still be voting for him alas.

    We desperately need ranked voted for all elections, and we need it yesterday so we can start to get away from this stupid 2 party system where everyone can only vote for the guy they think might win the final election rather than being able to rank the candidates by who they like the most with “the guy that can win” as a safety backup to who they like the most so their vote isn’t thrown away.

    • Krause [he/him]OP
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      Because it’s a news article about something the American president said yesterday?

      • LoafyLemon
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        Let me rephrase, why is a sensationalised local article being posted as world news? How is this news worthy?

        • Krause [he/him]OP
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          How is this news worthy?

          The American president lied about where he was during 9/11 2001, on the 9/11 anniversary. How is it not news worthy?

      • Madison_rogue
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        The next day, nine days later…JHC within the microcosm of things it’s a gaffe. Something Biden is known to do, and based on his dyslexia it’s entirely possible he misread a teleprompter.

        Mountain, meet molehill. Point is, Biden did visit Ground Zero. Whether it was the next day or the next week, he still did it.