• WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    I don’t think Biden being a pragmatic choice is a settled matter. I haven’t seen anything that implies he is a meaningful distinction on things I care about.

    Israel? Nope

    Student debt? Nope

    Abortion? Nope

    Unions? Nope

    Climate change? Nope

    The border? Nope

    Homelessness? Nope

    War on drugs? Nope

    Inflation? Nope

    Tax lobbying? Nope

    Healthcare? Nope

    LGBT protection? Maybe if you squint your eyes

    Campaign finance? Nope

    Difference between productivity and purchasing power? Nope

    Copyright? Nope

    Breaking up big business monopolies? Nope

    Oh yeah…

    And…

    WAR??? FUCKING NO

    The worst most hawkish fascist military might that has ever existed and continues to constrict the entire planet? Nope

    The only difference is whether fascists get radicalized or they get emboldened

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        8 months ago

        They weren’t even saving the issue to cynically run on in 2024, which would be an obvious way to get votes.

        Turns out he’s just a shitbag who agrees with the decision on some level, so he won’t even campaign on it without mincing words.

        What a fucking joke. I just can’t hear libs complain about how important this election is when the man himself is throwing.

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          8 months ago

          except they did this strategy for 2022 and lost the house with it. The reason they never affermed the courts decision into law is so they could use it to run on every election as a balance of power issue…

      • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        8 months ago

        Thank you I feel like I’m the only one in the country willing to blame him for that. I don’t understand why people solely blame Trump and the republicans for a decision that happened under Biden. Yes Trump set the stage for it, but Biden was the one that let it happen.