Biden and Harris are just as fascistic as Trump
Yeah, and I’m the one bullshitting…
Biden and Harris are just as fascistic as Trump
Yeah, and I’m the one bullshitting…
Are you suggesting a revolution is done within the bounds of the electoral system?
Third party candidates and their supporters sure seem to.
You can’t “capture” or “win over” parties like that, the electoral system is a filter
There hasn’t been large ideological shifts within the 2 major parties? Are you serious? I will provide you an example: look at the GOP. The past several decades right wing radicals have focused on capturing local elections and statehouses, it has been wildly successful for them and has allowed these people to completely capture the party and expel pretty much any opposition. Capturing a party is absolutely in the table, we literally have historical examples with these same parties.
I just don’t understand why we can’t start the exact same revolution these people want during the primaries. It would make much more sense to win over/capture the party and then push that platform in the general. You get real power to get actual shit done without risking fascism by letting the GOP win due to the spoiler effect.
If someone can make the “revolution is necessary” argument, that should be a perfectly acceptable plan. I think they just want complete collapse so they can try and rebuild, which is complete psychopathic nonsense.
We’ve definitely got blackberries and blackberry jam, but grape does tend to be the norm in a lot of areas. I prefer raspberry myself.
Damn I don’t think she’s coming anywhere near me. I’d love to go see her talk. Favorite member of this administration by far.
I would find it difficult to believe Tolkien ever left much of anything unintentionally unexplained in Middle Earth.
I want my movie to be cast entirely with Muppets and Tim Walz.
I tend to like the interpretation that he’s Sauron’s opposite. Completely free of desire and will to dominate.
Disclaimer: not sure I would call myself a “deeply knowledgeable” LOTR nerd.
My USB cables exist in a quantum superposition where the orientation of the male end is only determined after I fail to plug it in on the first try.
Seconding this one. I was like 11 years old and it’s the first time I can remember being disappointed when getting a game. Went from like Mario 64 to OOT to Banjo to Superman 64 and hoo boy what a drop off.
Honestly, I think we’re all tired of responding to this same absurd argument. The gamble that you propose is risking fascism AND doesn’t have a high likelihood of success. Joe Biden stepping aside doesn’t magically make Bibi stop the war. Bibi needs this shit to keep going to stay in power/out of prison. You’re doing nothing to change that dynamic, if anything you’re helping Bibi. And Joe Biden losing because they don’t agree to a ceasefire does not stop the war, it escalates it.
I’m done responding to this, have a nice evening.
If the other option is even more genocide, yes. Is that really a question?
Even if Biden personally murdered every single person who’s died in Gaza, Trump has promised to do worse. Bibi, Captain Genocide himself, wants Trump to win. I’m sorry, “I’m not voting for Biden because of genocide” just doesn’t make any goddamn sense in this situation and I don’t buy it.
Withing a FPTP system like ours, I think when one candidate is a fascist and the other is not, yes you should vote for the non fascist candidate 100% of the time. This is the situation we will find ourselves in November regardless of who the Democratic nominee is.
I was pointing out that Ozma is once again being disingenuous with their concern that the other poster was somehow helping Trump by supporting Joe Biden’s candidacy. Ozma has no qualms with Trump, a fascist, winning the election. They simply want Joe Biden to lose. I think it’s important to point out those motivations.
And you’re correct about certain states having more weight, but that doesn’t mean we need to create a permission structure for others to stay home. The priority has to be keeping Trump out of office, not Joe Biden.
And if Biden is confirmed as the nominee you’re going to support him 100% right? Are the people who don’t vote for Biden (assuming he’s on the ballot) also helping Trump?
You’re absolutely correct on the faithless electors laws. Even if they would be ruled unconstitutional in court, there’s simply not enough time to deal with that shit before the election. And I don’t see that kind of clown show improving our chances.
None of this is even possible unless an alternative is identified that wants to run (hasn’t happened) and Biden chooses to step aside (hasn’t happened).
I don’t know where some of these people are getting these fairy tales about Biden showing up to the convention and saying “okay guys, I’m out. You’ve got 4 days or whatever to figure it out.”
The fun part about this ruling is the final answer to most of these questions is “SCOTUS decides”. Any actions they find favorable will be ignored and any actions they oppose will be considered outside of the agency’s mandate.
I have no interest in discussing this topic with someone who lives in a different reality than the rest of us. If you’re not able to make an honest assessment of the threats here we aren’t going to get anywhere productive. Have a nice day!