• @Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      675 months ago

      If you like Bernie so much maybe listen to him?

      “We can be extremely upset at the Biden administration for their policies with regard to Israel and Gaza, but the difficulty is that in the real world that you live in, you’ve got to take a look at a whole lot of things,” he said, sitting in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee hearing room on Capitol Hill. “On the other hand, I would hope that most of the young people and protestors do not want to see Donald Trump, who is a racist, a sexist, a homophobe who doesn’t acknowledge the reality of climate change, become elected president of the United States.”

      • @crusa187@lemmy.ml
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        185 months ago

        Yeah, Bernie always carries water for the DNC, and it’s always to the detriment of progressive American politics.

        …got to take a look at a lot of things

        Record oil and gas drilling, multi-time failure to codify Roe, redlining, gave away the public option, Manchin’s removed, Bibi’s removed, tricked Warren to betray Bernie for nothing, fascist crackdown on peacefully protesting college kids, ancient dinosaur who’s out of touch. I could go on.

        There are other options aside from red and blue, and as a swing state voter, I’ll be taking them. The establishment Dems would have you be angry with me and those like me, but this is a misdirection and also just another of Biden’s failings - no ability to take responsibility for his own reprehensible actions.

        • @daltotron@lemmy.world
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          145 months ago

          There are other options aside from red and blue, and as a swing state voter, I’ll be taking them.

          me when I decide to waste my vote as a swing state voter, instead of meaningfully pulling my support for a candidate that’s ultimately going to get elected anyways out of protest as a non-swing state voter:

        • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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          145 months ago

          How is failure to codify Roe on your list and you don’t give a shit if we have more fundamentalist judges or not?

          How is oil and gas drilling on your list and you don’t give a shit if the executive branch is actively dismantling the EPA or not?

          I also hate Manchin, you think a progressive Dem is going to be elected in WV? It’s either him or a Repub.

          I’m not mad at you, specifically, but it is enraging to see dimwits throw their ballots in the trash. Good luck to all of us. Your preferred system is not going to rise from the ashes.

          • @crusa187@lemmy.ml
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            25 months ago

            Resize the court is obviously the only solution to this broken situation primed to let the criminal, traitor Trump walk free.

            EPA doesn’t mean shit when energy companies are lobbying both sides. Is this supposed to be a determining factor? Look no further than mayor Pete’s handling of East Palestine, OH for your answer.

            Richard Ojeda actually had a good chance in WV until the DNC poured millions into attack ads to keep their establishment dog in power. Said dog went on to ram through yet another disastrous pipeline thanks to Biden , lining both their pockets with oil and gas money, before riding off into the sunset.

            Luck has nothing to do with it with a system so brutally rigged against the populace. Neither of these “sides” is ever going to do anything beyond exploiting us. I’ll use what little power remains in my vote to try for an alternative. If more people believed something better was possible, perhaps we could yet achieve it.

            • @tamal3@lemmy.world
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              125 months ago

              Can you just save it for a different election? I’m all about 3rd party politics making inroads. But, Jill Stein is NOT going to be elected this time around. Sorry to break it to you. And if Trump gets elected, guess what: we might not have free and fair elections to vote for 3rd parties at all! What’s the plan then?

              • @crusa187@lemmy.ml
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                25 months ago

                My friend…

                We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there “is” such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action. -Martin Luther King Jr.

                Not sure how long you’ve been voting, but as it turns out according to DNC every election is the most important of our lifetime, and the alternative would be all out fascism. I invite you to consider the words of Dr King and why they matter so much today.

            • @jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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              105 months ago

              Nah, you’re using what little power remains in your vote to line a trashcan. And you don’t care about the consequences because you are privileged enough that you won’t be directly targeted by Repubs.

              But the important thing is you’ll have owned the “Bothsides Uniparty” by… helping Donald get elected? Yeah, the massive tax cuts will really sting their butts. Good thinking.

              • @crusa187@lemmy.ml
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                25 months ago

                Steadfast in binary thinking, how boring and small.

                Not sure if you’re aware, but Biden admin is responsible for locking in those Trump tax cuts for the rich and corporations you’re so upset about. I’m being targeted by Dems right now at college campuses across the country, and there is an option left of them which would instead prioritize green infrastructure and organized labor. The choice for me is clear.

                Is the extent of your support for Biden limited to “not Trump”? Yikes.

        • cannache
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          15 months ago

          Could you provide sources? I’m just curious to keep a log