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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by astronaut_sloth@mander.xyz to c/politics@lemmy.world

Look, if these complete morons on the Right want to vote against their self-interests and America, they are beyond help, and all I will do is keep working my a-- off to make sure people understand this.

What we have is a failure to communicate on the Left.

The truth is these people support the America-attacking blowhard because he stirs their cold blood. He makes them feel good about looking backward instead of at all the possibilities ahead. He makes them feel good about thinking they are the only thing that matters and that they have somehow been cheated out of their dark, empty lives.

They don’t want to make America better. They want to make everybody else’s lives worse.

All they are is angry, and have finally found a lewd, racist conman who can put a megaphone to their tantrums, and deal the rest of America plenty of pain. He has no goddamn answers for them or us.

What we have right now is a MASSIVE messaging problem.

From the minute the Biden Administration took power it worked like hell to tackle a global crisis that was exacerbated by the previous administration. I mean, holy s--- even infrastructure got done, and do you know who has benefited most from that? White people.

If that didn't resonate, it’s not because it didn’t happen. It’s because too many people didn’t know about it.

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[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 17 points 2 weeks ago

Well we had a great primary to ensure the best most qualified.... You know, I think your right, I really didn't have a choice, the loosing candidate was cemented as my only choice. Democracy's a funny thing when it's not Democratic. From the get go it was like gift wrapping the largest military on the planet to Russia. Every one of those fucks in the DNC won't give two shits, they'll make money from donations for the next undetermined amount of time while what was left of our failed democracy is sold off to the highest bidder. At least now they don't have to worry about doing anything for the people the love to loathe.

Democrats are fucking clown shoes! I need a new party.

[-] PenguinMage@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Should Biden have never ran for a second term? Yes, I remember the claim of a 1 term even...

Is the dnc complacent in a lot of issues? Of course, Hillary is a real early reminder.

Do I think the DNC is deeply tied to the Russian attempt to get what they want? No, they have their puppet and those 'news' organizations work for him well. All they had to do was keep people angry/complacent. And it worked! Less dems voted.

[-] asret@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago

Is the primary that big of a deal? Given the limited time for campaigning it seems reasonable that the party appoints a candidate they can all get behind.

I don't really understand though - we don't have primaries here. We expect our politicians to exhibit the suitability for the role by convincing their colleagues to back them - kinda like they'll have to do in the wider government should they get elected. The parties just publish their lists of candidates (ranked) and we just vote for the party.

[-] Maiq@lemy.lol 7 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah the primary is where we choose the candidate to represent us. Without a primary we are robbed of our choice of who gets to run. We only get a choice between two parties.

It would be like me and all my asshole friends choosing the candidate that's gonna line our pockets for you to vote for. You have this one shit sandwich and a shotgun. Easy choice at first.

We've had a shit sandwich and a shotgun as our choices for the last 50 years. This time there are live rounds and a fuckwit's itching to use it and we still chose a shotgun over the shit sandwich.

In the past we had the opportunity to choose the toppings on the shit sandwich provided to us giving the illusion of choice. Still ends up being a shit sandwich.

With so many Americans on the brink, pain, debt, legal drugs you can't afford, a healthcare system designed to rob you blind, low wages, corporations spying on your every movement with every device known, a failed educational system, destitute, and I could go on and on, we chose the shotgun.

Do not listen to M'aiq. M'aiq is a liar.

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