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[–] Imperious_melange@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

He said he is concerned about folks who have focused their entire life's energy on the dislike of the president. I am equally concerned about folks who have focused their entire life's energy on the like of the president. Indeed treating stupid is difficult because they are absolutely unquestionably correct to themselves. As they say, great minds think alike but idiots rarely differ.

Personally I would prefer to ditch both political parties for a science based politics where all policies are tested or testable and the goal is the increase of the HDI, GDPPP, and decrease of the environmental impact. It really shouldn't matter which political philosophy a policy comes from if it literally works to improve the lives of the people and the wellbeing of the society, similarly if it doesn't work then let's stop doing that.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 7 hours ago

Wrong target but a truly correct statement.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 61 points 18 hours ago
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 27 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So, even though Fetterman was a huge disappointment who needs to be primaried out in the next election, Dr. Oz was the alternative.

[–] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

Oz won't be contesting the Democratic primary, Fetterman still needs to go.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 67 points 19 hours ago

Looks at Trump... yes, treating stupid is almost impossible

[–] BigTuffAl@lemmy.zip 42 points 18 hours ago

Oz is living proof you can't vote these guys away.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

We really should’ve completely destroyed the South

[–] tal@lemmy.today 9 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Trump's strongest support in 2024 wasn't actually in the South.

https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/95f42ca4-771c-4a27-b039-969f7ae8160a.jpeg

West Virginia and Wyoming, the two biggest coal producers, were the strongest supporters. There were states in the South that went for Trump, but there's also the Great Plains.

Contrast with, say, the 1920 presidential election, which was clearly a South-vs-rest-of-US result:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 29 points 18 hours ago

Treating stupid is in fact really hard. Especially his kind of stupid.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 25 points 18 hours ago

Just sell them a gold phone.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 13 points 17 hours ago

I agree. That's why you don't bother arguing or treating conservatives.