• protist@mander.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Hot take here, judging by the company, but I think Biden’s doing great. He’s moved the federal government in a more progressive direction than any presidential administration since Lyndon Johnson, and I’m confident with more Democrats in the legislature he could do even more.

    Simultaneously, the opposition has become so dangerous that it’s absolutely critical the Democratic coalition remain together. There are always going to be criticisms you can level against any leader. I certainly don’t agree with Biden 100% of the time. But if you check out the other hot takes here, making Biden out to be the devil, or saying they’ll never vote for him…those people are trying to elect Donald Trump again.

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      10 months ago

      Biden is definitely doing much better than I expected. No question. Nowhere near the Bernie Sanders type that we need, but a pleasant surprise.

      In another time, I probably would go on a rant about Boomer politics killing us slowly. But since Republicans have literally become fascist lunatics, Democrats have to stick together no matter what.

      History has shown us just how bad things can get under fascism, and these Republicans are dangerous, stupid, and cruel, and stupid. And yes, I know I put stupid twice.

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        10 months ago

        In another time, I probably would go on a rant about Boomer politics killing us slowly. But since Republicans have literally become fascist lunatics, Democrats have to stick together no matter what.

        God, isn’t that the truth. If you told me in 2012 that Mitt fucking Romney, theocrat and corpo cocksucker extraordinaire, was going to be one of the least fascist members of the GOP in 10 years, I would have laughed in your face.

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        10 months ago

        I’m just impressed he didn’t crack down on the left first thing.

        Not snark here, I had worried he would.

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      10 months ago

      It’s the #walkaway all over again, which really was conservatives saying that they won’t vote for democrats “again”.

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      10 months ago

      I don’t know if I’d say great, but he was considerably less disappointing than I’d feared.

      Ultimately, we need an overhaul rather than incremental change - but bet your ass I’m voting Dem for every Federal office come 2024, Biden included. The overhaul the fascists promise, after all, is not one that can be reversed.

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        10 months ago

        but bet your ass I’m voting Dem for every Federal office come 2024, Biden included.

        And just a reminder, why don’t we all get warmed up voting in our local elections in 2023.