• mars296
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    1345 months ago

    I don’t want a president beholden to Big Peanut.

      • @frezik@midwest.social
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        255 months ago

        Why do their houses have so few and such small windows? They’re stockpiling the glass to build a huge lens that will focus the sun’s rays to destroy the moon. The resulting storm of superheated asteroids pelting the Earth will destroy many homes, allowing them to swoop in and build new ones for everyone.

        You heard it here first.

    • @Snowclone@lemmy.world
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      225 months ago

      It’s hilarious that he sold his peanut farm so people wouldn’t worry he was self dealing as President. Which is funny because HW Bush just changed the laws so he COULD self deal without divesting in actual wealth.

    • The Snark Urge
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      55 months ago

      Everyone else get the fuck away from me, this is the best joke I can stand to hear all day.

  • Phoenixz
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    195 months ago

    How about shut up about this until elections are over? Yes, you’re all right about this, Biden is an old fart that should not be president. President should not be older than 65, period.

    But there is Trump, and that, well, trumps all. Trump CANNOT become president afian, period

    • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      75 months ago

      You cannot will away reality. No amount of willful ignorance will make undecided people vote for Biden.

        • @Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
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          25 months ago

          Why would the quality of his opponent make me vote for a corpse? Biden isnt going to be cognizant enough to serve his term, if hes even alive. And certainly no president at all is worse than trump

          • Phoenixz
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            15 months ago

            Because the “quality” of his opponent is that he’ll convert the US in a theocratic dictatorship?

            Not my words, his words with that insane project 2025 plan. Basically from those two, you can extract the following points: If you like democracies and still want to be able to vote in 2028, don’t vote trump. If you’re a woman and want to have any rights whatsoever left, you will not want to vote trump. If you’re a woman and dont want to die of treatable complications with pregnancy, don’t vote trump. If you like sex (huuuhhh) then don’t vote trump. If you like workers rights, dislike discrimination of any kind, don’t vote trump. If you’re LGBT, don’t vote trump. If you don’t have a nice white skin color, don’t vote Trump. If you like the environment and dont want to die from climate change, air pollution or whatever, then don’t vote trump

        • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          05 months ago

          Sure, that’s not the point though. If someone is opposed to voting for Biden because of his age then ignoring the problem will not make them magically more inclined to vote for Biden.

          If we’re fighting for our future then we should have the best candidate, not the default option.

      • Phoenixz
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        15 months ago

        And so they’ll vote for a guy who said multiple times he’ll turn the US into a dictatorship? The guy who has project 2025 for his policies to make it a theocratic dictatorship?

        Yeah Biden is demented and senile but at this point I’d prefer a soft boiled egg over trump.

        • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          15 months ago

          To be fair, Biden is not demented. He is showing signs of senility though. Which is why he should step down and allow any well functioning Democrat to take his place. Because if undecided voters considered anything Trump said to be a disqualifying statement, they would not be undecided. And polling in Pennsylvania, they state Democrats really really need to win the Electoral College, is going the wrong way. There’s a moment in every presidential campaign season where the polling trend lines diverge and do not come back together. It’s usually when the independents/undecideds break for one candidate or another.

          But it’s also seen when a candidate has a structural issue they cannot fix, or cannot fix in time. Swiftboating for Kerry, Palin as VP for McCain, Binders full of Women for Romney. And now that debate in June for Biden. He’s had the scandal recovery period and he hasn’t patched it up, instead it’s just getting worse. So yes. You cannot let the echo chamber keep you all fuzzy and warm. We don’t have to repeat 2016, it’s not too late.

    • @kromem@lemmy.world
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      45 months ago

      Yes, Caligula’s horse would be a preferable vote to cast over Trump.

      That doesn’t mean a wise opposition to Trump would choose to run Caligula’s horse.

      The question of “who to vote against in the general election” and “who is the best candidate to put forward as nominee in the general election” are very different questions.

        • @enbyecho@lemmy.world
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          35 months ago

          65 is supposed to be the age of retiremenr for a normal career

          “Supposed to”

          In Washington DC it’s 67. In Virginia it’s 61. In 1991 it was 57. It’s based on arbitrary convention, not for any medical reason.

            • @enbyecho@lemmy.world
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              25 months ago

              Well, that should be standardized then, and 65 seems like a nice median

              Based on what?

              I’ve known high energy 80 year olds who were sharp as a tack and 50 year olds with early onset dementia or who were just plain nuts to begin with.

              This isn’t about age.

              • @Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
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                15 months ago

                Youre entirely right. How exactly will you enforce a law that says “unless youre still sharp as a tack at 80”, though? There has to be a provable line or else the law is meaningless.

                • @enbyecho@lemmy.world
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                  15 months ago

                  All candidates for elected office should undergo standardized cognitive and psychological testing. The latter should include things like personality and bipolor disorder tests and some kind of personality test if there even one that is roughly valid (I don’t know). These tests should not bar anyone from office necessarily but the results should be made public so voters can assess for themselves. These tests should be completed immediately after the candidate files to run.

              • ObliviousEnlightenment
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                15 months ago

                Well a law is a hell of a lot harder to enforce if it’s not drawing a line somewhere in the sand, and I’d rather disqualify someone we should than qualify someone we shouldn’t

                • @enbyecho@lemmy.world
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                  15 months ago

                  Perfectly happy to draw a line in the sand, it should just be based on what we care about - competence, intelligence, experience, not being a raging psychopath… that kind of thing. Saying 65 is too old is no better than saying 35 is too young.

      • Phoenixz
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        15 months ago

        65 is a typical pension age. We could make it 60 too, really

    • @Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
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      25 months ago

      A) Biden is going to lose to trump. B) The only chance we have to have a living president thats not trump is to nominate someone else. Anybody sane has already written off biden as dead. I guarantee you the entire white house staff has.

      • Phoenixz
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        15 months ago

        Trumps health really isn’t better than Biden. Save for mental state (where he isn’t very far behind biden) Trump is in a much worse state, physically, than Biden. There is a good chance both of them aren’t around anymore 4 years from now

    • @Crikeste@lemm.ee
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      So you’re okay with attempting to elect a demented old man? When democracy is on the line? That’s crazy.

      He could be replaced. If only we were allowed to have that conversation……………………………………………………

      How about YOU shut up and let us have the conversation. Your way gets Trump elected. We are trying to save America here.

        • @Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
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          25 months ago

          This is a democracy bro, we dont have kings. If you and biden want a monarchy, go turn traitor and join the red coats. Here in america, Biden doesnt get to be ruler just because he says he is.

      • Phoenixz
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        15 months ago

        I’m saying that if he doesn’t want to step down, you don’t have the option. Yes, he should have never pushed himself for reelection, he should never gone in 2020 even. But here we are, and you WILL get the option: Trump or Biden. Yes, it’s chosing between a turd and a shitshow, but I’ll take a turd over a shitshow any day.

      • @papertowels@lemmy.one
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        65 months ago

        Whataboutism only applies as a logical fallacy when used to avoid defense of the original accusation.

        There is no avoidance here, they fully agree that Biden is old etc. etc.

        Whataboutism does not apply.

        • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          No he’s right. Shouting about Trump as a deflection from valid criticism of Biden is a classic whataboutism.

          • @papertowels@lemmy.one
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            15 months ago

            Comparing two candidates for a position is not a logical fallacy.

            Using whataboutism to deflect from the criticisms of one is.

            Again, criticism was acknowledged.

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                Can you go into detail? What’s the criticism that you think is being deflected?

                EDIT: nah, I’m just going to stick with my initial assertion. Comparing two candidates for a position is not a logical fallacy. Do you agree?

                • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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                  25 months ago

                  If that was the conversation then yes. But when the conversation is about party A fucking up then bringing party B into it is whataboutism. It’s the literal definition of a whataboutism.

          • @Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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            No. It’s a complete misunderstanding of whataboutism.

            Whataboutism is when you point to another similar situation and say “what about that”.

            Examples…

            A non-whataboutism - Biden is old, but we absolutely cannot have trump, a self proclaimed wannabe dictator, become president.

            A whataboutism - Biden is old. Yeah, but trump is old too!

            • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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              15 months ago

              There is nowhere that defines whataboutism with that restriction. You guys are so deep in the sand you’re pulling out literal propaganda techniques to manufacture consent.

                • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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                  35 months ago

                  The wiki article does not support what you’re saying. It even suggests 2 other methods, accusations of double standards, and hypocrisy. The main point is to distract from the actual conversation by using an accusation.

                  Actually try reading your sources.

  • @Clbull@lemmy.world
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    195 months ago

    The next presidential debate is September 10th. We won’t find out until then whether this was just some unlucky fluke or if Biden should truly be moved to a residential care home for his own good.

    By then it’ll be far too late to field another candidate…

  • bitwolf
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    195 months ago

    That photo looks like an action shot of a Dementor sucking out his life force

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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    165 months ago

    Woody Guthrie at the height of his ALS would be a better choice than Trump (TBH, with his attitude towards fascism, he would probably have been a better choice than Biden too).

    • @Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
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      Why on earth do so many people not realize that if you vote for a corpse, he doesnt actually get to be president? If the corpse wins, we wont even know who the president is. Imagine electing trump, but hes entirely unaccountable to anybody because nobody knows who he is. Thats what would happen if we elect a corpse. Maybe this is a hot take, but I think there should be a president.

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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        If the corpse wins, we wont even know who the president is.

        Incorrect. That’s already accounted for in most circumstances:

        • Candidate dies or is incapacitated before party convention: The convention decides the party’s candidate.

        • Candidate dies or is incapacitated before election day: The party selects a replacement.

        • Candidate dies before the Electoral College meets: The only exception at this time. Some states would need to hold emergency legislature sessions to amend their laws to allow their electors to vote. Others will mainly be assigned to the running mate.

        • Candidate dies or is incapacitated before Inauguration Day: This is very clearly established in the 20th Amendment. The running mate/VP takes over and selects their new VP.

        Just because it hasn’t happened before doesn’t mean that noone has prepared for the possibility.

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin
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    155 months ago

    Like I’ve said before, all we need is someone to make it over the finish line before dropping dead