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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I look at the "pro Trump side" I see made up nonsense and impossible conspiracy theories. When I look at the anti Trump side I see videos of Trump talking.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The video on cancel looks like QVC. The "Trump Combat Knife" and banner promoting patriotaddictdeals.com just sum up the Republican party so well.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I go to Rallies with presidential candidates to listen to music and form my political opinions by listening to DJs.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Yes. It's largely propagated by idiot gurus who charge other idiots to learn the magic incantations that are supposed to get them around laws.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Perhaps "nobody" is slight exaggeration. But I guarantee that more people would buy Girl Scout cookies for $5 than a mystery box for $200.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Nobody just gives away $200, and buying a "mystery box" from an anonymous stranger is the same thing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Biden could have decided not to run at any point. Many people were calling for him not to run and he didn't suddenly become an 80 year old.

Biden waited until after the primaries to step down. I'm glad he's gone, but "she was the only choice" because of Biden's choice.

You can't tell progressives "Vote in the primaries!" when you don't even hold primaries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

That looks so much like a scam. Granted, the line is paper thin.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

more of the people bitching about the ultimate candidate actually voted in the primaries

I want to push back on this. "The people bitching" were probably out knocking doors for their candidate with me. It's just one more insult that moderates use. We don't have the massive get out the vote machine that the establishment does, but my guess is that the most vocal people are pretty active.

they may have made a difference

"May" is doing a whole lot of heavy lifting here.

The DNC is a private entity able to pick it's candidate however it deems fit. The primaries are like a basketball game where the refs are wearing the other team's uniforms.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Yeah, that's about what I'm thinking. A manned mission to Mars could be an interesting project for our kids or grandkids. Anyone talking about it in our lifetimes is just a grifter.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago (4 children)

2016 and 2020 make great examples of how the Democratic establishment rallies around their preferred candidate to ensure that The centrist choice wins. There was a lot of activism in the primaries, how in the world can you call that "showing up to bitch"? Then this year Biden conveniently did not allow us to have primaries.

You really can't tell progressives to just "vote in the primaries" when it's very clear that Democrats will do everything in their power to prevent a progressive from being nominated.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There's one party that pretends to support it publicly as long as they can blame the Republicans for "blocking it".

Ftfy. This is the Democrats go to game plan.

It is insulting to pretend Democrats support ranked choice voting while they're suing to keep it off of the ballot in DC.

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