• Cosmic Cleric
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    1319 months ago

    From the article …

    “Without these standards of decency and morality, this planet may rapidly descend into anarchy, never-ending wars, and barbarism.”

    AKA, “the center will not hold”.

    I want to live in the alternate timeline, with President Sanders.

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    • @TropicalDingdong
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      839 months ago

      Sanders is doing right now, exactly the right thing. Its the thing Biden should be doing but is seemingly incapable of. Its being on the right side of history as history is happening and not accepting some fatalistic inevitability about the future.

      • @[email protected]
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        209 months ago

        not accepting some fatalistic inevitability about the future.

        He is describing an inevitability; Socialism or Barbarism.

        • @rockSlayer
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          169 months ago

          Considering what’s happening around us currently, I’ve started believing that it’s actually barbarism until socialism.

      • @Fredselfish
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        149 months ago

        Heard on the news today that Biden said that it is not genocide in Gaza. He really wants to lose I guess.

        I voted, donated, and knocked on doors for Sanders. He should be our president not the fucking lesser evil Biden.

        • @TropicalDingdong
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          109 months ago

          Oh man. If the TV news said its not a genocide, it must not be! Right?

          Bidens a fucking disgrace.

        • LeadersAtWork
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          39 months ago

          I’m still going to vote for Biden. He is wrong on the Gaza situation, though has made strides elsewhere.

          Unfortunately it is also either him or possibly THE Idiot Savant. Would prefer ol’ Bernie, even today.

          Literally today.

          • @Fredselfish
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            49 months ago

            I voted for Biden once I will do again to keep Trump out. But after that I am done. Either progressive take control of the party by 2028 our this country can burn for all I care. Done with this bullshit.

            Wake me up when we are ready to riot.

            • LeadersAtWork
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              49 months ago

              Honestly? I agree. Biden will give us a few years to get our shit together. Though I hope there will be people who are able to pull others together for that exact reason.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      He’d be rounding out his second term right now. He was clearly up to the task. I hope he remains in the Senate until he passes. He’s an exceptional person, who should be treated as such, like RBG.

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        He’s an exceptional person, who should be treated as such, like RBG.

        The close friend of Scalia’s who opposed worker’s rights, indigenous rights, and held up the constitutionality of solitary confinement? The one who prioritized her ego over not giving Trump an extra SCOTUS pick?

        I have my criticisms of Bernie, but I would never put him in that category.

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          I wasn’t aware of those votes. I’ll look into them. Thank you for pointing them out to me.

          Her strong stance against gender and sexual orientation discrimination, and support for undocumented people as well as people with disabilities is why I mentioned her as an advocate for the people.

          • @return2ozmaOP
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            219 months ago

            She also stayed on too long even when others were begging her to retire because Hillary Clinton wanted to pick her replacement. And then…

      • @distantsounds
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        349 months ago

        We also wouldn’t be dealing with this trump circus. The DNC really fucked everyone over

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          239 months ago

          I wholeheartedly blame that election on Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

        • @[email protected]
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          89 months ago

          And they’re doing it again right now but for some reason people lose their shit when you speak about it.

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          49 months ago

          Senate vacancies are voted in by citizens, but yes, RBG opened the doors for women and Amy Coney Barrett immediately began to close them all behind her.

      • Cosmic Cleric
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        He’d be rounding out his second term right now. He was clearly up to the task. I hope he remains in the Senate until he passes.

        I fear that if things get any worse, we’ll have to “Weekend at Bernie’s” him.

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        • @disguy_ovahea
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          There are worse ideas. I won’t tell if you don’t.

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        59 months ago

        I hope he remains in the Senate until he passes.

        I hope we get enough progressives in the Senate so that he can retire.

      • @rockSlayer
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        39 months ago

        I’d prefer if he leaned more heavily into supporting upcoming socialist politicians throughout his state to help lead the next generation of leftist politicians into power.