• BaroqueInMind
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    121 year ago

    Please, sane rando on the internet, pray tell, what more intelligent things would you like to share without any context or citations of source?

    • @zombueyOP
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      1 year ago

      The person your responding to is absolutely correct. For the majority of Biden’s career he was pretty despicable politician. He was one of the angry men yelling at the Anita Hill hearings. He famously lied about his credentials early on. For most of his career he has been owned by wall street. in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s he publicly had pretty hardcore racist and homophobic views. The Biden you see today is not the Biden most of America knows. He has never been a progressive ally.

      https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/03/joe-biden-record-on-busing-incarceration-racial-justice-democratic-primary-2020-explained.html

      • Mewtwo
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        81 year ago

        He _is_the progressive ally that we need now.

        It’s unfortunate he was not perfect in the past, but he’s changed and making amends. Why do Republicans have an issue with that?

        • @hark
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          Progressive ally? Biden was literally the candidate that the establishment put their full force behind (including having Obama make calls to have other candidates drop to back him) in order to defeat Bernie in 2020. Biden himself said “nothing would fundamentally change”. A couple bones thrown here or there doesn’t change that. I don’t know if democrats are astroturfing here of all places or people are just deluding themselves into thinking he’s doing more than he actually is, but he’s really not.

        • @eldavi
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          not only was he not perfect in the past; but he still stand by his wrong decisions to this day.

      • @SheeEttin
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        51 year ago

        And yet somehow he was the still the best available option.

        • @eldavi
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          01 year ago

          he’s an opportunist and knows that trump is unpopular outside his base; he’s not the best available option, he’s the ONLY viable option.

      • @SCB
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        They’re not correct at all lol

        Biden has never been a racist. People try to call him racist over a crime bill half-written by black congressional leaders and loudly asked for by the black community.

        Biden has literally always been a stand up guy

        Calling out his busing stance as wrong when it was prescient and he was 100% correct about a generation of black educators losing their jobs is… An interesting take, to say the least.

        Maybe don’t get your news from rags

    • @eldavi
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      i hope you’re young because being ignorant of his very public stances against gay marriage; against gays in the military; pro-segregation and non-dischargeable student loan debt is the only way you can be excused from knowning and a 30 second google search will confirm that he still stands by those decisions. educate yourself.

      • BaroqueInMind
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        11 year ago

        Unfortunately I’m old. Can you please help me out by linking articles that support your statements, so I can read them and help you change my mind about him? Thank you.

          • BaroqueInMind
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            Hell yes, thank you. I’ll edit my comment if I read anything notable that I would like to ask you.

            Edit #1:

            when DOMA came up for a vote in the U.S. Senate on Sept. 10, 1996, Biden in his capacity representing Delaware in the U.S. Senate bowed to public sentiment at the time, voting in favor of the anti-gay law.

            Is the article implying that Biden is only voting in favor to ban gay marriage because he is succumbing to peer pressure?

            Edit# 2: damn it dude, this article makes me sad that Bernie got shafted. Thanks.

        • @eldavi
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          21 year ago

          I’ve learned the hard way from Reddit that these kinds of requests will only result in my wasted time and it’s not my responsibility to educate you; use Google

          • BaroqueInMind
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            But the truth matters. Biden’s views on same-sex marriage have never been cutting-edge. When majorities opposed it, so did he. Once support for same-sex marriage became the mainstream Democratic position, Biden adopted it.

            Okay I see, so he’s a two-faced politician who doesn’t understand the full picture. It’s all coming together now why certain groups within the Left don’t like him.

            So you have me on your side now. What options do we have in the next election cycle?

            • @eldavi
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              11 year ago

              none since too many people support him completely out of ignorance of what he’s done and said; like you did.

              it’s mind blowing that there are literally videos of him doing shitty things that a 30 second google search will show you, but people will still refused to believe it; we’re no better than maga-ites

              • BaroqueInMind
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                we’re no better than maga-ites

                Not true because this conversation between you and I have been sane, respectful, and you changed my mind with facts. They aren’t capable of this feat and will stagnate.

                • @eldavi
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                  01 year ago

                  They aren’t capable of this feat and will stagnate.

                  my maga father changed his mind when presented with facts; also my exchanges with others; and all the downvotes in this same thread are reaffirming my suspicion that liberals and maga are the same.