• @n0m4n
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    4610 months ago

    The contrast of one of the greatest SOTU speeches in history to an utterly creepy call to gather a nut-fringe group to take over the Republican tent is a two piece diorama of what we are today. We are the UNITED States. I hope everyone spends some time thinking of what that means.

    • @WhiskyTangoFoxtrot
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      1610 months ago

      Any time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.

        • littleblue✨
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          410 months ago

          It’s pronounced “Norn Ir’n”, thanks. 🤘🏽

        • @Maggoty
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          510 months ago

          You mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.

            • @Gabu
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              210 months ago

              4? What, are you counting Wales?

            • @Maggoty
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              110 months ago

              It’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.

        • @[email protected]
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          110 months ago

          The Great bit refers to it being the largest of the islands that make up the British Isles. GB is a land mass, not a country.

          • littleblue✨
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            010 months ago

            It was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.

    • @AA5B
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      910 months ago

      Wow, just watching that now. She needs to go back to her streaming channel and 500 viewers

    • @WoahWoah
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      810 months ago

      Greatest SOTU in history…? I mean, cmon.

      • @assassin_aragorn
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        410 months ago

        One of the greatest, but certainly not the greatest of all time. It seems apt for the moment we’re in as a country.

        • @WoahWoah
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          10 months ago

          I would respectfully disagree. The speechwriters crafted a fairly strong piece of rhetoric, but it wasn’t particularly substantial and the delivery was substandard, that’s just the honest truth.

          Also “one of the greatest in history because it happened now” is not a great argument. Nunc pro tunc, as they say.

          • @assassin_aragorn
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            110 months ago

            I wouldn’t say because it happened now, but because it fits the state of the country very well.

          • @[email protected]
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            110 months ago

            Yeah, I agree. It was well-written, and I thought it was good, but saying this was the best SOTU of all time seems a bit far-fetched. Biden straight-up isn’t a great orator, and that’s fine by me. I would rather someone who can do the job than make wonderful speeches.

            Now, how Biden dealt with the hecklers was pretty great, I’ll say.

      • @PopcornTin
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        010 months ago

        The greatest that ever will be, too!

        We’re deep in it here.

    • @Dkarma
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      510 months ago

      It should be clear to everyone, now that we are not united and never have been and holding this country together is a bigger challenge than anyone these days realizes.