• @RainfallSonata
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    This is not from the linked article, but speaks to it.

    “America saw exactly who it was last night… Exactly who we are,” (D.L.) Hughley said. “I think Obama was what we aspire to be, Trump and his supporters are who we are.”

    The problem that Dems have is that they continue only to offer aspirations. Hope. Dreams. Instead of addressing what we are. No, they’re not going to fix racism in time for the election. But “we” are more than just racists or fascists. If Dems want to win they need to address the rest of what we are: broke. Sick. Overworked. Exploited. Isolated. Hope and dreams, maybes and mights aren’t going to win them the election.

    • @[email protected]
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      -611 months ago

      I’m pretty sure everyone who falls into those categories isn’t going to vote for Trump unless they’re already brainwashed—and there’s nothing we can do about that. We can “pray” Trump just dies of old age.

      • Mario_Dies.wav
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        This assumption is part of the problem. No one said they’ll vote for Trump, but there are a significant number of people in those categories who are disillusioned of the entire system and don’t see any candidate offering real solutions or taking real meaningful action toward the drastic systemic change we really need.

        This assumption that “if someone doesn’t like Biden, they must like Trump,” is the exact type of toxic tribalism that put Trump in office.

        • @[email protected]
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          -111 months ago

          You’ve misinterpreted my comment and I don’t appreciate you putting words in my mouth. I’ve never said if a person doesn’t like Biden, they must like Trump. I said that if they are in the categories mentioned in the above comment, that they aren’t going to vote for Trump—with the exception of those who have been brainwashed into thinking the Republican Party cares about them.

          They probably won’t vote at all.

  • @_number8_
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    511 months ago

    it’s so obnoxious they won’t even have primaries. imagine how old he’ll be in january 2029

    • @Skyrmir
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      711 months ago

      The leading candidates will be 82 or 86 by then, either way we’re WAY past the sell by date.

  • @[email protected]
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    -211 months ago

    lol. Say whom? Seriously… the article doesn’t even have an author name.

    Just another round of right-wing propaganda.

    • @sunbrrnslapper
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      611 months ago

      No article at the Economist has an author to keep the focus on the information, not the reporter. Overall it is a good news source.

    • GodlessCommie
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      -211 months ago

      Checking for the author before deciding the validity of the contents is the result of propaganda