News Flash, there are other elections that happen in the US every year that are more influential and important for national issues than the presidency.
Maybe take your weird hatred of the failure-of-the-democratic-party-not-being-as-progressive-as-you-want energy and focus that on:
getting local city councilors, mayors and county clerks etc. elected who represent your political ideology,
getting state legislators and other officials elected who represent your political ideology,
getting judges elected (where applicable) who understand the codified and written law and are willing to execute it as written,
maybe even (SHOCK) getting congresspeople elected who match your political ideology.
I know this might be hard to understand, but there are a myriad of elected officials that comprise our federal system and focusing on THE PRESIDENCY alone will never make anything meaningfully change.
And for anyone who skews even the least bit toward NOT WANTING FACISM to take hold in this country of The United States of America, just fucking vote for Kamala Harris you stupid asshole.
Another thing that gets no attention is that she is one of the few members of congress who didn't invest in individual stocks but just does index funds to prevent conflicts of interest/insider trading. I really wish democrats would do a better job of contrasting Trump's corruption with theirs but then again I guess they gotta pick something and run with it.
I have literally been told that, about myself, by conservatives. This was while I was in The Navy, and holding a Top Secret security clearance. They didn't approve of their daughter dating a "hippie." (That was their descriptor not mine.)
It seems obvious, but half the country thinks Harris controls weather machines and hits Florida with hurricanes for some reason. They show up and vote, because they believe this nonsense deeply.
Please acknowledge the threat and act accordingly. If you are in a swing state, please vote for the rest of us. Your vote matters so very much.
It's actually pretty close to half. According to Pew polls of people in the US, (not just voters or likely voters), about 40% identify as right of center. About 35% identify as left of center. The other 25% identify as moderates or independents.
there was an interview where a woman said something to the effect of "they're controlling the weather and letting the hurricane hit red districts because they can't rig the election otherwise". like yeah hacking motherfucking weather is somehow easier than hacking ballots.
Not like there's an unclear choice when you Americans vote soon, but pleas don't forget that part. Most two party elections are choosing the lesser of two shit options.
Because conspiratorial thinking has flourished, creating a whole set of fantasy worlds to believe in where anything can happen as long as it proves you were right all along when you were an asshole.
Everything you said is Donald trump. And he's a convicted rapist, insurrectionist, conman, serial liar and everything else in the image. Again, how is this even a choice? Or do you consider chocolate and shit equivalent?
Isn't revising your positions when you get more information or change your morals a good thing? I hate the villainization of changing your views. It's such a childish understanding of the world where that's a bad thing. It's probably part of why our society is so divided now. We've used "flip-flopping" as an insult, so anyone who ever admits they did something wrong or changed their opinion must be a bad person. In reality the opposite is true. Admitting fault and growing as a person is a virtue that should be rewarded.
Both your posts just sound like someone whining because they can't have it their way; in this case, apparently your complete inability to direct the conversation is the problem. Which would imply you're whining at yourself...and you really are. It's rather nauseating to be honest...
If Harris started saying "from the river to the sea" at her rallies, she'd drop 10 points overnight. If she was still for a ban on fraking, she'd lose Pennsylvania by 10 points. Cheney is really a waste of energy but a non- factor.
I'm sure the realistic alternative would be much better on this issue, especially considering what he did about the Central Park 5 as a private citizen
Yeah it's nice to point out that Trump is a piece of s*** for those reasons, but let's not pretend that career politicians are all wonderful human beings.
Because the post is romanticizing Harris. It lists all of these negative qualities that Trump has that doesn't list any that she and Trump share. And that's okay, but if that's your advertisement, then be careful that you don't alienate potential voters.
Many people expect that career politicians have a checkered past and possibly support some policies that we personally dislike, and if you try to frame someone as being angelic, which this poster did by contrast, your message may be considered basically dishonest.
Personally, I think the world needs major powers with a bit more crazy to 'em. You really wanna live in a world where you go to bed and wake up to the same thing? Selling nuclear secrets is the spice of life.
Edit: Really? I honestly thought I was laying the sarcasm on a little thick. Whatever. lol
You mean you don’t understand the lovers, right? In the end it’s always a matter of “who’s the least worse”. Harris is, by far, but in the end certain things will never change. Will Harris be brave to turn her back on Israel? Never. A lot of empty words have been said on the matter but facts speak louder than words. US can’t afford to lose their proxy in the middle east. Israel will continue to be unpunished and funded for years to come. How much money did they send to Israel in the last year? Read about 18 billions, or something like that. But they built the pier in Gaza for humanitarian actions. LOL. It’s like throwing a dollar to a person you’re helping beating up.
Doesn't change the truth that Kamala is in power right now and she is currently using that power to make sure a genocidal leader keeps getting everything he needs to continue committing genocide.
Stop pretending that the candidate you're endorsing isn't a monster
That she has absolutely no control over. In case you've forgotten, she's the VP, and has no fuctional control in the government besides casting the tiebreaking vote in the Senate.
But do go on shilling for Trump, I'm sure he'd be proud of your obvious disinterest in truth.