• @distantsounds@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      She did say Israel will still be fully supported, which isnā€™t really just pussyfooting with a war criminalā€¦itā€™s more enabling. I would also add fracking to the ā€œevilā€ side as well. Donā€™t get me wrong, it is better than the alternative and the lesser of two evils, but still.

      • @KoboldCoterie
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        10ā€¢6 days ago

        Regarding the fracking issue, what was she supposed to do there? Hillary Clinton said she was going to shut down coal mining and it was a major contributor to losing her the election as a whole. We didnā€™t need a repeat of that.

        • @distantsounds@lemmy.world
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          3ā€¢6 days ago

          Tout creating clean energy jobs and training for them. We are continuing to repeat this and pass this transition off. Not addressing climate change will not gain a young voters. HRC was terribly unpopular to begin with.

          • @OldFartPhil@lemm.ee
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            7ā€¢6 days ago

            I think Harris could have had a more nuanced answer than, ā€œFracking, fuck yeah!ā€ But itā€™s a damn shame that, to win the electoral college you have to be all drill, baby drill.

            Although thatā€™s politicsā€¦ ā€œItā€™s great to be here in Chicken Fark, Arkansas! I know, in the past, I have been accused by my opponent of being opposed to chicken farking. But Iā€™m here today to tell you that, if elected, I promise to fark more chickens than any president in history!ā€

            Still voting for Harris, obviously.

            • @KoboldCoterie
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              2ā€¢5 days ago

              I think she panicked a little bit. She was asked the question, and thought, ā€œOh shit, this is what fucked Clinton,ā€ and didnā€™t want to leave any doubt in WV residentsā€™ minds that she was going to take their jobs away, so she gave a clear, no-bullshit answer.

              Obviously yes, it would be preferable that the overwhelming opposition to fracking from most of the rest of the country was enough to offset one very small, backwards stateā€™s fears, but thatā€™s not the country we live in right now. Maybe in the future.

          • @FlowVoid@lemmy.world
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            3ā€¢6 days ago

            Tout creating clean energy jobs and training for them

            In other words, do what HRC did.

            ā€œWe are going to train you for different jobsā€ does not inspire as much optimism as you seem to think.