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    8 months ago

    And what was the point?

    The point is that running against someone worse doesn’t give anyone a free pass to actively support crimes against humanity.

    Just because we vastly prefer him over the other guy doesn’t mean we have to pretend that he can do no wrong and meekly accept that he’s complicit in some of the worst atrocities being committed in the world right now.

    this isn’t being reported as pro-Gaza, but as anti-Biden.

    Because the billionaire-owned MSM, like you, has an enormous pro-Biden bias and is married to the false dichotomy of “other guy worse means our guy blameless”

    “Better than Trump” is far too low a bar for anyone of importance, much less one of the most powerful and influential human beings in the world.

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      8 months ago

      Just because we vastly prefer him over the other guy doesn’t mean we have to pretend that he can do no wrong and meekly accept that he’s complicit in some of the worst atrocities being committed in the world right now.

      Who says you can’t? I don’t like Biden, either. But making him look weak just pushes us toward another Trump term.

      Because the billionaire-owned MSM, like you, has an enormous pro-Biden bias and is married to the false dichotomy of “other guy worse means our guy blameless”

      Lol, do you think the media has a pro-Biden bias? Quite the opposite. Biden misspeaks about some foreign leader, and the media rushes to print “Is Biden too senile?” while Trump forgets his wife’s name and you get crickets from the MSM. The MSM regularly buries negative Trump stories while amplifying anything to make you question Biden. This reporting is proof of that. I do not get how you think reporting that this vote is anti-Biden is somehow pro-Biden.

      “Better than Trump” is far too low a bar for anyone of importance, much less one of the most powerful and influential human beings in the world.

      It is, but it is the only bar we have. Again, this is shaping up to be 2016 all over again. People don’t like the Dem, so they stay home and let Trump eke out a narrow victory.

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        8 months ago

        So many fucking words to just reiterate the same false dichotomy and spout Trump-like false martyrdom claims 🤦

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          What false dichotomy? Dichotomy might be the best definition for our 2 party system. We indeed have an actual dichotomy.

          Yes, I’d rather have a different choice. There certainly isn’t a dichotomy of ideas. But when it comes down to it, Biden and Trump will be the only legitimate choices on the ballot.

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            The false dichotomy is that all mentions of either of them boil down to either “Trump bad so Biden good” or “Biden bad so Trump good”.

            It’s lazy, it’s disingenuous and it destroys all hope of keeping elected officials from your own “team” accountable for their words, actions and lack of both.

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                Your automatic dismissal of any criticism of him as bad faith attempts to “make him look bad” sure as hell is.

                You even said verbatim that it all IS a dichotomy just now!

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                  The ELECTION is a dichotomy. But you know what, you don’t want to debate in good faith. Enjoy 4 more years of Trump, because that is what is coming with these attitudes.

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                    8 months ago

                    Thanks for confirming all of what you just called a strawman.

                    Good luck with your Dear Leader. I sincerely hope he’s going to start listening to the people before it’s too late so that a Trump white house isn’t inflicted on the world again.