Gavin. Its time to put on the (orange) mask. Finish the job.

the worst part of this entire fascist regime is that people like gavin newsom can act like a good guy

The bar is low. Really low.
- ah yes, the democratic party's eternal slogan
- You have to dig a while to find the bar.
The online PR firm working on his image in preparation for his presidential campaign is putting in work. Too bad fascists dont recognize democracy, except when they can use it to gain power.
- yeah it seems very obvious to me too; he certainly sees this as an opportunity. the podcast was probably part of the campaign prep as well.

mfw people start treating the neo-feudalist who throws trans people under the bus and tried to join the fascists like some savior bc 4chan memes:

As bad as his trans stances are, still miles better than even the absolute best Republican
- I thought Newsom was a Republican. Like a sheet made from the same cloth, but draped over a more progressive shape. He calls himself whatever and pays respects to the left but it's the same kind of creature inhabiting the position.
- Yeah he will not support trans rights and maybe even erase some rights.
  The current republican party is moving rapidly towards extermination camps
- Yeah but we still have a little over two years until the primary circus starts so I can't fault people for wanting to dream of a future they actually want to live in for the time being
In this case, he's an imperfect solution to the real problem, which is trump and his fascist cronies. Literally anyone who's not down that road is better.
Is Gavin perfect? Fuck no. Not even a little.
But if it puts us in a better state than we are now, I'll welcome it.
We need to get off this fucked up train the trump era nazis have sent us down before it gets even worse.
And it will.
- Is he actually helping though? Or just sucking up press oxygen and adding to his own brand? What is the actual benefit of this performance?
  The thing that will stop Trump is widespread public resistance. Not likely Newsom’s tweets or whatever is going on right now.
- I doubt he'll do better than any other Dem. He's a weak choice in terms of winning elections.
- Trump and his cronies were never the real problem, always a symptom of it. Capitalism is the problem, and Newsom is not going to fix that.
- My money is he's a fetterman
These are the same assholes who watched Nancy Pelosi clap at Donald Trump and honestly thought that was a win.
Now they're paying 30%-40% more to live, if they're lucky, and just ignoring that the people they voted for enabled a genocide and man-made famine against kids.
- Dude is just shit posting. Is this where you chose to make your grand stand?
Mr. Picture Perfect Elite White Male, that will surely show them anti-establishment folks that the big profane orange billionaire isn’t the only game in town
- Not everyone is out to thwart the establishment. We are a long way off that. Try, just try, to advocate for a national strike here on lemmy, which I would describe as left-center. Then watch how people twist themselves into knots to support the establishment.
You and me both sister

Too bad it's fash on fash politics. Newsom is total garbage. Anti-trans, Anti-housing, Anti-transit, Pro-capital, Steve Bannon homie...

Just another less than worthless lib. The reason we have Trump.

Do not split.
But what is happening in Hong Kong is they come up with a slogan, which is translated as Do Not Split, which is, we know that some people are willing to be confrontational with riot police.
And when they are, that’s going to cost the state in terms of not only resources, but it’s going to cost the state in terms of political capital and support. And we know that there are some people who are not willing to do that. And we are going to abide by the protocol of Do Not Split, which means that we’re not going to criticize them openly, and they’re not going to criticize us openly.
If we’re the pacifists, we’re not going to have them criticize us for being sort of like, I don’t know, limpid or flaccid or not courageous or whatever. And we’re not going to criticize them for being more confrontational. And the thing is that the support is also tacit.
https://sh.itjust.works/post/42969194
- He's not even nominated yet, at least save your "lesser evil" bullshit until there is an election. Until then we should demand "no evil", not this prick
Anti transit? You mean he's anti the highspeed rail that he's gotten pushback for every step of the way? I certainly don't think he's an angel but less than worthless is pretty far off the mark IMHO.
- Didn't he also raise the minimum wage to $20?
Let me guess. "both sides"
I hate that this works on your intended audience.

He needs to keep doing it

He literally needs to put on the makeup. The clown meme will save America. We beat deflection with reflection. On the playground rubber and glue is your only defense.
Sticks and stones come next.
- Imagine if Trump agrees to a debate with him, and he shows up wearing cheeto dust coloured makeup and a knee length red tie.
  I might wet my pants laughing.

I am here for the mocking, the drama. We will see who runs in the primary. I am not attached to a particular pol at this point. I wish Booker would start channeling this energy. But when it comes to winning a US Presidential election... you need to be male, white and tall. That is just the stats.