assassin_aragorn @ assassin_aragorn @lemmy.world

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World news has quite a few threads about rigged Venezuelan elections.

For better or worse, this site has a heavy American presence, and politically minded people are very focused on the election right now. That's going to translate to a lot of American political memes. If you want to post global political memes, no one's stopping you, and I'd be quite interested in seeing them

At my old company I worked really closely with a coworker who was Venezuelan and he loathed Maduro. Saw him as a dictator and unrightful president that was creating problems in the country

Republican leadership and their mythical moderates: "Guys we have to stop the personal attacks, they're making us look bad and just help Harris"

They seem to sometimes forget who all is in the party lmao. This is who they are.

I was pleasantly surprised to see him propose this too. I've heard a lot of people online throw around the idea. I'm glad it's getting more mainstream attention too.

Not to mention, this also ensures the court is keeping up with modern society. You won't have 80 year old judges using outdated interpretations

A bit odd that you mention this talking point, given it's largely repeated only by Republicans

Look if she wins she can Harris on me anytime and anywhere she wants

A communist who does not participate in the election of the country's leader is merely performative and cares more about being an "outsider" instead of actually advancing goals.

Oh hey they wrote an article about us!

I think "Pokemon go to the polls" has made a lot of people wary about any pop culture references by politicians, but the issue with Hillary's comment was that she didn't really know what Pokemon Go was and tried to work it in to her terrible answer.

If she has instead said, "Niantic should look into putting PokeStops at every polling site and giving extra items at these spots in particular to encourage voting", that would be very different. It would show she actually knows about Pokemon Go.

It's all about being genuine

It's Harris time baby

... I just want to stop learning more about this man. Everywhere you look, there's something even more fucked up than whatever you knew before.

(Jk, everyone needs to learn about him so we can win in November)

And both Biden and Harris support a ceasefire.

Do 70% of Democrats also support a complete cessation of all weapon sales to Israel? Or ending our diplomatic ties with Israel? Or even a two state solution?

This is a complex web of an issue. Support for a ceasefire does not translate to support for stopping weapons to Israel, nor anything else about the issue. Don't pretend otherwise

a position of power where she and the other members of the executive branch could take action as well as “striking a tough tone”.

Ah, here's where you're mistaken. The Vice President is not a position of power. They can try to influence the president, like any other cabinet member, but that's it. They're effectively ceremonial.

I think a lot of Democrats were actually unaware of how bad Biden was, even within the party apparatus. It sounded like his close advisors were seriously sheltering him.

Just goes to show that you need advisors and friends who aren't just going to blindly support and defend you, but will also call you out on your shit

It's a prospect that should make any American on the left happy to vote for her.

And then Democrats convinced Biden to not run for a second term. Sounds like the party did in fact listen to the voters' will, and that's being reflected in the excitement that we're seeing across the board.

And you know what? I wish Republicans made backroom deals. I wish they recognized Trump was a significant threat and aligned to go against him.

Women just can't win huh. If they police their emotions and try to be neutral, they come across as bitchy and unlikeable like Clinton.

If they're genuine and open about how they feel, they're giddy and acting like they're drunk.

"I.. I guess that... I'll just mark it down as a win and move on"

...or they were linking you the two effective platforms of the parties for comparison's sake.

..... Every day, I find out some new idiocy about this man