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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 5:40 am
At least he seems to understand who his opponents are, which is more than I can say about Trump.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 10:05 am
Sure, Biden has some problems, so Republicans could put someone better, but instead they put a guy who is worse.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 10:12 am
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(February 14, 2024 at 10:05 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Sure, Biden has some problems, so Republicans could put someone better, but instead they put a guy who is worse.
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I suspect those lapses were tactical as much as mnemonic.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 10:35 am
Embrace the power of and. Trump is both a criminal, and a faltering geriatric.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 11:47 am
(February 13, 2024 at 1:53 pm)Belacqua Wrote: (February 13, 2024 at 12:59 pm)Angrboda Wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opini...erica.html
The New York Times is mostly a government mouthpiece. Krugman is not someone I consider impartial.
He may be correct, but he's not disinterested, and considering we've already had several cases of high-level people blatantly lying to support Biden, I'd take this opinion piece with a large grain of salt.
Look, this guy is credible and reliable, but just like others who would dismiss this for bad reasons, you choose to let your biases get to you that makes you dismiss this, or choose to dismiss this for whatever other possible reason. People try to look for excuses for anything, even if it is factual or credible. You can’t really refute facts, and it is hard to overcome the credibility of the credible. Plus, those such as hardcore republicans saying otherwise is still not a good source; not that you said anything about that, I am just making a point.
Everyone has flaws, but it is better to see if the good overcome the bad rather than not go with a person because of one flaw. Any speech problems Biden has is minor and not really impactful on being a politician. He has much less flaws than Trump has. Biden has more good things about him than bad thing, unlike Trump, so I do not think a simple and singular flaw is going to be enough to put him down or make him bad.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 11:58 am
^It all boils down to this: Which of these two candidates present the greatest threat to American democracy?
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm
(February 14, 2024 at 11:47 am)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Look, this guy is credible and reliable, but just like others who would dismiss this for bad reasons, you choose to let your biases get to you that makes you dismiss this, or choose to dismiss this for whatever other possible reason. People try to look for excuses for anything, even if it is factual or credible. You can’t really refute facts, and it is hard to overcome the credibility of the credible. Plus, those such as hardcore republicans saying otherwise is still not a good source; not that you said anything about that, I am just making a point.
Everyone has flaws, but it is better to see if the good overcome the bad rather than not go with a person because of one flaw. Any speech problems Biden has is minor and not really impactful on being a politician. He has much less flaws than Trump has. Biden has more good things about him than bad thing, unlike Trump, so I do not think a simple and singular flaw is going to be enough to put him down or make him bad.
You're wasting your time. You're talking to a guy who dismisses NYT as propaganda while reading RT with nary a qualm.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 12:04 pm
(February 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (February 14, 2024 at 11:47 am)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Look, this guy is credible and reliable, but just like others who would dismiss this for bad reasons, you choose to let your biases get to you that makes you dismiss this, or choose to dismiss this for whatever other possible reason. People try to look for excuses for anything, even if it is factual or credible. You can’t really refute facts, and it is hard to overcome the credibility of the credible. Plus, those such as hardcore republicans saying otherwise is still not a good source; not that you said anything about that, I am just making a point.
Everyone has flaws, but it is better to see if the good overcome the bad rather than not go with a person because of one flaw. Any speech problems Biden has is minor and not really impactful on being a politician. He has much less flaws than Trump has. Biden has more good things about him than bad thing, unlike Trump, so I do not think a simple and singular flaw is going to be enough to put him down or make him bad.
You're wasting your time. You're talking to a guy who dismisses NYT as propaganda while reading RT with nary a qualm. He also only accepts as truth anything said that is anti-American. And feels like he has the right to assess bias in other people.
He is as anti-American as it gets as well as hating on most of us here...watch for the snarky remarks about the people on the forum.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 12:05 pm
(February 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (February 14, 2024 at 11:47 am)ShinyCrystals Wrote: Look, this guy is credible and reliable, but just like others who would dismiss this for bad reasons, you choose to let your biases get to you that makes you dismiss this, or choose to dismiss this for whatever other possible reason. People try to look for excuses for anything, even if it is factual or credible. You can’t really refute facts, and it is hard to overcome the credibility of the credible. Plus, those such as hardcore republicans saying otherwise is still not a good source; not that you said anything about that, I am just making a point.
Everyone has flaws, but it is better to see if the good overcome the bad rather than not go with a person because of one flaw. Any speech problems Biden has is minor and not really impactful on being a politician. He has much less flaws than Trump has. Biden has more good things about him than bad thing, unlike Trump, so I do not think a simple and singular flaw is going to be enough to put him down or make him bad.
You're wasting your time. You're talking to a guy who dismisses NYT as propaganda while reading RT with nary a qualm.
Don’t worry about it. I just wanted to say this one thing to him. That is all.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
February 14, 2024 at 12:06 pm
A quick google search will find numerous examples of people who have the same impression of biden from interacting with him...most notably, from the magats themselves. That they walk into the office with whatever batshit ask they're currently masturbating to online and he steamrolls them - and yet they still seem compelled to mention that he's better prepared and funny and...well....likeable.
That's probably what pisses them off the most. Joes got a honey dick, even they fall for it, and america just hates them.
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