Ignoring the genocide in Gaza are we? Do liberals realize how insulting this is?
Not completely ignoring - I assume that was the swipe about “only engages in genocide reluctantly” was about.
Myself, I agree with you that we haven’t seen much sign of that reluctance.
I don’t know if you can read the text easily on mobile, but there’s a joke in the text describing there about how he is indeed committing genocide.
Not American, but “less worse than the other guy,” doesn’t seem like a winning argument to me.
How?
I’m in NZ, we have a whole bunch of politicians to choose from, and it always comes down to who is the least likely to fuck things up beyond repair. It is not often that an objectively good candidate, everyone has their flaws.
In this example the question is not is Harris an objectively good candidate, but is she objectively better than Trump?
In my opinion yes, yes she is! Trump is the worst, the way he has emboldened the far right world wide is truly terrible.
The US has a lower voter turnout than New Zealand (significantly so until recent elections) and holds its elections on a Tuesday as opposed to a Saturday. Despite both countries having non-compulsory voting, there is a greater amount of friction for a potential voter in the US so if the choice is between a bad candidate and a less bad candidate then for many the inconvenience of voting will outweigh any desire to see the less bad candidate win.
Seems like that argument has won thousands of elections all over the world. This guy “less worse” seems very popular and speaks a crazy amount of languages.
This is how FPTP elections work, unfortunately, and this will always be the case unless we switch to parliamentary system elected by proportional voting.
the reboot of XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS* we all wanted to see.
*Mary Walsh letting out an evil “I told you so” kackle
I like to think this is what they used to convince him to step down.
Cop
X
Sadly, all the candidates are very big cops.
Press X to doubt
(For clarity, I agree with you lol)
Didn’t she work as a prosecutor? A literal prosecutor, vs a literal criminal, might be able to make an effective dichotomy of democracy vs fascism in (somehow) still undecided voters.
I imagine Trump has only a partial check there. He’s not any young, just seems to be hiding that fact better.
I didn’t say young. I said he is “somehow alive”.
There’s a slurry of drugs keeping the Jonestown dreamsicle on his feet, I don’t know if he’s any more alive than an LLM at this point. He’s certainty less cogent than one.
At least Biden is still just running in “old human” mode.
Kamala is definitely a Hitler in a woman costume. Bitch openly laughs about forced labor and prison slavery. Fuck her in every orifice with sandpaper.
I’m from Oakland, she’s done a lot of bad stuff for sure. She has also fought against the death penalty for a cop killer though, so it’s only fair to give her credit.
That said, that was in 2004 and she has done few actions like that since then, moreso supporting the prison industrial complex for sure. I do think calling her Hitler at the moment is too far, she was the first to call for an immediate ceasefire, despite having also said her (Biden-Harris admin) would also give support to Israels military, despite possible disagreements.
Calling for a ceasefire is important. She may be complicit in many ways, but she is one of the few that has expressed dismay for what is happening to Palestine.
and also (thanfully) very dead.
No, no. Don’t you know that he works as a foreman in an Argentinian VW plant?
I thought he had that base on the moon now. That’s why we never went back.
No, that’s just his old friends.
I am really enjoying the idea of using the phrase “original Hitler” in much the same way as someone might refer to original sin.
Mark Kelly.
Navy Pilot, Navy Captain, Astronaut, Senator, husband of Gabby Giffords, twin brother of Scott Kelly with similar resumé, and he’s only 60. He and his brother can each win two terms and still be younger than Trump is now.
He also flips red states blue: he’s pretty much the only Democrat who has won anything in Arizona in decades.
nope, he’s too bald. can’t be havin that
“only 60” - the depressing state of politics. There’s a good amount of places where you’d retire before completing a single term at that age.
And the reality is modern medical science has made 60 the new 50.
Which kinda works. because modern education has made 20 the new 14.
/s
//class wars are awesome!Agreed. I’m rather tired of the nation being run by workaholics. I want to retire someday. I want a candidate who shares that value, and builds a nation where I can do that.
Ideally, I think the oldest a candidate should be is 57 at the beginning of their first term, so that they retire from professional politics by 65.
That being said, no candidate is ever going to be perfect, and, he’s still 24 years better than the current option.
Good thing China has a number of honey trap spies. I’m sure Schiff will be eager to tell them all the dirty, dirty secrets of a US President
Or Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff is a lawyer and California Democrat. He would easily win the blue states, but so would about 30 million other Democrats.
The red states will hate him, and he’s opposed by BLM, so he won’t be competitive in the swing states either.
There’s nothing special about him.
That’s fair. I’d vote for him, but then again I’d vote for a soggy roll of single-ply toilet paper over Trump.
Seriously, try being the candidate talking shit about an astronaut and decorated servicemember. “I like people who stay on Earth.” Well I don’t!
“I like people who obey the law of gravity.”
He could retort by saying that he was obeying gravity, but falling continuously towards the earth while traveling at a speed that kept him from hitting the ground.
That implies the earth is round which might alienate some voters from that base.
Although… It might attract the “I’m a sekrit alean” bloc…
We should shop this, maybe do a tabletop…
I’ve actually been casting him as VP in my head for like four weeks now.
I think it’s more likely than Biden being president next year, so fingers crossed.
Harris will get steamrolled by either Trump or Vance; Kelly wipes the floor with both of them. I think Kelly needs to be on the top of the ticket, and Harris needs to step down as well.
Did you not read the graph? She’s a lock.
I mean, Kelly is a lock too. Anyone who can fog a mirror and doesn’t get an erection watching Starship Troopers will win this election. But Harris is kind of right there already, so that works for me. She could probably keep using the same email address and business cards. That’s a nice plus.
Unfortunately I think casting away Kamala as the pick would do more harm than good. She is the likely candidate. Joe can even make the transition smooth by entrusting the rest of his legacy with her, which is the reason he chose her as a VP in the first place.
People also know the name Kamala Harris, and they’ve known it for years now. It’ll be a huge turn to bring in a new candidate on top and do all of the rallying needed to get votes.
I think Kamala’s success will spend on the VP choice, her administration, and her campaign team more than her herself.
She doesn’t have a significant enough presence to challenge Trump. People may know her name, but they couldn’t pick her out of a lineup.
Kelly just has to stand there while being introduced as “Astronaut” or “Fighter Pilot” to remind everyone that Trump hasn’t actually done anything with his life.
100% has my vote
Mark Kelly as Kamala’s VP? Having that balance of ethnicity would help her get the votes. It’s exactly why Obama picked Biden
Kelly’s “blue” credentials are sound, and his history will appeal to many otherwise “red” voters. He is a real threat to poach votes from Trump’s base in red and swing states.
Harris can’t do that. She’s a lawyer, and everyone hates lawyers.
But nobody votes for the bottom of the ticket. Harris/Kelly loses; Kelly/Harris wins.
Perfect.
Not “a hitler”?
He’s doing genocide!
Yeah, but you can tell his heart isn’t really in it.
He’s weak sauce even when he’s trying to hitler.
If there’s anything his heart is in, it’s Zionism. It’s his one true political belief.
But only reluctantly… Well kinda I guess
Yes actually. Our bombs, our guns, our fucking jets. If you do everything you can to facilitate another country’s genocide and the genocide would be impossible without your help, you are absolutely an accomplice to genocide. He’s a hitler.
I’m referencing the image.
The image exists in the context of all that came before it, it didn’t fall out of a coconut tree.
I didn’t think joke would be criticized this much in a meme community. I agree that Biden doesn’t ‘reluctantly’ do genocide.
Critical meme theory. 🧐
Don’t be like Hitler and Donald Trump and not vote for Joe Biden
First: I don’t get to vote in presidential elections (I’m a Californian).
Second, Biden isn’t going to be on the ballot in November.
I don’t know
What does it take for you to label a Hitler a Hitler? You watch someone kill thousands of children based on racism and decide they’re not a Hitler?
To most Liberals Palestinians are just not humans and therefore there is no problem of human rights violation.
I’m too deep in USPol brainrot to know if this is sarcastic or not
A little yes and a little no.
I think all of these people are monsters, but I’m also trying to find the best option among bad options. If Harris is president, I can live with that. If Trump gets elected again… I think the possibility of Palestinians getting exterminated becomes a genuine possibility, and the damage to our climate and our ability to reverse course after four years look very fragile.
It’s very depressing.
If Trump gets elected again… I think the possibility of Palestinians getting exterminated becomes a genuine possibility, and the damage to our climate and our ability to reverse course after four years look very fragile.
Biden has given unconditional support to Israel, and had even circumvented Congress to give them more material support. Biden has not only done nothing of substance to fight climate change, but has approved more federal oil drilling permits than Trump.
If Trump did the things Biden did, Democrats would correctly call him a war criminal and threat to the planet.
if this is sarcastic or not
Both
Back and forth. Forever.
