• Chainweasel@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      “Trump wants to be a dictator, he thinks women and brown people are livestock, and he’s hell bent on dismantling our county. But I just don’t think I can vote for Biden because he’s slightly older than Trump”

      Those people deserve whatever happens to them if Trump gets elected.

      Oh, Trump pulled your Medicare and social security and now you can’t go to the doctor or buy groceries?
      At least he’s not as old as Biden, right?

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      Even if Biden was the best President in the history of the U.S. that doesn’t place him beyond reproach or criticism. No one is perfect and shedding light on a person’s shortcomings is just as important as showing off their strengths.

      I voted for Biden, and I am going to do so again, but I think these criticisms are valid.

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      9 months ago

      If we don’t loudly complain about their age now, then every 70 year old senator will think it’s a good idea to run.

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          Biden has been great, but when you see Joe Manchin and Mitt Romney talking about being a ticket next election it’s good to loudly complain to dissuade them

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          US politicians are largely center right to right wing (Dem leadership and others you call “centrists”) or downright fascist and/or anarcho-capitalist (GOP).

          They’re not very representative of the majority of the people, though, as shown by the policy positions of progressives being much more popular than the ones of the right wing rulers.

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          The UK is a pretty right-wing country, and our conservative government is probably left of your democrats. Even centrist Labour would be radical in the US, let alone a person like Jeremy Corbyn…