▲ 469 ▼ "The American experiment endures," Biden said. "We're going to be OK." (www.upi.com) submitted 2 years ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 251 comments fedilink hide all child comments You're old, straight, white and rich, motherfucker -- YOU'RE going to be "ok." Everyone else is fucked.
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They are shit but they cant be alarmist reactionaries either. They need change but trying to encourage stability and console people isnt the worst permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cook_pass_babtridge@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) Except that they've spent the last 6 months telling everyone that it's a choice between them and fascism. Then when fascism comes they're like "oh well, we tried". I'm just hoping that this loss will eventually make the Dems look inward, but I'm not holding my breath when he's saying shit like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember everyone saying the exact same in 2016. "Maybe Dems will reflect." Other than putting up a white man for 2020, I can't see a single difference in their approach ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They basically did the same thing, but without super delegates. If the primaries are so corrupt that we just keep losing anyways, then we have no choice but to vote for a third party. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Very valid point, just goes to show the hyperbolic shit flinging that is the core of American politics. permalink fedilink source parent [–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fascism is something to be alarmed about! It's an existential threat to democracy! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Democrats had 4 years to do something about it and didn't. "Vote for us or else" is not a long term strategy, all it takes is losing one or two elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago They had 24 years. We've objectively needed a clone-independent voting system since 2000. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cook_pass_babtridge@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 years ago (2 children) Except that they've spent the last 6 months telling everyone that it's a choice between them and fascism. Then when fascism comes they're like "oh well, we tried". I'm just hoping that this loss will eventually make the Dems look inward, but I'm not holding my breath when he's saying shit like this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember everyone saying the exact same in 2016. "Maybe Dems will reflect." Other than putting up a white man for 2020, I can't see a single difference in their approach ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They basically did the same thing, but without super delegates. If the primaries are so corrupt that we just keep losing anyways, then we have no choice but to vote for a third party. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Very valid point, just goes to show the hyperbolic shit flinging that is the core of American politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I remember everyone saying the exact same in 2016. "Maybe Dems will reflect." Other than putting up a white man for 2020, I can't see a single difference in their approach ever since. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They basically did the same thing, but without super delegates. If the primaries are so corrupt that we just keep losing anyways, then we have no choice but to vote for a third party. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago They basically did the same thing, but without super delegates. If the primaries are so corrupt that we just keep losing anyways, then we have no choice but to vote for a third party. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Very valid point, just goes to show the hyperbolic shit flinging that is the core of American politics. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fascism is something to be alarmed about! It's an existential threat to democracy! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PanArab@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Democrats had 4 years to do something about it and didn't. "Vote for us or else" is not a long term strategy, all it takes is losing one or two elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago They had 24 years. We've objectively needed a clone-independent voting system since 2000. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The Democrats had 4 years to do something about it and didn't. "Vote for us or else" is not a long term strategy, all it takes is losing one or two elections. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago They had 24 years. We've objectively needed a clone-independent voting system since 2000. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago They had 24 years. We've objectively needed a clone-independent voting system since 2000. permalink fedilink source parent