Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primary (www.nbcnews.com)

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[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 34 points 6 days ago

The pro-corporate mainstream Dem Party is so worried about progressives. Like they really don't want their hypocrisy between what they say and what they do to change.

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago

It’s the corpo faction of the democrats, they are the establishment. They fight against the progressives and the democratic socialists who actually want to help people

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 27 points 6 days ago

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 days ago

Yeah, she needs to go

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

My favourite part of that final fight is that this dude breaks a guys neck for no reason after comprehensively beating him, gets booed, and is then shocked that he's getting booed.

My second favorite thing about the movie is that it's actually shot in Kowloon walled city.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Very disappointed they never brought that up during How Did This Get Made. He killed someone during competition before so he should've known, first hand, that's not an occasion for people to cheer. Pretty sure he's on the spectrum.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I need to use this gif more often

[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Whatever you guys do, don’t bombard Hakeem Jeffries socials with it!

[-] MrSelfDestruct@lemmy.zip -1 points 6 days ago

Why is there a thumbnail of Caitlyn Jenner?

[+] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world -16 points 6 days ago

Too bad her opinions hold no sway over me. She's shown her true colors and the wool has been pulled from my eyes. The liberals are just as evil as the traitor republicans. If Stevens wins the primary, I won't be voting.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 24 points 6 days ago

I guarantee you Stevens will be better than the incumbent, even if we wish for better still. Even liberal Democrats increase the sway of progressives compared to Republicans.

Still, I'm voting for Abdul in the primary.

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago

Don't worry mate. She's gonna lose. I'd guess Abdul gets 55-60% of the vote in the primary. It's not even gonna be close.

Save your "lesser evil" stuff for now mate. We don't even need to have that conversation yet. And, honestly, if people are saying shit like "I won't vote for stevens" that's literally just more reason for people to vote for Abdul. Let that shit slide until it matters. The voters are pissed at these Dems. Let them be pissed. Ride the momentum. No need to reflexively pre defend a Zionist dem over a Zionist Republican. We won't have to make that choice.

I know we are so use to having to do that. But, it's a primary, this is literally the stage were we are making sure the candidate isn't just a "lesser evil".

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The only thing better than seeing Progressives win, is seeing the panicking Corpo-Establishment Dems heavily support someone else, and then LOSE!

How much more evidence do they need before they understand that they are hated almost as much as MAGAs? We took back the government in 2020, and the Dems did absolutely NOTHING to keep MAGA from STEALING it back. NOTHING - even though they openly talked and bragged about stealing it. The MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries just instantly declared the election "fair & square," and then disparaged anyone who dared to contradict them.

The arrogant Corpo-Establishment Dems are as much a part of the problem as MAGA. They both need to be crushed and purged.

[-] BigMacHole 5 points 6 days ago

Agreed! It's MUCH better To vote REPUBLICAN then to let the REPUBLICAN win!

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

If one of them is less bad, fuck yes.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

There isn't an incumbent in this race. The seat is held by a Democrat that is retiring.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

Sorry, my mistake. I know they are running against Mike Rogers and I just assumed he was running as incumbent, but it looks like he's been fucking off for the last decade and failed his comeback against Slotkin last election.

[+] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world -10 points 6 days ago

I'll never vote for a Zionist again so that already disqualifies her. Also, I refuse to vote for liberals that have their mouths around the cocks of the elite class. Nope, I'd rather we descend into full fascism and this country tears itself apart.

[-] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Nope, I’d rather we descend into full fascism and this country tears itself apart.

That's your right, but I hope you understand why that's completely irrational and nihilistic. That scenario involves likely civil war and thousands, tens of thousands, or millions of innocent deaths, at a level none of us can fully imagine.

I'm writing this now because I've seen way too many of these litmus purity test debates in 2024. If you care about people, vote in the way that helps them the most, even if imperfect. It should be that simple.

[-] decolo@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

Pull yourself together. Geez

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Speak for yourself.

https://archivegenocide.com/

[-] decolo@piefed.social 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

No I'm on the same page here. I may have misread your level of irony?

e: I was reacting to

"rather we descend into full fascism"

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

Fair enough. I said that to emphasize I'm over that "lesser of two evils" argument. Evil is evil and I'll not vote for either. Shit needs to change and in a big way.

[-] sunrisepirate@piefed.social -2 points 6 days ago

Glad terminally online leftists are finally saying the quiet part out loud: you're discouraging Democratic votes because you support facism.

[-] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

And you support genocide, so why should anyone listen to you? Fake leftists, I'll get to watch y'all snatch defeat from the jaws of victory yet again, that's the liberal MO after all. You're giving the country to fascists, not me. It's wild how y'all are alright supporting the rape and murder of children, because voting for Stevens is exactly that, a vote for genocide, pathetic.

[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I wish there was a way of explaining this to liberals without them getting lost in a "technically better than" conversation that goes nowhere.

It's why you have downvotes when we're talking about a candidate that is almost entirely funded by Israel SuperPAC groups.

Can you liberals save your "lesser evil" arguments for when it might actually matter. This election is red Israel or blue Israel vs. Abdul and the people. Let us shit on the Dems sometimes. We're getting you better candidates and we have momentum. We deserve some "fuck the establishment Dems" for all our phone banking and door knocking.

Don't wait until we've got half the House Democrats under DSA. Come join us now. Then you can be a smug "technically" Andy on our side. We could use it sometimes. I promise it feels even better to rub wins in conservatives faces when your candidate actually has real policies. Don't go down with a sinking ship.

[-] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

I’m a progressive “liberal” and I’m voting for the Green Party members, progressives and democratic socialists and helping them take over the Democratic Party

[-] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 0 points 6 days ago

And I stand with you. And I like your posts. Thank you.

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