• mkwt@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I think that Biden has done a better job of working the hill to get the stuff he wants than Obama ever did

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      See, I’m almost convinced that it isn’t even Biden. Like, Biden is not a strong leader at all…and I think that’s been a great thing (at least for domestic policy).

      It feels like he’s gotten out of the way of the competent people who actually “run the show” in all the myriad departments of government and just let them do their thing.

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        It feels like he’s gotten out of the way of the competent people

        Literally the definition of a strong leader, knowing when to step in and when to let the people you hired do their jobs is the hall mark of a good leader

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      5 months ago

      That’s great, but he needs to now self-promote and market himself, or we’ll be stuck with another Trump term (and possibly the end of democracy in America).

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          We have a democratic republic, a form of representative government. While there is unfortunately a sometimes insurmountable amount of outsized power wielded by the ultrawealthy, we still can make change happen when the opportunity arises. That goes away if the flawed democracy we have goes away.

          Don’t let perfection be the enemy of progress. A flawed democracy is better than no democracy.

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            We don’t have a democracy. The fact that nearly all of the primaries were cancelled this year and the dnc just decided to pick a winner is evidence that we don’t. we have a captilaist oligarchy in which no one reaches the high office unless the rich think it’s ok.

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              We don’t have a democracy. The fact that nearly all of the primaries were cancelled this year and the dnc just decided to pick a winner is evidence that we don’t. we have a captilaist oligarchy in which no one reaches the high office unless the rich think it’s ok.

              All this tells me is that you don’t understand what I said. You’re saying that because the systems in place can be used to limit the choices we have in frustrating ways, we don’t have choices.

              But we still do have choices. It’s very rare that they’re the best ones, but they’re still choices. A choice between a genocide-supporting fascist and a genocide-supporting non-fascist is still a choice between a fascist and a non-fascist. That choice sucks, but it’s a choice worth making.

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                  Really? Given a choice between fascist or non fascist you think a real answer is “rebel!”

                  Well alright then, fuckin do it mate. Don’t expect anyone else to lead the charge you want.

                  This is why nobody takes you seriously.

                  edit: a word

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                    You think by rebel I mean wage war. There’s many more ways to rebel, the one I’m encouraging is voting for a third party candidate.