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  • Where are all the passionate leftist politicians.

    “We will fix the roads”

    “We will find public services better like the police, fire departments and medicare so you never have to worry if help is coming in your hour of need”

    “We will ensure everyone has access to healthcare whether rich or poor, insured or not so you never need to worry about losing your job and your health cover at the same time.”

    “We will invest in public transport to better connect our rural communities to make it easier to get well paying jobs even if you don’t live in metropolis”

    "we will invest in green energy and transport and retrain workers from the fossil fuel industry to improve the quality of the air you breathe, without putting coal and oil workers out in the cold“

    “We will pay for this by taxing corporations who have for too long got away with paying lower tax rates than you, all while making record profits and creating billionaires like Bezos and Musk who use their immense power to convince you that what is good for you is actually bad for you.”





  • frazw@lemmy.worldto4chan@lemmy.worldAnon is a conspiracy theorist.
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    27 days ago

    Conspiracy theorists are not about the actual theories. They are about being special. They are smart and figured out monkeys have been influencing the course of human politics since the roman empire. *They * are the only ones who “get it” that bic biro pens have finger print scanners the CIA uses to locate disobedient citizens.

    As soon as it becomes confirmed, they are no longer special, because everyone “gets it”.

    When they say “wake up sheeple”, they wouldn’t know what to do if you “woke up”.


  • frazw@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldThe candidate of zeroes
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    28 days ago

    Then there are tens of millions of people who cannot complain about what happens next. Death of democracy in the USA ? “Well I didn’t vote for them” Wife/mother/sister/cousin/friend died due to pregnancy related complications? “well I didn’t vote for them” Etc.etc.

    There is never a party you 100% agree with. If there is then you are probably guilty of blindly following. Your job as a voter is to express your opinion whether by writing to your representative, protesting or simply voting. Then hold them to account when they don’t follow through or do something you don’t like.

    Don’t let them tell you what you want. Tell them what you want.











  • I know what the point was, but Biden is included as if he is part of some political dynasty. He was VP. A very normal situation, 19 out of 49 have run for president. It’s like being promoted through the ranks until you get to the top. Isn’t that kinda normal in most careers?

    So why is it “insanely improbable” for Biden, someone who qualified for the job over decades, to be “chosen” as opposed to anyone else.

    We aren’t talking here about how much cash it requires to become president which raises the bar above most people’s head.we are taking about political dynasties.

    So I say again, including Biden as if it is some statistical anomaly or stranglehold on politics is disingenuous, especially if you exclude Harris.

    Her situation of running for president after serving as vice president is EXACTLY the same as Biden unless you want to split hairs and say he served 2 terms and her only 1. So if you want to say Biden was given a silver spoon, so was she.

    Biden is not a dynasty. But if you insist he is, so is Harris, and that makes the original premise flawed.