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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

yes 1 3s misspeak after he had just provided a good answer to the question.

He gave a rambling trumpian answer and ended it with nonsense. And just like all of Trump's cult, you're making excuses for obvious cognitive decline.

He's not running anymore. You don't have to carry water for him,

Do you have a single example of a question trump answered better than biden?

Trump shat the bed too. The difference is that Trump has a cult and Biden has a few scattered diehard centrists. Trump wasn't going to lose any votes that night. Biden did. You don't have the same base. Democrats respond differently than Republicans do.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You do realize that there are people who can be swayed and when they go online and see the right saying they won't and the left saying it's over they will immediately go to the right.

Trump is successful because his base supports him and acts like he won no matter how stupid he sounded.

People on the left could easily find stuff to support and get excited about and hold their criticism for after the election.

The fact that you think a bad Biden answer is equivalent to a normal Trump answer should be enough reason to shit on Trump and support Biden(vocally). Its over now but in retrospective.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump is successful because his base supports him and acts like he won no matter how stupid he sounded.

And you envy that. You want Democrats to be as stupid as Republicans.

People on the left could easily find stuff to support and get excited about and hold their criticism for after the election.

We're not going to pretend a shit sandwich is perfect just because you like the taste.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Saying good things about the candidate you support leading up to an eletection is being smart. Its stupid to say bad things about a candidate you support leading up to an election.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You will always find an excuse to silence people who are critical of genocide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Dont worry your candidate Trump will sort out the issue. Hes going to end the war by giving Isreal whatever they need to get the job done!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And you would rather have trump than ever say no to Netanyahu.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No I would rather not have trump and I dont care about Isreal v Palestine. Im just confused because you pretend to support something but act in a way that is harmful towards that cause.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No I would rather not have trump and I dont care about Isreal v Palestine.

You would rather scream at critics of Biden, even as he is supporting a genocide that you, at best, don't care about. Some people do care about genocide. You did your level best to alienate them every chance you had.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who do you think is better for Palestine Biden or Trump? Honest question.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Biden. It's why I voted for Harris.

This does not obligate me to lie and pretend that second worst is perfect. And why I believe that you support genocide when you insist that others lie and pretend second worst is perfect.

Sealion at someone else.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No one is saying you have to lie and pretend it's perfect. I'm saying if you want to win then you shouldnt shit on your own side when there is a worse option that you're fighting against. You are trying to convince others that your candidate is the better option and it's not very conviction if you sit there attacking your own candidate.

Biden/harris had to endure attacks from the right and suicidal people on the left who didn't realize they were being useful idiots for the other side.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No one is saying you have to lie and pretend it’s perfect. I’m saying if you want to win then you shouldnt shit on your own side when there is a worse option that you’re fighting against.

So shut up and pretend to agree with you and "not care" about genocide.

Biden/harris had to endure attacks from the right and suicidal people on the left who didn’t realize they were being useful idiots for the other side.

They should have listened to their critics from the left. Instead they listened to the right and only the right. Which is how we kept the genocide you totally don't care about and moved to the right on immigration. You want people to stay home? Tell them to sit down, shut up, and vote as they are ordered to while being super proud of the endorsement of the fucking Cheneys.

You were warned about what would happen from people who saw it coming. You deliberately interpreted that is being pro-trump. And now you're blaming everyone but the morons who decided to run as Democrats on "the economy is fine, quit whining that you can't afford groceries!" and "Look at how much bad faith Republicans operate in! We adopted their positions on immigration and they just moved to the right! No we won't drop those positions now that we've proven our point. Shut up." and "Look! Cheneys! Yaaay!" and of course "Genocide is a good thing actually because Trump will be worse! No we won't stop supporting genocide and here's some accusations that you're a Russian. Not from randos on the internet, either. From Pelosi."

Your party is useless at legislating and useless at running. And before your stupid, utterly thoughtless "oh yeah? Are you saying Trump would be better?!!! Everyone to my left is a trumpist because my party has no merit and I can't defend it any other way!" OF FUCKING COURSE TRUMP IS WORSE. Being less terrible than trump is not an accomplishment, and using it as an excuse for disgusting immoral policy should be a cause for shame, except that anyone who looks the other way at genocide has no capacity for shame.

You just wanted to get by on second worst. Your party lost. And deserved to. The constituents they lie about representing didn't deserve that shit, but they're getting it anyway. I held my nose and voted for Harris DESPITE people like you who demand silence while they get everything they want. I voted for her DESPITE knowing that a win would be interpreted by pro-genocide centrists (there has never been and never will be another kind) as a mandate to continue the genocide. I voted for her DESPITE knowing that I would be blamed for not being as delighted with genocide as you want everyone to be. But I knew that others would not be so willing to vote as I did. That's why I and others like me warned people like you. But since we're not Dick Goddamned Cheney, you ignored us.

You just got shown that you can't win by moving to the right, and you will blame anyone rather than accept and internalize it. Do not bother me again.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You are so self sabotaging. You think attacking your preferred party is going to drive them to your side? Well congrats they lost and now everything shifts right. You think the next left candidate is going to be to the left of biden not a fucking chance.

If the Dems run a candidate who even hints at supporting stuff like LGBT rights, women's reproductive rights or any other social issue they are going to get cooked.

Election is over so now you can be as much of a useful idiot as you want. Everytime Trump removes a right or threatens another nation you can post about how the Democrats aren't perfect either.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You think attacking your preferred party is going to drive them to your side?

You think telling your voters that they don't matter and they should shut up is going to drive them to the polls?

Well congrats they lost and now everything shifts right

Well congrats you won and everything shifts right.

You think the next left candidate is going to be to the left of biden not a fucking chance.

No candidate to Biden's right is a "left" candidate. Except to you, for whom Netanyahu is a tankie.

If the Dems run a candidate who even hints at supporting stuff like LGBT rights, women’s reproductive rights or any other social issue they are going to get cooked.

At least that's your excuse for throwing even more people under the bus like the moral cowards the entire center wing of the party has always been.

And I told you never to bother me again, but it's no surprise that you have no idea what "never again" means.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You are the type of person that gets leaders like Netanyahu elected.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

And everyone to your left is all the way to your right as always.