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I know nothing should surprise me with these fucking people at this point, but my mouth still dropped open when I read that.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (6 children)

As a Canadian, It’s crazy how easy these two played the American left by starting a genocidal war and having musk and the oligarchs use all propaganda machines to turn it into the Democrats fault. And the left just ate it up despite how blatantly obvious it was. The left splintered and had a “no, YOU’RE the fake leftist!” Argument among each other while the right unified and laughed at you guys

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

I mean it seems more because Biden's administration was hugely pro-Israel and consistently the destruction of Gaza and the death of Palestinians, and Harris started plainly her policy was the same. Harris ran on a campaign of telling parts of the left that they didn't want their vote and courted mythical moderate Republicans.

And I voted for Harris, but this was by far a loss due to the Democrats abandonment of their base and what polling clearly showed people wanted change, irrational or not, just something different. Running on a same-as-Biden platform was a massive blunder.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

if only there was a way for the democratic party to not be accused of sending weapons to a country actively committing war crimes . alas , it is the voters faulrv

[–] Pyr_Pressure 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's almost as if there should be 3-4 parties because not everyone in one party is going to agree about everything else that others in that party agree with if it's supposed to represent 50+ percent of the population.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Great, I mean you guys keep saying this. I’ve been hearing it from Americans for decades. Maybe that’s the problem, you guys always have this defeatist attitude like “well if the system was better” well it isn’t, so work within it, or you personally get out there and work to change it. Otherwise there’s nothing you can really do but complain. You don’t get to just complain online about a lack of change, you actually have to go out there and help in some way physically

[–] Pyr_Pressure 1 points 6 hours ago

I never said I'm American, I live in a place with more than two parties. It's not perfect but it's a hell of a lot better than if there were only two.

[–] corsicanguppy 22 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The right is always unified. Blind loyalty to the team captain is their one positive attribute. Look to our own slimeball cons for similar - but properly muted because #canada - idiocy and worship.

[–] GreyEyedGhost 8 points 14 hours ago

I wouldn't call it positive, but it is very successful.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Ah yes they were forced to send those bombs.

The genapos will never cease to gaslight people will they?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

A belgian tennis player was recently complaining that his adversary was faking pain after he smash his face throwing himself on him and hitting him with his shoulder.

Maybe he was faking honestly, I saw the video and it's not that convincing. But if you don't wanna that kind of shit, don't throw yourself on people. Tennis is not a contact sport.

And if you don't want to be call genociders, don't send bombs to a genocidal regime. It's not that hard.