• ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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    4 days ago

    You could’ve been in charge if you had simply denounced genocide. But you couldn’t.

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      4 days ago

      I think that’s a bit simplistic. I think Biden’s position on Gaza hurt turnout, but at the very most, that would mean Trump would win the electoral vote only rather than both the electoral and popular votes. There were several other reasons, e.g. the economy, Biden not bowing out earlier, Harris not putting some separation between them, etc. that ultimately doomed them.

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        4 days ago

        When did I say that? The election had abysmal turnout, and most non-voters say something along the lines of “both sides are the same”. The most effective way to fight back against that narrative is to…actually not be exactly like the other side. Yet the Dems just couldn’t forgo a few million in bribes and actually be materially different on key campaign issues.

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          2 days ago

          It was literally a binary election. That’s how FPTP works. In a two party system it’s ridiculous to expect a candidate that has your exact values on every single issue.

          But sure protest vote for the next 50 years and see where that gets you.

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              Bro every one of your recent comments is you being mad af. Maybe reflect on that.

              Also the fact that your instinctive response to someone disagreeing with you is to immediately lob insults calling everyone else dumb makes you look insecure about your intelligence.

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                  21 hours ago

                  Hey bro I already know you aren’t succeeding in life, being this terminally mad online is definitely not the hallmark of someone whose got it figured out.

                  I was just trying to help you out. Looks like you’ll just have to keep suffering tho.

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          2 days ago

          All those tiny brains who thought not voting for Harris would somehow make things better? You’re right.