Haley and Christie are the only actual Republicans on that stage, the rest are just varying degrees of Trumpist or scorned Trumpist in the case of DeSantis. I miss the old GOP, when it was simply "my way of reaching this goal we all strive for is better than yours".
Occasionally you'll be trying to articulate a somewhat complex idea or argument, and then stumble across a meme that does it flawlessly in only a few words. Dealing with terminally online leftists arguing against voting for Biden because of Palestine is one of those times: Spoiler
It has to be brainwashing. I don't know how anyone can take such an amoral and illiberal position on something like this.
Even if you take the morality out of it, or grant the most ardent pro-Palestinian position, it's still crazy. Trump's position on Palestine is even more ardently pro-Israeli-reprisal than Biden's. The only thing that refusing to support Biden gets them is being able to say that they weren't "complicit" in touching the trolley, even though the trolley kills exactly the same people it would have, plus more. They're actively making the practical consequences worse, just so they can maintain some imagined moral separation, that most moral philosophers argue doesn't even exist anyway.
One thing I have to constantly remind myself, the online world, especially politics, is COMPLETELY different than real life. Also, all of those people climbing onto their high horse saying they won't vote for Biden because of his positions on Israel and Palestine, are pretty vocal seeing as how the election is a year away. Most of these people will have moved onto the next big thing by the end of the month and won't even remember half of the shit they've said the past few weeks. It's honestly a giant meme at this point...
The online community is not a reflection of how the real world thinks— but that never stops them from certainly seeming to always THINK they are that reflection. The online community is the most self-centred and indoctrinated fucks in society, while having the most condescending opinion on politics at the same time. And they always get it wrong. If the last two American elections prove anything, is how the perpetually online don’t know shit about how the world really thinks.
We have a firm only one assault per day policy in Congress. https://www.meidastouch.com/news/ga...against-mccarthy-for-sucker-punching-burchett
What do you mean? That some far-left lunatics praising Osama bin Laden on social media isn't a reflection of the general population?
Biden has successfully negotiated with the Chinese for more pandas in American zoos. What more does this man have to do to earn your vote in 2024 you ungrateful savages?!
He can't do everything. The cheetah will have to live with its anxiety and George Santos will have to live with not spending campaign funds on OnlyFans.
I like how Santos put the campaign funds in his personal account, used them to pay off credit card debt, then paid for OnlyFans. Like, woo, finally debt free! Let's buy some custom porn? Custom porn? I don't know - what is OnlyFans "category"?
Our new House Speaker says he will release all of the video from Jan. 6, 2021 and now I get to listen to right-wing Q-Anon kooks and Trump lovers tell me I didn’t see what I saw on live TV that day. Fucking wonderful.
Don't you know that the footage you watched live in real time, often from youtube streamers who were physically present, was edited by the mainstream media?
Gaslighting at its finest. ( I think, hell I don’t know some of these psychological terms that well. )
https://youtu.be/jWJVMoe7OY0?si=fDOwTTunsgtsg1gZ I post this anytime the occasion arises. Not because I think you in particular need to see it, but on this occasion just to illustrate the point that Jan 6th was a play in two acts. One side really did resemble the "peaceful protest" they claim in bad faith. Around the corner however, was the reality of the situation, the violent insurrection, the breaking of windows and doors, the assault and battery of Capitol police. I'm willing to bet there are people in the first group who legit had no idea what was happening across the way. Who went home that night and wondered where all this fake news footage came from, they definitely didn't see any of this stuff and they were there, in person. Useful idiots providing cover, but they don't know it.