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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 148 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not thrilled about Biden. But, kinda like Dark Brandon. Need those laser eyes to burn down the GOP.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 63 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When he said in the primary that he should be president since he's the only one with the experience working with republican politicians and could get them to vote with the Dem party to help Americans...

I didn't believe him, but I didn't think memes would be his strategy.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So far he's proven that you can't work with them, and that his experience doesn't make a difference to that fact.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I figured Obama proved this definitively.

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But you see, Obama is black, and we already knew Republicans wouldn't work with a black man. But Biden is white, so he proves they're not just racist, they're obstructionist assholes as well.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago
[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago

Yeah the statements like that made me really hate that he was winning the primary. Standing next to obama should have taught him... if you do everything they ask, strip 80% of the good things out of the bill, throw in a few favors to the republicans corporate donors. You will still get 0 republican votes, and if you somehow are able to pass it you will still be called a dictator unwilling to work with them.

In short the lesson is, dont' try to work with them.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Memes are the only thing that works for them

[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

The dark Brandon mug is pretty cool. Unlike Trump's shit it was USA made.