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[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah as far as legislation goes he’s been one of the most effective presidents we’ve had. It’s been overshadowed by the media, constant rhetoric about his age and the small handful of mistakes he made. All in all he’s been good.

[–] beardown@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It has been overshadowed by funding the genocide of Palestinians

[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The same would happen under Trump. No escaping that truth. So pick your poison.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Na, Trump would say something stupid like....

....

...

You know what, I've been up for nearly 20 hours and cant get that stupid. Anyone wanna help a brotha out?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Hold on, let me get the puke bag ready.

You can't let those those De- Palestinian guys run around. It's really unfair to Israel. And and to us! You know what they're saying; Donnie we want you to do more, send more. But the Democrats are... You know they're impeaching me again? I should have the Justice Department knock on their door. It's not fair, they're not playing fair. I should get a third term for this. That's the only really fair thing. People come up to me all the time and and they and they ask me, Mr. President (Trump just smiles for a full second) what are we going to do without you? Those nasty guys over at MSNBC are the real insurrectionists. Anyways I emergency deployed... Did you know I have that power? I do I do. I sent the 82nd Airborne to help my friend Bibi and I told them, "I like war heroes not prisoners".

Sorry that's as far as I could get before I had to fill the bucket.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I saw that full second smile in my head and now I don't like you. You placed it perfectly.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

That's the result of way too many hours where I had to look up a speech to see if he actually said something.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Trump would say somehting like....

neeeferrrmmmmmrmmmsmfjsdjklsdalsakjkaaaaaaaaasdfalkaksjasjsjasjasiaaaaaaaaaapffflblflblllfffbfbfbfbbfbbfkkskksspfhhpfhffpfppgpgpp

at least, that's all I really here between the greasy-fart noises whenever he speaks.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Start rioting. If those are your only options.

[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or you know, we could all get involved with the primary and off season election process and work to elect people that are inherently better than the options we got. 🤷‍♂️

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right, business as usual neoliberalism will save the country founded on the back of a genocide and a 300 year slave trade. Good call dude.

[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Let me know how that rioting goes for you, tough guy.

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not my country lol. Just a neighbors advice. Keep up the moral superiority, I'm sure it won't get any worse than genocide and razor wire at the border.

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

If anything is been overshadowed by Trumps ego.

Palestine is just on peoples mind now

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ahh yes I too like to refer to my housing and food costs being historically high as a handful of mistakes.

Also, 27,000 Palestinians.

He must have quite big hands.

[–] JIMMERZ@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a feeling Biden has less to do with the rising costs of everything than the overt corporate greed displayed by the largest megacorps in the U.S. that own 90% of everything, but what do I know?

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

The US government absolutely has a hand in food prices. The housing price is something he could do stuff about but just won't.