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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 21 points 5 months ago (4 children)

If Biden's son is convicted, it reflects poorly on Joe Biden. If Trump is convicted, it reflects poorly on Joe Biden.

Essentially, everything is Joe Biden's fault.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You sound suspiciously like my coworker. ( my governor as well, sadly enough)

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

They said coworker, not boss. So they are like the equal of a governor.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Your comment is bad for Biden in 3 ways.

[–] alilbee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's Murc's Law. People think Democrats are responsible for everything that happens in politics. To a lot of people, Republicans are just an obstacle that if Dems fail to hurdle, it's all the Dem's fault. Republicans have been broken for so long, many people have just written their agency out of politics entirely.

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

What other option do we really have? If there's only one set of adults in the room, it's their job to stop the children. If they just sit while the children start killing each other, then who's responsible?

I'm not saying it's not the Republicans fault. I am saying, though, that Democrats really need to up their game if they want to save the country.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Joe is like the anti-bitcoin?