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Rant time. Every time I turn on npr I want to smash my head through the windshield. Listening to that station is self harm. People were calling in to talk about how they were excited about the kamala pick and haven't been this energized since Obama. Apparently it's so ironic that she would be able to beat Trump after him bragging about grabbing women. Apparently Biden is strong, wise, and looking out for the nation for knowing when to step down.
No talk about continuing business as usual in Gaza. No talk about her policies as a prosecutor. No talk of improving material conditions. Pure liberal idealism. Don't look at a single thing she's doing or even said she'll do. Absolutely manifesting good vibes only.
The terrible candidate that polled 6th in her home state before dropping out before primaries began is a historical world figure
History began yesterday, and we were retroactively correct about it
I hate those fuckers so goddamn much
Holy fuck is Kamala the American Churchill?
She hasn't done a genocide in India....yet
Improving material conditions? wtf are you talking about? All we need for things good happen is for good blue team to win, then we can feel good about winning and things will be good!
The Kamala enthusiasm is the most obviously manufactured narrative since the 40 beheaded babies
That doesn't mean that it's not going to work. People like to support someone other people support. Most western politicians are off-putting losers and whether one of them is popular or not depends more on who is favoured by the consent manufacturing machine than on their individual merits.
This is true
It will work, deals have been made, kamala the cop will be the next US president.
I don't think it's Kamala enthusiasm so much as post-Biden relief. Something like 80% of Dems wanted him out of the race, so whether they're on board with Kamala or not they're happy to have someone to rally around that isn't a corpse puppet.
I want to ask these people if they remember 4 years ago when they were all crying tears of joy at Biden's inauguration. I don't think they were necessarily excited to vote for him, but after the inauguration they were all giving us that teary-eyed "I haven't felt this way about our country since Obama" and "We finally have a country again." How did that work out?
While we're at it I ALSO want to ask these people if they remember 8 years ago when they were all fawning over JD Vance's book as the skeleton key that explains the rise of Trump
As much as I agree with you, targeted media's purpose is getting people to vote in their favor. Given the condition of the average American political environment where less than half of the eligible population actually votes, the vibes maintain tiny attention spans. The game fucking sucks
Are these callers stupid, evil, or both?
Stupid. Stupid by a mile they're so fucking dumb even the hosts talk to their callers like little babies
Are we surprised? They're as brainwormed as the chuds.
Mfw I listen to NPR https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QH82GuucJN8&pp=ygUjVGhlIGZseSBkb2VzIHRoaXMgbG9vayBsaWtlIGEgc2ljayA%3D
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: