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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (37 children)

Well, that’s it, i guess i should vote for the asscunt who wants to end American democracy. Thanks, OP, for opening my eyes to this.

[–] theareciboincident@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah it’d be crazy if peaceful protests were violently attacked by right wing terrorists and the cops just joined in on the beatings

If the Supreme Court started ignoring precedent, which they stated under oath they would not do, and started saying cases have standing even if the damaged entity literally is a hypothetical that has never happened

If the largest union action in this generation was stomped down and made to heel

If a violent mob literally stormed the capital while Congress was in session certifying an election and were not all prosecuted as domestic terrorists and hanged, under the most advanced security state in the world that knows exactly who was there using cellular pings

Let me guess, you’re going to say the same thing in 2028 except all these things will have gotten worse and if we just hold our noses and tolerate it one more time the Blues will fix it all, just like they did in 2020 and 2012 and 2008 and 1992 and……….

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

article is clearly saying neither of the candidates should have been on the ballot

[–] clgoh@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 months ago

And yet, here we are. Choose wisely, or live the consequences.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

false equivalence

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Hey, hey, hey... don't forget the 70 year old with the worm in his brain and mercury poisoning!