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[–] ReadFanon@hexbear.net 73 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When they blame us for the loss, remember to ask them this: if we are such a powerful, important voting bloc then why did Kamala choose to speak over us rather than recognising that the most important factor in politics is to make crucial compromises in order to achieve progress and to prevent Trump from seizing power?

Use it to defend West Asians from the inevitable hate that will be directed at them for "making" Kamala lose as well, please.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 56 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Seriously is there any other demographic that is expected to be this supportive while actively explicitly being told to fuck off for every single topic.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 40 points 1 month ago

LGBT folk but the liberals have learned to keep their opinions a little closer to their chest on that issue because they rightly understand it would make them look like the assholes they truly are if they indulged their scold instincts on them like they do to us.

I think it's one of the reasons they constantly berate us. They learned to keep the mask on but they have a pathological need to blame and we make a convenient target for them. Because we all know if they could get away with it they'd talk about gay, trans, black, etc the same way. I am grateful their stupid civility fetishism keeps their mouths shut sometimes.

[–] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Didn't Biden say that black people aren't black if they don't vote for him? I do think a lot of libs have learned to keep those thoughts private but believe me many still think it even if they don't say it.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Yea it's a toss up they get more useless platitudes and pandering when dems can manage to keep their fucking masks on for 5 seconds but they get fucked over way more by actual policies than nebulous progressives do.

Like everytime an election gets close and dems decode to lean into the tough on crime rhetoric.

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 37 points 1 month ago

Damn right. If my vote is the deciding factor I better start hearing some panderin’

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 65 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Typical tankies. Yes she's committing genocide and starting World War 3, but she's laughing maniacally and insisting she's joyful while doing it. Why do you hate joy? Don't you want to laugh at the Nuremberg Rally with the rest of us?

[–] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

jokerfied Always look on the bright side of life

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 46 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ctrl + f : 'islam' or 'muslim' or 'palestine' or 'genocide' or 'israel'

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[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

If you don't mention it....it doesn't exist. La la la la la not-listening

[–] anarchotoothbrushist@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow I wonder why Harris might be struggling in Michigan

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago

Don't those ungrateful Muslims understand Trump will commit TURBO ULTRA MEGA genocide?!?! maybe-later-honey

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Slotkin is one of the most genocidal reps in Congress and should stfu

[–] frauddogg@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

Rare lemm.ee W

[–] FactuallyUnscrupulou@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm expecting WI, AZ and GA to rig their elections to give Trump the W regardless. Really don't think it matters how any of us vote and most of us here understand that we're a deeply undemocratic nation.

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I had a friend who would talk a lot about US politics, and I kept trying to tell him about how Trump/Republicans have been stacking the election for 4 years... like how does anyone actually expect this to go without some sort of violence?

[–] FactuallyUnscrupulou@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember being a kid during the 2000 election and libs just whined for 8 years.

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

That was pretty radicalizing for me as a kid. Seeing these people just give up in Florida despite all sorts of fishy stuff going on. Then 911. Then the MASSIVE protests against escalation into Iraq all over the world. It was incredible and fruitless. It ended up being incredibly disappointing. Protests literally do nothing.

[–] RiotDoll@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

isn't slotkin a direct placement from some agency lol

[–] uSSRI@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago

DoD ghoul in Iraq, I think she had some cia connections too. Anytime I bring it up in Michigan people don't give a shit because she is a (d).

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I still don’t understand who is participating in these polls.

2020 I did participate in one re Biden and Trump, but here’s the thing. I was doing a purge of the junk e-mail account, you know, the one you keep to divert shit to, then generally mass delete. Before doing a delete all, I did a quick scroll and saw something oddly academic, for this email, and actually clicked into it (who does that?!?!). It was what it looked like and I participated, x3.

That said, if that’s how they’re polling, it’s not good.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I (in NC) randomly get texts with poll links and make sure to participate.

[–] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are they only sent to swing states? Is that why I never see any?

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Pretty much. Why bother polling California or Alabama? Waste of money.

Edit: and I really just mean this in the context of the presidential race. State parties and candidates likely poll for their own district or informational purposes, but the extent and intensity will differ dramatically.

[–] Chronicon@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

nah I've gotten a few and I'm not in a swing state. But yeah probably 10x more in swing states

[–] NonWonderDog@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

In Michigan someone (probably the Democrats) is actually sending canvassers door-to-door to do polling.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

I'm in Michigan and I got a poll for Trump v Biden before and after the debate. It came via text. Haven't gotten one since though.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago
[–] HumanAnarchist@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Is there real support towards Jill Stein or anyone else? Because it’d be nuts if she won Michigan.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There is real support for Stein, but nowhere near enough to win the state

[–] HumanAnarchist@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago
[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

Her breaking 10% in any state would make the libs lose their minds

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago

The state is still too white for an anti-genocide candidate to win, but the Arab-Muslim population is big enough that Dems need their support to win it.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've seen more support for Cornel West than for Jill Stein. I didn't even know she was running again until this last week though, what with all the lib posts on .world about her being a spoiler candidate.

[–] HumanAnarchist@hexbear.net 1 points 1 month ago

I’m not gonna lie, I forgot Cornel was running until you mentioned it. I followed his campaign closely at the start, but I feel like he’s kinda faded. Hill pops up on my feed wat more.

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Depending on the poll, Harris has a minimal lead or trump has a massive lead.