Oh no, did pandering to republicans not make them your friends, Joe? Were you really psyched to be the tough border president? Did you actually think they gave a shit about the issues they use as cudgels in the culture wars? Maybe you should sponsor more genocides, maybe that will finally make them like you.
Who cares about actually doing the right thing, or even the popular thing? It’s all about sucking up to the worst bullies in the room, that’s the best strategy, apparently. It’s not like it matters, anybody who’s paying attention already knows who and what you are: the guy whose supporters can only endorse as marginally, strategically better than overt fascists, and the guy who most people will only vote for because they have no other realistic option.
We all remember how those border agents talk about immigrants, calling them “floaters” and sharing photos of their corpses on facebook. They didn’t go anywhere just because the president stopped going on TV calling Mexicans rapists.
Maybe you should sponsor more genocides, maybe that will finally make them like you.
Biden seems to be doing more to reign in Israel's 75-year project than any US president since the 1980s. I agree, it's nowhere near enough, and he should stop sending them aid, because that's accessory to mass murder. But I'm also pretty sure the war in Gaza was not his plan for what should happen in the middle east.
the guy whose supporters can only endorse as marginally, strategically better
This is so far off base I'm having trouble coming up with something.
Let's pick out just one issue: Gaza. Biden is giving aid, giving audiences to Netanyahu's political opponent, talking about "cease-fire," is slowly turning away from the US's default position of "yeah kill 'em all it's all good," all while sending weapons for some fuckin' reason. That's not ideal, no. Meanwhile Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem and said of the recent war Israel has to "finish the problem." So you're fine with the guy who wants to finish the problem being in charge, because there's not much difference?
So let me get this straight… Biden is slowly moving away from his sponsoring of gneocide, which you have acknowledged he is doing, and your only real defense of him is that he is marginally, strategically better than the other guy?
It sounds like you agree with what I’m saying because you just restated it, except with the addition that you somehow psychically determined that I am fine with Trump, even though I explicitly said he was an overt fascist and even worse.
Did you think that was an argument? Or did you just read my comment and think, “Hey, that’s describing me! It’s my time to shine!”
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
Oh no, did pandering to republicans not make them your friends, Joe? Were you really psyched to be the tough border president? Did you actually think they gave a shit about the issues they use as cudgels in the culture wars? Maybe you should sponsor more genocides, maybe that will finally make them like you.
Who cares about actually doing the right thing, or even the popular thing? It’s all about sucking up to the worst bullies in the room, that’s the best strategy, apparently. It’s not like it matters, anybody who’s paying attention already knows who and what you are: the guy whose supporters can only endorse as marginally, strategically better than overt fascists, and the guy who most people will only vote for because they have no other realistic option.
We all remember how those border agents talk about immigrants, calling them “floaters” and sharing photos of their corpses on facebook. They didn’t go anywhere just because the president stopped going on TV calling Mexicans rapists.
mozz@mbin.grits.dev 1 year ago
Biden seems to be doing more to reign in Israel's 75-year project than any US president since the 1980s. I agree, it's nowhere near enough, and he should stop sending them aid, because that's accessory to mass murder. But I'm also pretty sure the war in Gaza was not his plan for what should happen in the middle east.
This is so far off base I'm having trouble coming up with something.
Let's pick out just one issue: Gaza. Biden is giving aid, giving audiences to Netanyahu's political opponent, talking about "cease-fire," is slowly turning away from the US's default position of "yeah kill 'em all it's all good," all while sending weapons for some fuckin' reason. That's not ideal, no. Meanwhile Trump moved the embassy to Jerusalem and said of the recent war Israel has to "finish the problem." So you're fine with the guy who wants to finish the problem being in charge, because there's not much difference?
Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
So let me get this straight… Biden is slowly moving away from his sponsoring of gneocide, which you have acknowledged he is doing, and your only real defense of him is that he is marginally, strategically better than the other guy?
It sounds like you agree with what I’m saying because you just restated it, except with the addition that you somehow psychically determined that I am fine with Trump, even though I explicitly said he was an overt fascist and even worse.
Did you think that was an argument? Or did you just read my comment and think, “Hey, that’s describing me! It’s my time to shine!”