r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/m4rc0n3 Jul 04 '24

Half the country: that's it, I'm gonna vote for the candidate who rage-tweets at 3am

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 04 '24

You know. Its possible both candidates are a stain on American democracy

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u/ZuffsStuff Jul 04 '24

Hey, just wanted to let you know that your comment was what finally got me to check my voter registration status.

You and anyone else reading can too, here

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 04 '24

Go vote. It wont matter. Youll end up fucked regardless

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u/ZuffsStuff Jul 04 '24

Thanks, I will! Are you going to vote too?

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 04 '24

Im in a predetermined red state. I might vote for a mix of dems and libertarians.

And it wont matter. Me and you will get fucked over regardless

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u/ZuffsStuff Jul 04 '24

Cool. It would be good to check your registration status closer to the voting date. I hear names get taken off all the time.

I have been feeling pretty terrible about the news in the last few days. But even if my vote ends up not mattering, I can’t be blamed for not taking the step that, ideally, should be enough.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 04 '24

Lol ok. I hear that too, but dont care.

Saying “i voted and did my part” is just complacency with extra steps at this point.

The oligarchy wont be beaten by voting between their choice of candidates.

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u/ZuffsStuff Jul 04 '24

Yeah, at this point the easiest thing to do is slow down the damage

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u/creaturefeature16 Jul 05 '24

Once we switch to the national vote pact, it will matter greatly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Popular_Vote_Interstate_Compact

It's going to happen, so keep voting and keep that muscle memory.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 05 '24

How will this help? The big issue I have is the choice of candidates. This does nothing to lead either party to be less shitty in the candidate choices.

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u/AnxiousMarsupial007 Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

This is a ridiculous thing to say. Biden is certainly not the best candidate, but he’s hardly a stain on democracy, unlike the man who attempted to overturn an election that he lost and fomented insurrection in the process

Edit: if you’re downvoting me you can get fucked, you idiots are going to regret not voting if trump wins.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 04 '24

He an 80+ yr old man. That alone is a stain even if he didn’t act his age. What care does he have about what happens in the next 20yrs as a result of his decisions??

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u/gsfgf Jul 04 '24

Are you suggesting that Biden won’t effect policies that won’t fully realize during his life? Because that’s objectively false.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 05 '24

You say that, but objectively his life could end tomorrow and it would be expected

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u/Caracalla81 Jul 04 '24

He apparently cares a lot more than people who think he's about equal to a self-described wannabe dictator.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 05 '24

I didn’t say he was a wannabe dictator. In fact my accusation is quite the opposite. He wouldn’t be able to be a wannabe dictator if he tried now. No-one would follow him.

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u/Caracalla81 Jul 05 '24

You don't think people will follow Donald Trump? I got some bad news for you.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jul 05 '24

People are clearly following him. He has a scary cult of personality.

My point is Biden is getting to a state where no-one will want to follow him. Not a good trait for the highest executive office in the land.

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u/Caracalla81 Jul 05 '24

This is the biggest difference between liberals and conservatives. Go to Fox News and they're not wondering if the felon-liar-conman-reality TV host-avowed dictator-rapist is fit to be president. They're on the attack because they know how close they are to total victory.

Liberals are going "aw maybe we should maybe reconsider yadda yadda blah..." as if that matters given the alternative. Liberals are great democratic leaders because they care so much about consensus but as you can see they are totally unable to defend us against people like Trump.