• kescusay@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Even in acknowledging the need for new leadership, he gets it wrong. Biden himself wasn’t the problem, he did a perfectly fine job as president. The problem was you guys in Congress, and the DNC insisting that the Democrats move to the right.

    Age may correlate with compromised ethics and standards, but it’s not the cause. If the Democrats in Congress weren’t such fucking pushovers and did good jobs, I wouldn’t give a shit if they held office until they keeled over dead.

    Fight - for us - and you can have the job as long as you want it. Refuse to fight? Then get the hell out of the way.

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      I will say that the gerontocracy is deeply frustrating, but as you say, it’s the failure to act that’s the most infuriating part.

      Sanders is old as fuck, but he has his head on straighter than almost anyone else in Congress. On the flip side, Jeffries seems to be doing a great job proving to everyone that he’s got the backbone of a wet fucking noodle, in terms of backing effective policy and action that would make a real difference.

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        Exactly! Jeffries was the exact example I had in mind of a Democrat who simply will not stand up for anyone.

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        Yes, the is exactly the kind of comparison that is so very apt. Age is not really the problem, indeed, is likely to become even less of a problem (assuming the likes of Taco and Bobby Brainworms don’t completely disrupt all advances in medicine).

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      I’m pretty sure the Biden fiasco he was referring to was him trying to hold on to the presidency despite his waning health which ended up with the last minute change that cost them the election.

      It’s nice to see someone learning a lesson from that and coming to a good conclusion.

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      Biden himself wasn’t the problem, he did a perfectly fine job as president.

      History will not be kind to Biden, who threw away all his accomplishments and put America on the path for Trump when he started and refused to budge on his Israel’s genocide. A proud Zionist, licked ice cream while dismissing a ceasefire that he repeatedly vetoed while spending billions on weapons for Israel to shred babies alive. He denied it was happening, he had students beat by police for peacefully protesting, he had reporters dragged out for asking questions, and now you want to whitewash his genocide and give Trump all the credit.

      Too bad it’s fully documented, and you’re on the wrong side of history. And nothing will change as long as you celebrate one Nazi just to spite another.

    • Sprocketfree@sh.itjust.works
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      Except he didn’t. His age restricted his messaging. Some decent policy but most people never knew it because he could get out there and talk about it.