• DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Buttigieg is one of the best politicians America has right now.

    Him growing a beard is a completely different thing from known bitch Ted Cruz growing one.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 days ago

      I mean, that’s a really low bar. I like Pete, and I would certainly vote for him instead of just about anyone in any position of government. But I do think our standards have been lowered to the point where “not a nazi shitbag” is going to put him in the upper echelon.

      • Semester3383@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 days ago

        All of politics is a compromise. You can’t actually accomplish anything if you have a dogmatic approach to it. That’s why Sanders, who I very nearly wholeheartedly support, is so rarely able to actually get anything done. And bless him for it!, he’s the moral compass we need! But to get things done, politicians need to make deals, sometimes with shitty people.

        I don’t like everything that Buttigieg represents. But I like him a lot more than Newsom, who throws trans people under the buss without provocation. I certainly like him more than Joe Walsh, the ‘former’ (?) Tea Party conservative that now claims to be a Democrat.

      • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 days ago

        But I do think our standards have been lowered to the point where “not a nazi shitbag” is going to put him in the upper echelon.

        I agree, but in many places lesser evil is the best we can do. I think if one lives in a red state then we need to vote as much as we can to minimize harm. If we live in a blue state we need to vote for the most progressive dem in primaries to start the shift away from corporate dems. In pretty much every election from the last 30 years non voting has been the biggest voter block.

        Protesting is important too, but we need to follow up the energy and vote as well. Otherwise we are saying that we care a lot about something, but not enough to go all the way with our complaint.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 days ago

      This motherfucker can fuck off. He helped the DNC crush Bernie Sanders run in 2020. Also he is a fucking neoliberal who steals titles now.

      • FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        8 days ago

        Add that he enabled the Biden disaster to the list. He was supposedly his mock debate partner and didn’t raise any red flags about Biden’s mental health. Seriously, fuck that guy.

    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Or an engineer, we all grow beards to show wisdom.

      I know a female engineer who has a fake beard on the wall in her office. She has been known to wear it to meetings, for extra respect…

        • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
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          8 days ago

          Na, engineers are male/female. Not men and female.

          I have never heard anyone called a man engineer or a woman engineer…it is always male/female engineer…on the rare occasion that any designation is required.

          When you are looking for things to be offended about, you will find them…it is not good for your mental health.

          • lemonskate@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            8 days ago

            Yup, because that’s how adjectives work

            The real complaint is people who refer to women as “females” which makes them sound like ferengi. Saying a “female engineer” is just correct grammar. Some folks have instead, lacking a capacity for nuance (and language) taken this to mean that there is an issue with the word “female” in general.