2020 Presidential election

[One Brow]

People would rather blame people like my father who worked in coal, commuted every single day and left hardly a footprint ...

Some people are silly. You don't blame the coal workers for the decisions of politicians and billionaires.

 

[One Brow]

********. Maybe not here as we haven't discussed it but I've been called some pretty nasty things for being procoal.

You deserved to be called out for being pro coal. What does that have to do with people working in the coal industry?

 

[Gameface]

Massively more than generating electricity from coal? If not, massively more than what? What is the difference in the amount of CO2 generated per mile traveled between a small private plan and a commercial airliner, per passenger?

Don't worry, we all know you have no idea. For you, it's just a talking point you heard someone else say, and you think you can attack with it.

Well, he's pretending to make a pro-environmental argument when he's not and doesn't care. He's trying to hold "the left" to a standard he imagines (incorrectly) that the left believes in. It's pure echochamber BS. It's extreme right-wing media telling their followers what the left is, and going further to tell you that when "the left" says "A" what they really mean is "Z" so don't be tricked by those tricky tricksters tricks. The genius in redefining the very meaning of what people on the opposite side are saying is that you've first convinced the follower that they are more clever than their adversary and not stupid enough to fall for believing what they actually say, second you get to tell them what the opposition is really saying.

There's no way out of that once the follower becomes a true believer. Their only source of truth comes from those who are manipulating the message. What's even more very sadly hilarious is that one of the things these people have been most convinced of, the thing that has been beaten into them more than almost anything else is that "the left" controls all media and people on the left are the victims of the exact thing they are actually the victims of on the right.

 

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[PJF]

Mickey Mouse would be the best Democrat candidate they've ever had!

 

[PJF]

She is so fake!

 

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[Zombie]

So does this mean Trump is scared of Bernie and he needs to be the nominee if we want to win?

 

[JazzyFresh]

So does this mean Trump is scared of Bernie and he needs to be the nominee if we want to win?

It's not rocket science. Bernie fans are loyal.

 

[DasJazz]

Andrew Yang just dropped out. He was the best chance for Dems but least promoted of the big names. Too bad they didn't realize he had actual appeal to more than just their voter block.

Also, Biden is looking weak as hell in these races, dude needs to drop out. Currently 5th in New Hampshire, that's rough.

Ultimately, I think it will boil down to Sanders and Mayor Pete for the nomination.

 

[Gameface]

I could easily get behind Buttigieg. Will probably have to learn to spell his name without looking it up if he gets the nomination.

Warren is falling off pretty hard. If she drops out (not saying that is likely to happen anytime soon) that would be a pretty big boost for Sanders.