What I'm seeing is that old man Trump can't say anything about old man Biden that can't be said about him x10. Biden actually cuts off many lanes of attack Trump might otherwise use. He can't really blow his dog whistle to rouse up the misogynists and racists against Biden.It is mindboggling to me that Democrats had 4 years to learn from their mistakes and still could not come up with decent candidate. Is Biden really the best they could find?
But for some weird reason I can only vote for the person the party nominates.
I know it was in 2016. Is the protest in 2020 the same basic protest?
John Feffer: what will it take to defeat Trumpism?
What Will It Take to Defeat Trumpism?
Let’s assume that Donald Trump loses the election in November. Yes, that’s a mighty big assumption, despite all the polls currently favoring the Democrats. If the economy begins to recover and the firstwww.tomdispatch.com
“While Trump may be expendable, Trumpism -- which lies at the intersections of racial and sexual anxiety, hatred of government and the expert class, and opposition to cosmopolitan internationalism -- is not so easily rooted out. Drawing heavily on American traditions of Know-Nothing-ism, America-First-ism, and Goldwater Republicanism, Trump’s essential worldview will survive the 2020 election.”
As demographics change, so will politics.
This just speaks to how impotent, corrupt, and inbred our political world has become in the US. Just like everything else eventually settles in the package that provides the "biggest bang for the buck"..like how all cell phones basically look the same, all car makers are making small SUVs that all look the same, etc. etc. For politics they have learned that to achieve their goal of getting (re)elected they need a clone of the same guy that has been elected every damn time except one in the history of our country. Old white males are presidents. They have few good new ideas. Working with the other side doesn't guarantee the vote, so rile up the constituency instead. Toe the party line. These things get results...i.e. winning the vote. That is all the results they look for any more. Not to make any real change, or help society, or do the best they can for the public. The result that matters is getting elected and the best chance at that is an old white male who is close enough to center to get the votes to win, while still toeing the party line when it matters and basically doing nothing in the hopes of maintaining enough votes to win again. Change is unpopular, no matter how you slice it, so change risks losing votes. So avoid change and get re-elected. We have created this cess-pool of a system, and like a run-away freight train there is slim likelihood of stopping it or changing direction until the crash.It is mindboggling to me that Democrats had 4 years to learn from their mistakes and still could not come up with decent candidate. Is Biden really the best they could find?
Biden is uninspiring, but I think the DNC wanted him because there's no dirt to be had on him, no surprises and no way to invent stories about him that would be credible.
So then vote for Trump again, who has done nothing but inflame the media’s bias toward sensationalism. Got it. Who’s the candidate in 2024 who will get us closer to the apogee?Moreso. The media has gone completely bat **** crazy.
Interesting. I don’t think this is wrong. However, Trumpism will be crippled if it loses control of the White House and senate and continues to lose local elections.Young people aren’t into Trumpism as much as boomers. As demographics change, so will politics.
This just speaks to how impotent, corrupt, and inbred our political world has become in the US. Just like everything else eventually settles in the package that provides the "biggest bang for the buck"..like how all cell phones basically look the same, all car makers are making small SUVs that all look the same, etc. etc. For politics they have learned that to achieve their goal of getting (re)elected they need a clone of the same guy that has been elected every damn time except one in the history of our country. Old white males are presidents. They have few good new ideas. Working with the other side doesn't guarantee the vote, so rile up the constituency instead. Toe the party line. These things get results...i.e. winning the vote. That is all the results they look for any more. Not to make any real change, or help society, or do the best they can for the public. The result that matters is getting elected and the best chance at that is an old white male who is close enough to center to get the votes to win, while still toeing the party line when it matters and basically doing nothing in the hopes of maintaining enough votes to win again. Change is unpopular, no matter how you slice it, so change risks losing votes. So avoid change and get re-elected. We have created this cess-pool of a system, and like a run-away freight train there is slim likelihood of stopping it or changing direction until the crash.
Trump has contributed greatly to the craziness of the media.Moreso. The media has gone completely bat **** crazy.
So then vote for Trump again, who has done nothing but inflame the media’s bias toward sensationalism. Got it. Who’s the candidate in 2024 who will get us closer to the apogee?
That’s why they passed a 3 trillion dollar recovery bill. And proposed more recovery money only to be blocked by McConnell.They prefer to crash the country to increase their odds in next election.
Republicans run on restoring a fiscal house
I don't think he was speaking to this particular administration. The post he was responding to was in reference to 2024 iirc.i wish. They are the most fiscally Irresponsible party ever. With a strong economy they ran trillion dollar deficits.
i wish. They are the most fiscally Irresponsible party ever. With a strong economy they ran trillion dollar deficits.
I know it was in 2016. Is the protest in 2020 the same basic protest?