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[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you run into a version where Bill is saying it, and he may very well be, I'll happily hate it too. There's a flavour difference between some "In this house we believe in Science" sign in the yard capital L liberal saying it and an establishment ghoul on the caliber of (either) Clinton

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

People don't seem to be disparaging Biden for being an establishment ghoul ...

[–] Nudding@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Whenever I bring that up I get flamed

[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Every fifth political article including this one is related to the conflict of more progressive or leftist voters not wanting the highly establishment Joe "bussing policy, crime bill, I'm a Zionist" Biden. If you haven't seen that then frankly I'm a little baffled

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes, there is some criticism allowed, but too much and people start to tell me I'm threatening his re-election

[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not gonna hear it from me, criticize away!

I think this particular thing is more like: is my somewhat well intentioned but misguided neighbor coming to my house complaining that I'm killing the earth with my one monthly Ziploc bag or is Exxon Mobile coming and telling me that

The first one is surely an eyeroll but the second one is a real circus act.

So, while criticizing Biden might catch you heat from some random Vote Blue No Matter Who types, it's real fuckin rich to hear it from as deep inside the machine as a Clinton

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 7 months ago

Biden and Clinton are the same level of deep in the machine. Biden was vice president, and is now the president.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

i feel like you left out "student debt for life, author of the patriot act, i represent a slave state" but like you got some of the good ones

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 1 points 7 months ago

He created and supported some of the most fucking atrocious bills to ever be fucking passed in recent history but he gets a pass for it now because.... He hasn't apologized but he's older now? Like that's it? People say he's learned but has he? What signs is there for that?!

This man started his career by ruining the life of his sister, and has been seeking power ever since, why is that a good man to save us from the horrors of Trump who is just a dumber version of Biden.

Oh and you forgot big fan of mass incarceration.

"Cadre of young people, tens of thousands of them, born out of wedlock, without parents, without supervision, without any structure, without any conscience developing because they literally ... because they literally have not been socialized, they literally have not had an opportunity. And it's a sad commentary on society. We have no choice but to take them out of society."

[–] drmeanfeel@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

For sure, there's quite the list to choose from!