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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Anyone thinking about responding to this poster, please look at their post history so you know what you're getting into with regard to ANYTHING even tangentially related to Biden.

[–] xhieron@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

True for the OP too. There's definitely an element on some of the Lemmy communities that seems to exist only or at least primarily to push negative Biden prop (or barring that, anti-US prop in general). I checked Reddit recently for the first time in months (kind of like going to Walmart--avoid it like the plague, but sometimes you just can't), and I was genuinely astonished at how little anti-Biden content was present by comparison.

I'm voting for Joe in November, and you should too. Joe's administration killed non-competes, flipped the procedure for airline canceled and delayed flight refunds (i.e., pro-consumer), and pushed back the exempt employee loophole--and that's just the news from this week. He's an awesome president without even considering that the other side is composed entirely of criminals, Russian assets, and fascists.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Joe’s administration killed NDAs,

I don't think you mean NDAs (Non Disclosure Agreements). I think you mean Non-compete agreements.

[–] xhieron@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

You are correct. I haven't seen the two separated in years, so I tend to use NDA as a blanket term. Editing for clarity.

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That actually relieves me. Like, people going, "I won't vote/will vote 3rd party" seem to not realize that if Biden doesn't get in, Trump will, and he not only would push genocide MUCH more, but also WILL destroy the electoral system to stay in power and avoid jail.

Hell, Project 2025 leaking proved this

So a good reminder that the Fediverse is being echoey helps the fear some

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Like, people going, “I won’t vote/will vote 3rd party” seem to not realize that if Biden doesn’t get in,

I think people saying that are well aware a 3rd party vote means a second Trump presidency. Most are saying that in bad faith. The posters posting it either have no plan to vote third party, or they're not even US citizens (as their posts would suggest they are) and they're not allowed to vote anyway.

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

I just had to block them. Don't even need to see the username to know who it is. Engaging with them and even the OP here is nothing but a carnival of bad faith arguments.