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[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 161 points 3 days ago (26 children)

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.

Buttigieg is one of the best politicians America has right now

At failing upwards.

He's just your typical charismatic Centrist who can deliver some catchy sound bites for the billionaire-owned media to obsess about, but has no legislative experience beyond being the mayor of a small town in Indiana, which he apparently wasn't even that good at.

When it comes to authenticity, he's almost exactly on par with Ted "100% Human Candidate" Cruz

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

Well that might be the single grimmest condemnation of the state of American politics I've seen

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Care to explain or are you just a bridge troll?

Guy is incredibly intelligent. Calm. Collected. Fair. He easily handles Fox News pundits while trying to explain things in a way even Fox viewers can understand. Served in the military. Became a mayor before getting into national politics. Got pretty far into the primary process.

I'll wait for your response.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Many horrific politicians are intelligent, calm, collected, and perform well in interviews. You're basically describing Dick Chaney.

Serving the military is not a good thing.

[–] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

We can't be friends with a take like that. I'll never forgive how he treated Bernie.

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[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If "best" means technically proficient, then sure. He does the politician thing better than any other establishment Democrats I can think of. If "best" means good for the country, then I have some notes. Obama was the same kind of character, and Trump was the result. I'm not sure I want to go down the highly charismatic Wall Street bitch route again.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Obama was the same kind of character, and Trump was the result.

Lol. Ok.

Let's blame Obama for Trump. We already blame him for everything else.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Not just Obama, but he is a perfect example of the kinds of Democrats that made fascism inevitable.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 92 points 3 days ago (16 children)

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.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 63 points 3 days ago (28 children)

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.world 22 points 3 days ago (39 children)

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.

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[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

It's sad when a McKinsey ghoul is one of our best choices right now.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 37 points 3 days ago

like all neoliberals in the Dem establishment, Butti will always do what the corporations tell him. don’t fall for it, we need to demand better.

[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (8 children)

And a politician he is, willing to be bought in exchange for political capital.

Stealing from my comment in a different thread:

I’m still upset with Buttigieg for his pre-Super-Tuesday drop out. He joined the establishment to rally against Sanders. In doing so, he became part of what’s wrong with the party.

While I don’t think poorly of him as a person per se, he is also just another politician.

In contrast, I see folks like Sanders and AOC as real agents of change.

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