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It's one thing to want unchecked power. It's another to want to holocaust millions of people.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I hope she has people in her campaign that relentlessly argue internally that they're not prepared enough.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

Overconfidence lead to brexit, Trump presidency and the Nazi occupation of Poland.

Expect the best, prepare for the worse. And next time, aim 3 inches to the right.

[–] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 48 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Biden can just have anyone executed who is out of line. Not sure why everyone is acting so afraid.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 minutes ago

As much as I'm against violence, it would be hilarious if Trump's "the president can do anything, even kill his opponents" would be used to get rid of him and his criminal cronies

[–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Nah, just somebody who was lucky enough to soar with some actual sword masters over the years. I'm no Jill Bearup, but I know which end goes into the other guy.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

Let'm have it!

Also I really hope to win the president choosing lottery! I only need to have chosen exactly what the unelected electoral college chooses! Yey democracy!

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 30 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

She's a former prosecutor. If MAGA pulls shit I'm sure she will pull out the fan.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 45 points 16 hours ago

I hope they put in extra security measures. A lot of foreign nations have stakes here, a lot of mentally ill people are too agitated for their own good and Trump's gonna die before accepting he's lost to a woman.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 53 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

She's going to lend it to J'Biden?

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I hope he’s been practicing for the big moment.

::Takes Glock::

💥 BLAM! 💥 BLAM! 💥 BLAM! …

Biden: “Pardon…”

::puts on shades, lights a cigar, smiles::

Biden: “Me.”

Drives off into the sunset.

[–] undercrust@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 hours ago

It's ya boi! J'Biden!

[–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You obviously haven't fought anyone with a sword. And before you ask, yes I have.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Are you the Dread Pirate Roberts?

[–] Thunderdonk4444@lemmy.world 97 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

It’s reassuring to hear they know Trump is going to go all in on fuckery at the end, and actually have a plan to stop another insurrection

[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 35 points 17 hours ago

Yeah I'll believe it when I see it

[–] dyathinkhesaurus@lemmy.world 43 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Hopefully more than just a concept of a plan 😉

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 hours ago

Maybe even a cognitive

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

That's not what I heard.
"We've got two weeks to go, and I'm very much grounded in the present. We will deal with election night and the days after as they come, and we have the resources and the expertise and the focus on that as well"

She's saying they have a bunch of capable people who'll figure it out on the fly.
That's called improvising. Improvising is exactly the opposite of a plan. It's what you do when you have no plan.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 8 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

If you look at Harris' history of how she runs her staff, that's just not what she does. She tends to over prepare to the point of exhaustion. This is sometimes portrayed in the press as "Harris is hard on her staff", but then you look at the details and it's more that she expects a lot out of them.

Of course she doesn't go into details in an interview. It would both bore people watching, and there's no reason to give the plan away at this point.

[–] Steve@communick.news -1 points 5 hours ago

I know I don't see this stuff like most people do. Platitudes and vague substance-less rhetoric does nothing for me... That's not true. It annoys me.

She wouldn't need to go into details. She could have simply said "Yes of course. There are several possibilities we've discussed and have contingencies for. I think we're well prepared for his inevitable shenanigans." That would have been a solid confidence inspiring answer. But instead, she tries to dodge the question, focusing on the present. I assume because she's not aware of any plan and doesn't want to say that. Then hearing herself, realizes it's a bad answer to focus on the now without looking ahead; So she tries to find a way to say something that sounds like being prepared. And finally caps it off talking about how bad Trump is again.

I think so many people are so used to vacuous bullshit from politicians, they've started judging it by different standards than they would use in normal real world conversations. Imagine you asked a coworker a question, and got a response like hers. I'd hope your bullshit alarm would be blaring.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 hours ago

Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face - Mike Tyson (I think that's how he said it)

[–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 28 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

It's also called being ready for anything. It's what you do when you aren't entirely sure what the idiot on the other side is going to do.

The world's best swordsman isn't afraid of the second best swordsman. He's afraid of the world's worst swordsman, cause he can never be sure what the idiot will do.

Same principle.

[–] Steve@communick.news -3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

No it's not.
Being ready for anything is having a plan for anything.

When you can't know what your opponent might do, you can't plan. That's exactly why the best swordsman is afraid of the worst. He's forced to go without a plan.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Being ready for anything doesn't mean planing for everything, that's impossible. They've likely planned for the obvious. They also have the resources ready to go to adapt to an unexpected situation.

A swordsman is t ready to block every conceivable blow. They, instead, prepare to react. If it's a known attack, they can fall back on a planned move. If it's abnormal they can react by improvising, using the skills they already have.

Oh, and the swordsman's issue isn't the lack of plan, improvisation is a key skill. The issue of the inability to read the opponent. It throws their instincts out. E.g. an attack looks like a faint, since it would leave the attack open to a lethal counter, even if it connected. An expert would never use that. A beginner might.

[–] Steve@communick.news -2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Being ready for anything doesn’t mean planing for everything, that’s impossible.

Just as impossible as being ready for everything.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

as impossible as being ready for everything

I mean, they probably don't have a contingency prepared for the event of an alien invasion happening at Devil's Tower...

But it would be silly to assume they don't have people keeping an eye on the twits and truthers and whatever other places the MAGAts are congregating to discuss their treasonous plans.

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

How can anyone be ready for anything if this is the definition.

Being prepared for anything is about having the skills and tools to solve any problem, any time. On the fly.

A good general isn't one who relies on his plan surviving contact with the enemy, it is the one who knows it won't and is able to respond appropriately and timely.

[–] Steve@communick.news -4 points 6 hours ago

You can't be ready for anything.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

So happy she is the candidate. Biden would actively prevent his team from planning for this scenario claiming no need due to tradition and decorum

[–] Atrichum@lemmy.world 31 points 9 hours ago

I'm glad she's the candidate too, but you're just making up a scenario in your head based on no evidence.