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Cross-posted from "Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses Kamala Harris: ‘I will always be an American before I am a Republican’" by @Powderhorn@beehaw.org in !politics@beehaw.org


“I will always be an American before I am a Republican,” he wrote. “That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognise our country. And you are right to be furious.”

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[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

He did some dumb god damn shit in California back in the day, and he's doing the obviously right thing now that things are so different. We gather every partial win and stand together against the limpdicks.

Vote.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Noice. Call Arnold whatever you want, he's no MAGA ass-kisser.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 26 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

In one corner, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In the other corner, Hulk Hogan.

What year is it?

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I figure the Schwarz could take hogan and gibson at the same time.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 19 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

“Increased crime”? C’mon, isn’t crime down? Don’t fall for that old white man bogeyman, Arnold.

[–] genuineparts@infosec.pub 7 points 2 hours ago

He still is republican.

[–] ViperActual@sh.itjust.works 61 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I truly wish we had more politicians that behave in this manner. It should never boil down to my political party versus yours. There shouldn't be any sides to governing this country.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Don't you miss the days where presidentak candidates stood up for each other .... When GOP McCain defended Obama against outlandish rumors he was a secret Muslim. Seems like those days are long gone.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's because none of the candidates were Russian assets.

In this election it's almost as if all of them are Russian assets except one.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -2 points 1 hour ago

Except RFK, right? Right? Or maybe except Bernie?

I mean, OK, Kamala is not an asset, she's an equal partner. Trump is an asset.

And "Russian" should be replaced with some international network of thieves and murderers.

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I think people should behave in this manner and we would live in a better world.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Imagine if we banned parties. Made lobbying illegal and funded all of the campaigns for qualified members paid for by the government. Encouraging government figures to campaign less as it saves taxes for their constituates.

[–] PetteriSkaffari@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

No way that government will have a majority to make this happen anytime soon. Interesting idea though.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 120 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

See that’s an immigrant who actually embraced the culture he moved to glares at elon

[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I would pay a lot of money to see Arnold beat up Elon in a cage match. Despite the age gap, it wont even be close.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 points 2 hours ago

Heh, I would've paid to watch Zuck beat his ass, but he chickened out of that one.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 37 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Finally some decent from Arnold.

Dude has been silent afaik.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 17 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

I knew what he’d say though. He’s made it clear through his actions what he wants.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 239 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (11 children)

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

Spoken like a true republican.

Democratic administrations are better with the economy than republican administrations in virtually every case for the last 75 years. Plus, don't forget that Clinton not only balanced the budget during his term, he left office with a projected budget surplus that Gee Dubya threw away with his tax cuts for the rich and unfunded wars.

As for crime, crime rates have been steadily dropping for decades and continued to drop under the Biden administration. In fact, violent crime rates are near a 50-year low!

[–] lightrush@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 hours ago

This is one of those situations when you just nod and take the endorsement.

[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 48 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Meh. I'd happily return to the ideological difference of the 90s / 2000s where maybe some facts don't support beliefs. But we're in a very different ballgame now.

And the fact that he's endorsing Harris instead of just saying don't vote for Trump is commendable. Many of my Republican friends that reject Trump can't stomach voting for Harris. It's apparently a very big bridge to cross for them.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 hours ago

tell them you're sacrificing too by voting for her! make it a team effort.

[–] False@lemmy.world 141 points 12 hours ago (5 children)

Spoken like a true republican.

I'll take that over whatever MAGA is.

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 83 points 11 hours ago (4 children)

MAGA is fascism, full stop. That’s not just my opinion – if you can read this list with honesty and not conclude they’re fascists, you’re lying to yourself:

  1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
  2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
  3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
  4. Supremacy of the Military
  5. Rampant Sexism
  6. Controlled Mass Media
  7. Obsession with National Security
  8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
  9. Corporate Power is Protected
  10. Labor Power is Suppressed
  11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
  12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
  13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
  14. Fraudulent Elections (or claims thereof)

It’s outright fascism. That is not hyperbole. And fascism is always a suicide cult. It destroys everything it touches, including itself.

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 97 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (5 children)

Spoken like a true republican.

That aside (I'm not arguing or disagreeing on that point): he is putting country over party which is something very, very few Republicans are capable of doing and even fewer are actually doing. On that alone, I can throw him some respect.

[–] classic@fedia.io 67 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

And he is speaking language that will make voting for Harris more palatable to at least some Republicans

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 32 points 11 hours ago

This is the biggest thing. If he were to actually tell the full truth here, he'd be less successful in getting his message across to the people who listen to him. Full truth is the ultimate goal, but we're so far from it that for half the country it's an impossibly huge leap to go from where they are now to the truth in one bound.

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 27 points 10 hours ago

At least he's never put on a red hat, or in any way spoken in favor of the blond antichrist. That's at least something.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

he left office with a projected budget surplus

It wasn't a projected surplus, it was an actual surplus for his final two years. I suppose you could say it was also a projected surplus, but Bush II and Dick "Reagan Proved Deficits Don't Matter" Cheney took care of that right quick.

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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 52 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

This is the type of republican endorsement Harris should be touting. His politics may be shit but at least he's got broad popularity across the aisle , unlike Cheney and the five delusional people who still think his opinion is worth considering.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I actually think the opposite shows more.

"The orange idiot calls me a communist, but even these pieces of shit are voting for me over him."

I think too many people are confusing am endorsement by a piece of shit and supporting that piece of shit, like Cheney's endorsement somehow will mean Harris agrees with him.

All it means is a massive turd is saying "Don't vote for the diaper full of massive fascsist turds".

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 33 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (9 children)

Let it sink in:

Angela Davis - an avowed Marxist-Leninist- and Dick-fucking-Cheney both agree Kamala is the way to go.

How the hell is this election even close?

(And we can add Liz Cheney to that. She and her dad are both neo-con warmongers.)

Edit: any one have a good punchline to “Dick Cheney and Angela Davis walk into a bar….”?

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