6mo ago

The debate gets interesting sometimes

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Lol neoliberals are stroking themselves about how clever this is and just out of view there was another choice back in 2020.
But they like to ignore the fact they voted for a geriatric, procorporate genocide supporting candidates in the 2020 primaries.
- I voted for a geriatric socialist who's against the genocide in the 2020 primaries actually
  
  he seems a lot more alert when he speaks than trump or biden.
  
  Nobody is willing to admit they voted for Biden in the 2020 primaries so 🤷‍♂️
  
  I wonder if that's because the people who voted for Biden aren't the people using Lemmy
  
  Where are those people? I don't see them on Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit or here. Millions of people voted for him in the 2020 primaries. Are they ashamed of their choice? They should be.
  
  Millions voted for him? So like, 3% of the country? I'm not surprised you don't see those geezers on here. Personally I see a lot of Biden/Harris bumper stickers in my city. Usually on cars driven by sentient piles of dust
- What kind of argument is this? "People talking about the current election are ignoring an option that hasn't existed for 4 years" of course they're not?! It's not an option any more! The meme perfectly represents the idiocy of anyone trying to take any kind of moral high ground by not voting. America has made its bed, it sucks but no amount of idealism can change the practical options available to you.
  
  I never claimed any kind of moral high ground. You're inferring that all on your own.
  And I will be voting but I won't be voting for a strike blocking genocide supporting candidate.
  
  It's funny you pull the whole "ackshually I never said that" but I never accused you of taking the moral high ground. I just said the meme perfectly captures the idiocy of people taking the moral high ground. You lumped yourself in that category.
  
  Ok bud.
- There are next to no 70+ year olds on here to be stroking themselves over this. Most of us young people either didn't vote in the primaries or voted for Warren/Bernie. It's the old voters that choose our candidates because not enough young people can be bothered to vote in primaries... :(
  
  Why do you acknowledge the Boomers as the problem but your comment still seems to lay responsibility at the feet of "young people"?
  Get out there and make sure Democrat voting boomers know: this is their fault. Stop carrying water for them.
  
  Because the responsibility IS at the feet of us young people. If we could be bothered to actually vote in the primaries it wouldn't matter who the boomers chose.
  Unfortunately no one is going to change their minds by me rubbing their nose in the shit they just made. They vote for him because they believe in whatever he stands for. They're too scared of spooky socialism to vote for anyone that isn't a centrist anyway.
  
  Because the responsibility IS at the feet of us young people. If we could be bothered to actually vote in the primaries it wouldn’t matter who the boomers chose.
  Holy victim blaming Batman.
  
  We are the victims of their inaction for sure, but that doesn't change the fact that boomers gonna boomer. We can counter that we just need to get people to see how important primaries are.
  I just don't see how we could possibly convince neolib boomers to not be neolib boomers.
  
  We are the victims of their inaction for sure
  No we are the victims of Boomers actions. Holy shit you are trying so hard to give them a free pass.
- they voted for a geriatric...
  Joe Biden has won ONE state in all 2020 primary and general elections where there was a major party candidate that was running below the age of retirement: South Carolina, and that was because everyone skipped it in preparation for super tuesday.
  The other 99 contests either Biden lost or everyone still running was over 65.
  
  Neat.
- I love how the right and their trolls have picked up on the fact that neoliberal has become a dirty word and is trying to weaponize it.
  
  I'll ask the same question I always do when someone accuses me of being a troll: where do you think all those people who voted uncommitted in the 2024 primaries are? Do they have zero social media presence?
  Stop voting for shit candidates in the primaries. This is non-negotiable.
- That ship has sailed now bud. Now its trump or biden and that is what the meme is referring to.
  
  "It doesn't matter that we made terrible decisions that got us here you're now morally obligated to vote for our strike blocking genocide supporting candidate!"
  No. I won't be voting for Biden, Trump or RFK.
  
  "We"? I'm not even from USA ... And I doubt many Lemmy commenters voted for biden in primaries.
  Put your big boy pants on and stop whining when people point out that you are wrong morally on a given issue.
  Sometimes life isn't fair 🥲😲
  
  Lol you're like that neighborhood kid who comes into someone's house and starts acting like they're a part of the family.

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