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[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 62 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I swear, the "no criticism during an election year", someone graphed it out, and when you take into account the campaign before the actual election, the primaries before that, midterms, off year local and municipal elections, special elections etc etc, there's never any time you're allowed to criticize. Which is the point but I felt like explaining it.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago (1 children)

left-of-center

The overton window is so fucked.

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Biden is only left of center in the fucking antebellum South

[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago

Like all good Democrats, he is strongly committed to the idea that the only acceptable time to apply pressure is after surrendering any and all power or bargaining chips. liberalism

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 38 points 2 years ago

no one's ever going to coalition with you

That might be a meaningful threat had we not seen what they'd done to Bernie

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago

data-revolutionary I'm not interested in trading horses.

[–] goose@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago

There is a five-minute window every four years in which you are allowed to silently think critical thoughts about Democrats. No, we're not telling you when it is

[–] wombat@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

"do not ___ make" is one of those dead giveaway turns-of-phrase that the person using it is a shitlib

[–] Aquilae@hexbear.net 22 points 2 years ago

"Left-of-center" lmao

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

If your rection to genocide is to call it left-of-center, nobody's gping to coilition with you either.

[–] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Coalition? What is he talking about? Does he mean AOC? Lol.

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

He’s talking about the football Lucy is holding

[–] Dr_Gabriel_Aby@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Barack Obama described his politics as Reagan Republican and he chose Joe Biden to be his conservative leaning running mate

[–] Gorillatactics@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Are we sure its not a troll? He's using an avi of Will Stancil another obnoxious liberal that a bunch of left twitter users keep feuding with.

[–] SovietWaveGoddess@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I honestly wonder how childish libs are to believe that this is a smart political person

also I said it once and i'll say it again: American 'Center Left' Politician turns out to be a reactionary, happens every single time

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Center left of who? Fucking Bush?

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

"Noo you're driving all the responsible dumbass adults in the room whose ideology lead to this away from your organizing!"

Good