Harris may have been light on policy, but she was able to bait an ‘unhinged’ Trump into a number of traps

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    3 months ago

    Yeah, ideally it shouldn’t, but IMO were in this state where we’re kinda trying to play chess with a toddler that just wants juice and thinks the pieces are neat.

    Taking a step back, I don’t truly understand why the option is between someone who might be reasonable, and a convicted predator con artist who, at every turn, keeps demonstrating how they’re more racist and incoherent than your great grandpa, but here we are.

    Tldr: I agree with you, but this isn’t that.

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      I don’t truly understand why the option is between someone who might be reasonable, and a convicted predator con artist who, at every turn, keeps demonstrating how they’re more racist and incoherent than your great grandpa

      I think our system of politics as day time talk show style entertainment is part of the reason why the convicted predator continues to be a seemingly viable candidate.

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        3 months ago

        True, and I mean, a lot of that seems to come from how we’ve handled politics in the past affecting the now. Media companies are incentivised by controversy, and everyone’s opinion needs to be heard just to generate content.

        It’ll be interesting to see how this and other worldly things change as cable news continues to die.

        As an aside, it’s also funny how everyone apparently forgot all the BS Trump was doing or involved in over the four years he was in office. I remember it always being something, you know? Scandal or stupid decisions every week. I mean even know, they’re calling for a door to door military search of American households like we did in Iraq and Afghanistan. Police can barely pull over Tyreek Hill without yanking him out of his car and screaming. People can’t see the writing on the wall on how much violence would happen from something so massively invasive? Doesn’t sound like freedom to me.

        OK I’ll get off my box lol.