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[-] DessertStorms@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] osarusan@kbin.social 36 points 1 year ago

Go back to your troll cave with this "both sides are the same" bullshit.

[-] Whattrees 17 points 1 year ago

Even if that were the case, which it's clearly not, wouldn't it be better to move slowly towards full-on fascism than speed run it?

What is with all the both-sidesing and accelerationism on here in the last few weeks? Some of you all are either too young or too privileged to remember what living under Trump was really like, and he's been abundantly clear that his next term will be far worse.

You won't find very many enthusiastic Biden supporters, but I'd much rather have four more years of this than four-plus more years of Trump with a grudge and nothing left to lose.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

What is with all the both-sidesing and accelerationism on here in the last few weeks?

Lotta Libertarian "Centrists" who think they're smart and that they have a choice. They think they will be able to die on the single-issue-hill of Biden's policy stance on Israel and still retain the ability to vote in five years.

Fortunately, as evidenced by most of the comments here, they're still squarely in the minority, and I'll never stop pointing out how bad their arguments are.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Work on ranked choice voting.

Colorado has a ballot measure for that.

Meanwhile check an org working for voting reforms /ranked choice

https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/ranked-choice-voting/

[-] Bernie_Sandals@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The Federal Fair Representation Act For example, would go a massive way for voting reform.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed. Thanks for pointing that out.

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago

As if the democrats don't lead to the same end result, only slower and more "politely"..

Can you say, "Slippery Slope Fallacy?"

...doesn't mean other options don't exist, only that you haven't bothered looking for them.

Go learn what a FPTP System is.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

As if the democrats don’t lead to the same end result, only slower and more “politely”…

Yes. The Democrats would have definitely slowly and politely installed far-right Supreme Court justices that would have ended Roe.

That sounds very credible.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

did Joe Biden vote for Clarence thomas?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Did Joe Biden nominate Clarence Thomas? Because that's the issue.

Do you really think Obama or Biden would have installed justices to end Roe if they had the chance? Be serious.

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Biden has repeatedly said that he was pro-choice. Why don't you even know that?

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

politicians are notorious for lying and backstabbing.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What evidence do you have that he was in favor of outlawing abortion? Because "he's a Catholic" is not it. There are whole Catholic organizations that want legal abortion.

https://www.catholicsforchoice.org/who-we-are/our-case-for-support/pro-choice-catholicism-101/

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[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

biden voted for Thomas. he DID install him.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson pro- or anti- abortion?

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The only example of a Supreme Court justice he nominated is a red herring?

[-] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

yes. she would not say what she thought about abortion in her confirmation hearings. but we know he did confirm justices who have ruled to vacate roe v wade.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Please name the Supreme Court justice that was open about their view on abortion before being confirmed. Just one name please.

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