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[-] dtjones@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Do you consider Joe Biden a moderate?

[-] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I consider all politicians corrupt, but he's probably less than most. Their politics are money and power. I don't think many politicians at that level genuinely buy into either party, except for insofar as it gets them power.

[-] dtjones@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Sure, but if you give these "moderates" a seemingly reasonable Republican candidate who puts up a good front and who also won't say the quiet parts out loud, they will vote for that candidate every time. E.g., if Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney ran again, they'd vote for them in a heartbeat. Then those candidates will do almost all the same things Trump did, just without drawing attention to it, such as lowering taxes on the wealthy, installing ultra conservative or big-business friendly judges, starving social services, removing regulations, etc.

Moderates have no principles, so this is always okay with them.

[-] AnalogyAddict@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

None of this is true. But, hey, it gives you more straw people to hate, so knock yourself out.

[-] dtjones@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I haven't distorted any argument you made. You provided a very fence-sitty statement "all politicians are bad" just like all the other "enlightened centrists", then proceeded to accuse me of lying and not making good arguments when you yourself are unable to make actual arguments, critically about this subject, or otherwise bring something to the table. Is that a typical pattern for you?

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