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[–] killea@lemmy.world -5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Wow. So the user that does the lion's share of the posting on news/politics on lemmy.world (from what I've observed) states his confound knowledge of the private conversations of POTUS. The very same lemmy.world that has an overwhelming amount of posted coverage of democrats urging Joe Biden to step down, to an arguably oppressive degree. Without a replacement even considered aside from VP Harris. Four months before a presidential election. With the known American attention span. Smells awful.

For the love of all that is holy, vote blue in November to avoid immediate Fascism and CONTINUE to press for our rights and dignity as human beings!

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Four months before a presidential election. With the known American attention span.

You do realize that those two facts mean the opposite is what you imply in your comment, right?

[–] killea@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

My comment and its underlying meaning imply that there isn't enough time to put in a new candidate. Four months from November, there isn't adequate time to get everyone necessary on board, and too much influence will bleed off to Trump. I mean put Biden in now, fix it after we've cleared the election OR put a strong candidate up NOW with unequivocal confidence and put all the money and skill available behind it. Not committing to a strong course of action now (one way or the other) is tantamount to sabotage.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Im not privy to any secret POTUS convos. I’m just stating what I’ve read in the news.

I don’t mod on politics, so I can’t speak for them, but the content on Lemmy seems to reflect the content I’ve seen in media coverage

[–] killea@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I get hot about this, @jeffw. You make a good contribution to the site, content wise. Perhaps I could try my hand at balancing things out, if I were up for it. I merely see a preponderance of people or otherwise spamming Biden step down content without proposing a solution, and I see it as propaganda and a direct assist to Trump. So if anyone wants to help destroy our fucking country, please, continue to downvote any objection and obfuscating any positive direction the democrats might have.

quick edit: I think I'm reacting to a fate already sealed and pissing in the wind, likely. Better to watch the remnant embers of what constituted American representative government be extinguished since the people seem very invested in that. Whether they realize it or not, they are in aid of fascism and their own demise.