• SirDerpy@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Biden’s courting of the black vote

    I remember that.

    If you don’t vote for me you ain’t black. - Joe Biden

    I felt so understood, loved, and represented.

    what could she do for her VP pick? Aside from a mid-Western old white guy.

    The other old white guy. It’s a big tent. The old white guys are voting identity and marketing just like you are.

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      Do you think there’s any ways in which Kamala will be worse than Biden was? I share a little bit of this cynicism that Harris isn’t going to end up being as cool as we want her to be, but for the life of me I can’t imagine a single issue where she’s any worse than Biden and she probably will be better on a few (like, she ran on marijuana legalization and Medicare for All in the 2020 primaries, stances Biden was never willing to take).

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        Do you think there’s any ways in which Kamala will be worse than Biden was?

        He’s still President and she’s not been elected yet. Your word choice is telling.

        She’ll certainly be worse than Biden. The transition provides an opportunity for more adaptation of the exploitive system. And, the figurehead is far more appealing and competent.

        I can’t imagine a single issue where she’s any worse than Biden

        You shouldn’t push for nuance. It’s nearly the same neoliberal platform. Democrats aren’t loyal to that public platform. And, we’ve little right now to predict the intended nature of exploitive adaptation.