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[–]Canbot 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

He's all we've got. Everyone else works for the swamp.

[–]BobOki 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Remind me why we are settling for the best of the worst again? You telling me these idiots are the BEST this country has to offer? THAT is pretty damn sad guys.

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

because so many have to turn into slime democrats or be viciously attacked by the slime

[–]BobOki 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

See my original comment. You are telling me that these are the BEST this country has to offer? You telling me there are not people in this country that are qualified for this job without being a party shill or ideolog?

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

it takes more than some genius to burn through the poisonous shit the media throws at the candidates (many needing to go thru a career progression of doing business as usual within the compromised establishment).

honest people get forced out or sickened by the stench of the path

[–]EddieC 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

u/BobOki:

Remind me why we are settling for the best of the worst again? You telling me these idiots are the BEST this country has to offer? THAT is pretty damn sad guys.

 
Master Gatekeeper Chomsky mocks us ("the poor"):

The poor complain; they always do
But that's just idle chatter
Our system brings reward to all
At least all those who matter.

whilst hinting that the key lies in System Change

The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....

 
The broader AND deeper discussion that we need to have:
 
Direct Democracy > Indirect "Democracy"
 
scam-free Direct Systems > scam-prone Indirect Systems

 
The top-down, hierarchical, Corporate, Pyramidian Paradigm
that people (un)wittingly sustain - allowing self & others to be made servient to Corporations and the (usurped) State -- rather than the other way round
 
Let's Imagine & Discuss: What if We Decorporatize?
 

[–]WoodyWoodPecker[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All of the smart talented people avoid politics.

[–]Masterblaster 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Our government may be corrupt and totally fucked, but it’s more important than ever to vote!

[–]bucetao6969 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No vote is a wasted vote.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Oh dear

[–]Dune1032 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

What? He's already charged with mishandling classified materials and may be charged with attempting to overthrow an election. On the Republican side Nikki Haley seems good and on the Democratic side Josh Shapiro will probably be a good president.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Like Hunter Biden, he is making a plea deal to get out of prison.

[–]bucetao6969 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

He's already charged with mishandling classified materials

Ok so he's 5 bidens

may be charged with attempting to overthrow an election

The protests without guns at january 6th you mean? The ones where they refuse to give camera footage? The ones where there's strong evidence it was a setup as a FBI advisor let the people in?

[–]Dune1032 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There is a big difference between what Pence and Biden did compared to Trump. The former cooperated with the FBI whereas Trump did not.

There is no evidence that it was a setup. Many of the rioters confessed to that. See https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/jan-6-rioters-believed-trump-storming-capitol-made-sense-rcna33125