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Clearly this whole situation is political but I'd make 2 points. 1. You might be surprised at the election outcome. 2. The headline is based on the article, no
by xeromal 6y ago
Clearly this whole situation is political but I'd make 2 points.
1. You might be surprised at the election outcome.
2. The headline is based on the article, not what people think it should be.
- non-entity 6y agoI doubt they were being serious about the title.
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- JKCalhoun 6y agoI can only have my confidence in the U.S. voting public renewed or absolutely shattered this November.
- xeromal 6y agoI definitely understand and feel the same way but I also think he's gonna win despite every fuck up he's made along the way.
- jfengel 6y agoEven the outcome I would prefer isn't going to come anywhere near renewing my confidence. If it happens at all, it will only because a catastrophe made the incumbent's incompetence affect some of his supporters directly -- many of whom will still, in fact, remain supporters. Even before that, enormous numbers of people were harmed, but they weren't among his supporters. Indeed, for them, the negative outcomes were the desired effect. Even if they lose in the fall, they will continue to prefer to insult, harass, and even defend murder if it's of the people they don't like. November won't even begin to fix what's wrong. It began long before 2016, and my biggest fear will be that come 2024 they'll elect somebody who is not only hateful, but also competent, and not saddled with a crisis immediately before the election.
- JKCalhoun 6y agoNovember will not fix what's wrong, it will begin to fix what's wrong.
- mrguyorama 6y agoIt will prevent further backsliding. It would take 20 years or more of significant effort to undo all the damage caused. Look at the ramifications of other "bad" presidents. This comment works for both sides of the political game, even though I only believe it works for one
- bryanlarsen 6y agoThere's middle ground. For example, Trump could lose, but some Senate seats that should flip might not.
- anon73044 6y agoHow did that George Carlin joke go? Garbage in, garbage out.
- refurb 6y ago"The voting public is only smart when my preferred candidate wins."