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Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 78 points 14 hours ago (44 children)

AOC 2028. Fuck the republican traitor filth.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 22 points 13 hours ago (37 children)

Fun to think about, but American males are not ready for a strong female presence in their lives. They can't handle it.

I would love for AOC to show the world her fire and Americans some grace. Not going to happen with the lot in America right now sadly.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 49 points 13 hours ago (15 children)

I don't know if American men are ready for it, but neither Harris nor Clinton were strong presidential candidates, and not because of their gender.

[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (7 children)

but neither Harris nor Clinton were strong presidential candidates, and not because of their gender.

That's a bunch of bs. It was sexism, pure and simple.

Clinton was an accomplished lawyer and accomplished civil servant in her own right, having spent her entire life in service. As former first lady, she had exclusive access to the inner machinations of the presidency (I'm not saying that being the spouse of an elected leader alone qualifies one for that position (see Republicans' voting for dead candidates and swapping the deceased's spouse in after the election)), but rather adds to the cumulative total. She was also the head of the state department.

And because of a successful attack at a foreign embassy in a hostile nation, that became a millstone around her neck that trumpers bashed her for, capping off an otherwise stellar career.

Against that orange buffoon, on paper, she should have mopped the floor with his toupe'

Harris was VP, senator, Attorney General. She didn't have the cv of Clinton, but she was a woman, and she had a foreign sounding name. I worked as an election inspector (not the jackoff people who challenge voter's ability to vote, but the people who conduct the election at the local jurisdiction level). The election room as a smallish town hall, and many couples came in to vote together. The amount of people who were speaking loud enough to be overheard saying things like: "never vote for a woman" or making referring to "white pride" was shockingly scarry. They wanted to be heard.

Why, yes, I live in a racist, misogynistic hellhole - how'd you guess?

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 23 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Personally, I don't think we should allow any men to be president. Just of think of how absurd it is. We keep electing a bunch of testosterone-addled rage junkies to be in charge of the nuclear button. Men are just too emotional to be president, or even leaders in general. They're just as likely to take off their pants and start waiving their dicks at each other as they are to come up with something that even meets the definition of "policy." Electing a man a leader is like electing a rabid inbred gorilla hopped up on PCP as a leader.

Men belong in the home. That's their rightful place. That way they don't have to spend too much time seeing other men, which only inspires rage reflexes in them. You let two men meet and they start beating their chests and trying to assert dominance over each other, usually while stripping off clothing and pulling out firearms. Men have no place in politics, business, or any field that really matters. Men should be kept in the home where they can't do too much damage.

But a man as president? Comically absurd. Literal clown world. How could such irrational, angry, emotionally fragile beings ever be elected a leader?

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago

How can you trust someone who doesn’t bleed for their country once a month?

[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 hours ago

Both were trying to cater to people on the fence and lost the vote of people further left in that pursuit...

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 19 points 11 hours ago

The amount of people who were speaking loud enough to be overheard saying things like: "never vote for a woman" or making referring to "white pride" was shockingly scarry. They wanted to be heard.

None of those people were ever going to vote Democrat

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 hours ago

That's a bunch of bs. It was sexism, pure and simple.

The cry of the Democrats addicted to losing elections

[–] Soulg@ani.social 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The idea that they lost only because of sexism is the most delusional shit I've ever fucking heard, oh my God

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 minutes ago

Please tell me these are bot accounts because otherwise wow I agree that is truly brain worms level stuff

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Clinton was part of the Clinton Crime Family and Harris was a cop. Terrible choices.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Clinton Crime family? Lmao. Clinton's are street thugs compared to the Trump Crime family.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 hours ago

Yeah but the Democratic base is less likely to turn out for criminals than the Republican base.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago

Oh I am NOT denying that hahaha

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