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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 129 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh my fuck.

get out

get the fuck out, Biden

You lost the whole show, you simple fuck. You handed the republic to the fascists. You did NOTHING to stop them. You shook his fucking hand and gave him tea. You couldn’t campaign to save your own fucking life, and your meddling played a major role in your successor failing (though Harris does not get a pass here either). If I never see your name - or the Clinton name, for that matter - ever again in my life, it’ll be too soon.

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 78 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No, no. It’s worse. They did more than nothing. They specifically held back from prosecuting him because they wanted to run against trump. So Biden could attempt to stay in power by saying “oh it has to be me I’m the only one who’s beaten him.”

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The hubris is just absolutely infuriating

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Agreed.

It's wild that Biden's arrogance and conceit was a more important concern than winning the election. Everyone around him knew his brain was fucked.

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[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 8 points 1 day ago

It's not hubris though. They know what they are doing and they don't care because they won't be the ones hurt by it. They would legitimately rather Trump be president than win by having to adopt any kind of actually progressive policy. This is what all of their actions have shown us. Don't give them a pass for incompetence, they are just as culpable for the situation we find ourselves in today.

[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Do we have proof or is this conjecture that fits what we can observe?

[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

It’s been a while and searching for old news including the words Biden and trump is basically impossible, but I do remember seeing a like DOJ memo or something to hold off on persecuting. While it did not say the reason I listed above, I can’t imagine much other reason to do so and it’s not like they’ll come out and admit it was for that reason.

Edit: and post I remember commenting on about it two months ago was deleted from politics…. so… can’t find it that way.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 88 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Bernie and AOC are the new direction. Biden wants back in to stop them. Fuck Biden!

Make no mistake:

This is not "help." This is the neoliberal fascist collaborator backlash against help.

[–] PacMan@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 day ago (12 children)

30,000+ people showed up today for the Bernie/AOC rally today in Colorado.

If only there was a way forward….. Says the Democrats

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[–] ragepaw@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 day ago

Fuck off Joe!

Anyone over the age of 55 needs to be in an advisory role, not a leadership role. It is literally the same fucking leadership today as it was 20 years ago.

RETIRE YOU OLD FUCKS

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 56 points 1 day ago (9 children)

They must be saving Hillary for when things get really bad

[–] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Michael Dukakis is their ace in the hole.

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[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 51 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

What a weird coincidence that, just as AOC and Bernie begin a wildly successful tour of the country, we start hearing about the Biden's wanting to help lead the party or Kamala being the the top choice for 2028.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Like how suddenly all the milquetoast candidates capitulated to Biden just before Super Tuesday when Bernie was winning states.

Always weird how they use dirty tactics for the left but never the fascists...

[–] pjwestin@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

Or how they delayed announcing a winner in Iowa, rigged at least one delegate coin flip, and eventually anointed Buttigieg the winner even though Bernie received more votes.

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[–] LithiumX@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Remove the dinosaurs. Where are the strong confident aggressive lefties at? We need more Bernies!

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

Assassinated or in fear of being assassinated since the fbi, the organization explicitly built to assassinate communists, is still around.

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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Joe Biden fundraising, colorized:

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Christ almighty, no. It's bad enough that the Democratic consultancy didn't tell him to go fuck himself when he thought to run for president a second time.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

yea sure more of the old stuff should help

[–] ef9357@lemmy.world 30 points 23 hours ago

It honestly feels like the Democratic Party is doing everything they can to lose.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago

It's not struggling to find a direction, it's going in the opposite direction of Biden...

Which is a good thing considered that was bankrupt state parties thru victory fund then claim a president has zero power and can't do anything till it's time to campaign for the next election.

You can't spend 3.5 years telling people the presidency doesn't matter then do a 180 for an election.

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

Yes please prop up the dead husk of Joe Biden on a stage like weekend at Bernie's. That'll really embolden the base.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dude's figured out his legacy isn't what he thought it would be and is trying to come back and "fix" it. Fucking horrible person for his entire adult life.

[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don’t think it’s that. I think he truly thinks he’s had a good career and fought the good fight. He’s so out of touch, but he wants to help because he heard there’s a problem. Probably don’t even understand how his help might not be a good thing.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago

I think he wants to help out of self preservation, because he still sees himself tied to the democrat party. If it implodes immediately after he loses an election (arguably his loss as well as Kamala's), it will tank his legacy. He will be a big part of why the party died.

So sure, yeah he wants to help the democrats, in a round about way. Its hilarious he thinks he could help at all though, rather than hasten its implosion.

[–] Goblino@lemmy.studio 5 points 11 hours ago

Maybe he should offer to help Gaza instead. Fuck Biden.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 23 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

it's not Biden.

It's the party.

it needs a culling. absolute decimation. vote nearly all of them out. you know the very few that should stay. erase the rest from history.

dude if a republican unwittingly says something that doesn't call for death of trans people they'll be immediately ousted. democrats out here capitulating to nazis. be a little republican. get them out.

[–] blank_the_blank@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

If voting worked they would abolish voting. Both parties have the same masters.

Keep setting Tesla dealerships on fire, the only things capitalists respond to are forced devaluation events

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[–] DontMakeMoreBabies@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago

Fuck. Off. Grandpa.

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 20 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Daily reminder of our planned strike. Together we'll show them all our strength. Sign your strike card today!

https://generalstrikeus.com/

[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

I read through that whole thing. What is the demand? It's just general hate against the trump administration? I'm all in favor but unless the strike has specific legal actionable demands what is the point? Even under the "demands" section of their FAQ it lists a bunch of vague "good" things that they want (all of which I'm in favor of) but says it won't get into specifics until later.

You do the strike, it panics the ruling class, and then what? There's nothing they've been informed of that they can do. No line that tells them "you can put an end to this if you do XYZ". Nothing to tell the people whether the strike succeeded or failed. What will that get? A bunch of people who conclude that the strike didn't work and they need food so they go back to their jobs. Next time the strike comes around, even if it has demands this time, the obvious thought is that it didn't work last time so why would it work this time and distrust in the people and political ideology that started this strike in the first place.

In my opinion, a movement like this is defined exclusively by their policies and demands. Without those it's just people throwing a tantrum.

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[–] pno2nr@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

They still think all they need to do is more fundraising. The Democratic party is cooked.

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[–] WorkersCorps@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We desperately need new blood in the Democratic party - people who understand how to actually work for working class voters and to communicate that and earn back people's trust.

Joe's a good man, but his brand of 'actions speak louder than words' does NOT work in the Trump era.

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[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 day ago

LOL, Dems, how about you prove you can do anything useful first, and then ask for money. You're a disgrace.

You're not prepaid cell phone service.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Democratic Party struggling to find a new direction

Here, I can help:

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=retirement+homes+in+washington+DC

[–] courageousstep@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I’d rather it was someone else. AOC. Bernie. Anyone in that vein.

But if he’ll get the Dems to rally and DO SOMETHING? Fuck it. Give it a try. Maybe it will work.

What fundraising is he referring to though??

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Midterms.

Governance is a thing of the past, it's all campaigning all the time now. Why do you think they fail so hard to accomplish anything? If they actually fix things they have to find something new to run on. It's like studios who focus on sequels and reboots, it's a known quantity. They know people will show up for those platform positions, so they don't want to remove them as an option.

[–] tree_frog@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

The Biden 2028 campaign, what else?

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[–] rosco385@lemm.ee 12 points 10 hours ago

I suppose he had to offer, it was his support of Israel murdering Palestinian women and children that lost Harris the election, but I think it's best for Joe to have a quiet retirement.

Maybe, in time, we'll remember him fondly as Obama's VP.

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[–] Letsdothisok@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Why has the left been floundering for the past dozen years? It doesn't feel like the common man has anyone to represent us.

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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

"You don't have to do this, Joe, you really don't."

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

Fuck around and fuck off geezer

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

They already have chosen a new direction.
Unsurprisingly and in their tone-deaf character they have chosen the worst option.
"embrace patriotism" ban far-left candidate questionnaires and refuse to participate in forums that create ideological purity tests” , etc... I really hope this wakes up people to vote 3rd party, they do not represent working class people and never have.

[–] InversionOfControl@lemmy.world 6 points 30 minutes ago

The guy that appointed Republican Merrick Garland to AG can fuck right off forever

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