• HubertManne
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    88 months ago

    what historical president would have instead of him during this time? It has to have been an existing president. Not an ideal figure in your head or someone who has never had the job so it can’t be proven how bad they would actually have been.

      • HubertManne
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        58 months ago

        Im saying you paint a good picture of biden but what former president would you rather have lived under the last years?

        • @MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml
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          38 months ago

          If your point is that all of our options are pro imperial warmongers then I agree. If you can’t accept criticism of the person your voting for then you’re just like the maga people

          • HubertManne
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            28 months ago

            Im saying that comparing to some fictional idealized thing is great but I personally judge them by their peers and this sub little chat started comparing biden to putin. A guy below has a thing about vacating society but I don’t see that as an option. So im pretty happy with the best history has given us anyway because i have had worse. Don’t get me wrong my go to comparison for our choices is that our political choice is to take it with or without lube.

          • @kttnpunk@lemmy.world
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            8 months ago

            Yeah that’s exactly all I’m saying. “The lesser of two evils” just means you end up with evil in the driver’s seat either way. I really, really hope we see a decent third-party option this year…

          • HubertManne
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            28 months ago

            I can see that. This is what I mean when I tell people republicans used to be different before reagan. they had actual moderates that even used the term progressive in their agendas. Thing is with ike is much of his accomplishments was just that he did not try to tear down what came before but supported it. What do you feel he did that makes him your guy?

              • HubertManne
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                18 months ago

                I know about the speech but I did not know he had increased taxes as they were still high from ww2.

                  • HubertManne
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                    18 months ago

                    I mean thats sounding like he is good because he avoided being as bad as his party could be. Not seeing anything making him better than biden, clinton, obama, carter necessarily.

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          8 months ago

          I’m a anarchist, hero worship is gross asf to me. I’m not gonna pretend giving one person a inane amount of power would ever be a ideal situation. I think at this point I’d rather live in a cave thousands of miles underground filled with traps, poisionous gas and Some Kind Of Horrid Creature than any part of modern day america tbqh

          • HubertManne
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            18 months ago

            I definately do not hate modern life quite that much, but I get the sentiment.

            • @kttnpunk@lemmy.world
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              18 months ago

              Oh I don’t hate modernity, I was just yearning for death’s sweet embrace for a minute there tbh. Comes and goes.