• pjwestin@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Dude what a politicians does NOW matters

    Do you understand how insanely incoherent what you’re saying is? You’re saying that my mistake in voting for Obama was that I listened to what he said instead of paying attention to what he did. But I should only pay attention to what a politician doing NOW, not what they’ve done in the past. So I shouldn’t just listen to what they say they’ll do in the future, but I can’t judge them based on what they’ve done in the past…so how am I supposed to pick a candidate? Use psychic powers to know what they’re going to do in the future!!!

    Like, I could keep arguing about Biden; you’re ignoring 20 additional years of racist legislation I brought up, and I didn’t even get to his support for the Iraq War…but I don’t even care about that. Explain how the hell your philosophy of ignoring what a candidate says and watching what they do while ignoring what they’ve done makes any kind of sense.

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      5 months ago

      But I should only pay attention to what a politician doing NOW, not what they’ve done in the past.

      Yes. Now as in current term of office. Not 50 years ago. Biden’s rejected of forced busing 50 years ago does not have the slightest relevance to anything he does as president. Do you not understand how much political climates change in a huge way over 1/2 of a century?

      and I didn’t even get to his support for the Iraq War

      You mean when Biden was one of the very few senators who voted against the first Iraq was in 1993?

      but I can’t judge them based on what they’ve done in the past

      If you are complaining about something Biden did in the 1970’s, it’s just because you are on some ridiculous anti-Biden kick. Everybody knows it doesn’t have the slightest relevance to his presidential terms.

      Explain how the hell your philosophy of ignoring what a candidate says and watching what they do while ignoring what they’ve done makes any kind of sense.

      Watch what Biden has done as president. He’s been the most progressive president since FDR. Pretty simple.

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        5 months ago

        OK, you’re very clearly just avoiding all the things I say that you don’t want to hear, and honestly, this feels like I’m just punching down now, so I’m just gonna stop. Good luck buddy.

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          5 months ago

          OK, you’re very clearly just avoiding that I said Biden was the most progressive president of the last 50 years, and not the most progressive senator. Good luck guy.