• The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Given that he veeped for Obama, it’s fair to say he’s evolved a bit on race. At least better than the average guy his age

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      9 months ago

      I have a dream, a dream where we can elect a president who was born after black people were allowed to use the same water fountains as white people.

      That’s not difficult to do either. I’m 35 and I was born 25 years after that, which means we could elect someone 60 years old and they would fulfill that requirement. And yet…

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      9 months ago

      Yes, he’s become so not racist that he was able to stomach hanging around a black guy in exchange for a springboard to the presidency!

      In case the sarcasm wasn’t clear enough: accepting the VP position indicated nothing but his ambition to be president.

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        9 months ago

        I’m not a Biden fan, I know. I’m just giving him the tiniest bit of credit out of a desperate search for silver linings