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    9 months ago

    I think he’s showing more signs of dementia than anyone wants to admit, but my greatest concern is his lack of leadership. We need progressive voices making persuasive arguments and shouting down the narcissism and bigotry coming from moderates.

    Biden is not that. He’s spent more time in politics on the wrong side of history than the right one, and even at his best he has never been one to stand on principle and demand action. If he did wake up one day and decide to start fighting for future generations, he’d be laughably bad at it.

    His memory, his wit, his gravitas, his voice, his authority, all of it is tied together, and all of it suffers with every gaffe or lapse.

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        9 months ago

        Forgetfulness, stammering, awkward pauses, mood swings, and if you didn’t see all of those in his recent press conference, you should watch it again.

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              9 months ago

              I’ve watched all of these live. I dont need YouTube or TikTok. Thanks anyway. You see what you see. I see one pissed of President

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                9 months ago

                That’s fine. You asked, though. Seems like talking with you was a waste of time because you see what you want to see. Blind devotion to a candidate is something conservatives do, and we should all aspure to something better than that.

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                    9 months ago

                    Another play from the conservative handbood. “Everybody deludes themselves, so it’s OK when I do it.”

                    You believe I want the best chance to keep Trump from tyranny to be an 80 year old man of questionable health? My greatest hope right now is that Biden remains healthy and lucid throughout the campaign, and delivers a decisive win over Trump. Trump goes to prison for any one of his numerous crimes, and we pick up some progressive congressional seats in the landslide victory.

                    Is Biden up to that? Can he do it? You think he can, and I have doubts. It’s not my job to pretend I don’t have doubts and line up behind Biden. It’s his job to convince me that he’s fit for duty, and he’s not batting 1000 on that front. He needs to do better.

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      i agree. it’s why would prefer bernie (also old but i don’t care about that) or elizabeth sanders. both of them willing and able to take on “the system” but especially bernie. biden has done much better than id expected, but he’s not bold in term erament and he’s no socialist like bernie. that said, he’s also not senile and man, i’m tire of people mouthng propaganda about it with no evidence.

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        9 months ago

        Bernie has endorsed Biden. I’d love to vote for Bernie, but he isn’t running. Biden is our best option.