George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Aug 19, 2023

I remember the 2000 Election. There were enough votes for Ralph Nader to hand the election to George W. Bush.

I remember the 2016 Election. There were enough votes for Jill Stein to hand the election to Donald Trump.

In 2024 the Green Party is running Cornell West. Let’s not repeat this history, friends

Your vote is not a marriage. You’re not choosing a life partner. It’s a chess move for what’s best for the country and the world.

Show threadmarkusdude1000Aug 19, 2023
@georgetakei Yeah. Either vote for the guy on trial or the guy who should be on trial.
Show threadJoeStewartAug 19, 2023

@MarkusDude1000 @georgetakei

Does your quip refer to Trump & Biden?

I’m aware of the 4 indictments against Trump, having read the grand jury indictments. I’m not aware of any grand juries investigating Biden, let alone charging him.

If you’ve got evidence that a grand jury, you know, ordinary people registered to vote, would find convincing enough to charge Biden, then please, bring it to the appropriate prosecutor.

Otherwise, I’d counsel against this style of quip.

Show threadmarkusdude1000Aug 23, 2023
@JoeStewart @georgetakei
Show threadJoeStewartAug 23, 2023

@MarkusDude1000
Perhaps you’ll take some time to read this analysis - I found it enlightening.

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-economics-of-rich-men-north-of

I view your toot, with the cartoon, as #propaganda.

The economics of "Rich Men North of Richmond"

It made some good points, and some not-so-good points.

Noahpinion
Show threadmarkusdude1000Aug 24, 2023
@JoeStewart I guess if a cartoon lampoons a conservative, it's opinion, but if it skewers a Democrat it's propaganda. Read the overlong article. Nothing particularly new or compelling (I know the left's positions on welfare, high taxes, and unions). Odd that he characterizes the lyrics as right-wing and then admits he agrees with most of the sentiment.
Show threadJoeStewartAug 24, 2023
@MarkusDude1000
You’re placing your cartoon standalone, independent of the thread in which I asked you to charge Biden with proof suitable for a court. IOW, your response to show proof was to double down with slurs.
That’s #propaganda.
Thanks for reading the overlong article. Turnabout is fair play - you offer something reasonable and I’ll read it.
Show threadmarkusdude1000Aug 26, 2023
@JoeStewart Not sure how my stating that the article was just the usual regurgitation of lefty themes. And was self-contradictory. Perhaps the "overlong" was the slur?
Show threadJoeStewart
@MarkusDude1000
I was responding to your cartoon post - it was simply multiple slurs. I asked you to pony up proof to substantiate the cartoon claims that would stand up in a court of law, otherwise those claims are simply slurs. Hence, #propaganda
Aug 27, 2023 at 12:53amWeb