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Joshua HollandThe press could tell an accurate story about how Biden's 50 yrs of legislative experience helped him pass huge infra & green energy bills through a 50-50 Senate that contributed to a robust recovery. The feedback loop of a million stories about his age leading to a million stories about polls showing that voters worry about his age was an editorial choice.
Kyle Memoir 🍉🐧All true. The issue now is can voters be able turn their minds from his eager willingness to support a genocide in Palestine.
K. P. BadertscherThe US has probably more influence than anyone in getting aid to Palestinians. If Biden supported genocide, would he be negotiating passage from Gaza to Egypt or ongoing safe windows of time for people to escape Gaza?
I'll admit that saying "I am a Zionist" is not a good look, but Biden has not supported attacks on civilians.
EDIT: I think I mistakenly edited out the reply I was replying to, apologies if this message didn't make sense as a reply to @JoshuaHolland
lupus_blackfurBiden also has yet to do anything meaningful or substantial to prevent anything approaching the appearance of genocide.
Other than the minimal requirement of lip service.
Recognizing how difficult is this situation and that reality is he may not be able to do anything more until/unless an actual worldwide recognizable war crime is committed by Israel.
Ned Yeung@lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland
UN human rights experts have recognized Israel's war crimes and condemned them. I agree that not enough is being done.
The other facet though, is that Americans have a choice between two parties: one which is doing dismally little, and another who literally wants nothing done at all, and even wants more support FOR the genocide, rather than against it.
Only a handful of house Democrats are calling for ceasefire, but literally 0 house Republicans are. 💩
Anne Ominous@ned @lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland i'm so so so so tired of the vote for dems bc there is no alternative system.
at this point, i am willing to SCREAM about my dissatisafaction bc i am a lifelong dem voter. i have even sent them money. and they have totally abandoned voters like me.
i will still vote dem bc yes, there is really no other choice! but i will also yell loudly about how disappointed i am in their positions
@rustoleumlove @ned @lupus_blackfur @JoshuaHolland I read you.
I have taken to trying to make a difference where I can, like in local elections. One noisy person with a good message can make a difference in a school board or city council election.
The party, though, has been a disappointment for some time. I don't know what the answer to that is. Fighting that feels a lot like swimming upstream.
Paul Cantrell@rustoleumlove @ned @lupus_blackfur @badken @JoshuaHolland
I would argue that in fact yelling loudly about their positions is a big part of why we elect them.
I like the saying that “we elect targets, not heroes.” Or to quote the inimitable @WentRogue, “I have zero cognitive dissonance about both voting for and protesting the same politician.”
Our job now with Dems is to apply more pressure than (1) the right and (2) the head-in-the-sand center. Make them sweat.
@inthehands a great point.
US $14B for Netanyahu is approval, especially given his stated intent and the devastation being rained upon Gaza. $3B is earmarked for spending entirely out of view of US lawmakers.
The only thing slowing Netanyahu is fear of a second front opening. Which the US is also helping suppress via military presence.
Egypt is not accepting a mass refugee migration. (And why should the human and financial cost fall entirely to Egypt for Israel’s failing apartheid system?)
💀andrzej💀@badken @JoshuaHolland "if he supports genocide, why is he trying to facilitate the forced migration of Palestinians from Gaza"
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧
@f800gecko @JoshuaHolland Failing to vote for Biden in November 2024 won't save Palestine but it will kill America.
Yes, exactly correct – that’s the chance he’s taken with America for the sake of a pogrom. We deserve it if he loses.
Jason Petersen (he)@f800gecko at this point I need to be moved two squares: once back to “abstention” and again to “supporting”
I’m in “vote against” territory at this point. I don’t give a shit who is on the ballot, my vote isn’t something that should be assumed like this. They are flagrant in their disregard for their own base. If this is democracy, so be it.
Sheeb@JoshuaHolland they could also talk about how he's happily supporting a genocide and flooding the planet with even more fossil fuels than what Trump produced. But instead they're routinely running cover for those facts.
Guess it cuts both ways, eh?
@Shebeencounter I've read so so many pieces about the yawning divide between Biden and the base on Israel. That's a well covered story.
@JoshuaHolland "Biden isn't hearing his base" and "Biden is openly supporting a genocide" are distinct claims.
But you know that. You would just prefer that the press produce campaign copy on behalf of your guy, who you should be urging to resign, not stumping on behalf of.
@Shebeencounter Hey, why don't you go fuck yourself, Sheeb.
@JoshuaHolland Sorry for demonstrating what accountability looks like. Maybe you'll internalize it one day before it's too late.
We're almost there, btw.
jz.tusk@JoshuaHolland @[email protected]
Mastodon is kind of weird when someone I follow is responding to someone I've already blocked. Twitter used to put up a small block saying "this is someone you've blocked", but Mastodon gives no indication at all.
Does anyone know if it's the same in all clients, or is this just because I'm using Tusky?
edgeoforever 🍎@JoshuaHolland a political editorial choice. For their team. Not profits either. Ideology.
bmaz@JoshuaHolland An understatement given who the putative opponent is.
バツ子（犬育てマニア@JoshuaHolland
"extensive experience creating problems helped him temporary-bandaid those problems" not so great advertisement
"extensive experience creating problems helped him temporary-bandaid those problems" not so great advertisement
Aviva Gary@JoshuaHolland Yes but guess which one the corporations who own the media wanted... guess... 🤑
@JoshuaHolland Meanwhile, we had the same thing in Canada because our Prime Minister has a full head of hair. He's not that young; over 50 now and under 50 when he was elected. Yet the Conservatives had us on a constant loopback of stories about him being too young and wet behind the ears, despite the fact that their own candidates were no older; they just look older because they're greying, balding, and wrinkling. Conservatives will attack anybody for their looks. It's the only thing they have.
CheDN@JoshuaHolland Yes, they could
Peter Brown@JoshuaHolland especially against Trump, whose experience in politics was zero.
nullagent@JoshuaHolland ummm, I think the genocide support is a more current and very real concern for his electability. He's absolutely destroying his support in his base rn.
Lil O@JoshuaHolland and never a mention of the influence of pervasive right wing media propaganda and disinformation.
Yep. The MSM is conplicit using bullshit polling to create noise to attack Biden.
It is the Big Lie writ large by fascists.
It is not going to work.
Curious. How did you run into my month old post?
Deb4+ aka Deborah DT 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️His age means experience means success as you say.
It's crazy that his success is not being talked about more. By Democrats.
Cat West@DeborahForPlus @JoshuaHolland Crazy because you are not talking to Dems? Or you are not hearing about it in the media that does all it can to sabotage Dems? Let’s stop blaming Dems. Let’s look at the source of the problem: 5 Corps own 99% of ALL media. Those corps are all owned/operated by conservatives and their interests are never hidden.
TAJ@JoshuaHolland Yes, Our US media is betraying us all but not having a focus on Policy .. Biden and Dem Policy is of great merit but US media ignore what we all need to know..
CandyK@JoshuaHolland The beltway press choice for president is Donald Trump.
Get_Away_Car@JoshuaHolland infrastructure legislation isn’t a skill. It’s a long time maintenance project that sends money to mostly large civil engineering and construction firms. It’s rubber stamp, it’s not controversial, any dummy votes yes.
Bruno@JoshuaHolland exactamundo!!
Ponygirl@JoshuaHolland Hear hear!! I don't 100% agree with his Isreal/Hamas strategy, but I know he's trying to do something and I think he really cares.
SilvertipGrizz@JoshuaHolland ………. but they won’t.
rouxdoo √No, you're missing the point - Biden might be old but that is only bad in the executive branch of government.
It is apparently a requirement only in the legislative and judicial arms of government where old is mandatory.
We must reject Biden because his age makes him capable of making rational decisions based on life experience.
This is antithetical to the popular narrative of disruption as the best form of governance.
Yann Jouvenot@JoshuaHolland say it louder for the people in the back!
MadisonMonkey@JoshuaHolland Biden has been in government for 50 years 🤔
Often while his party was in power 🤔
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So Biden helped get the country to where it is today
👏 👏 👏
Yeah I’ll vote for him, but I’d say stop using this as a plus please
Often while his party was in power 🤔
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So Biden helped get the country to where it is today
👏 👏 👏
Yeah I’ll vote for him, but I’d say stop using this as a plus please