“NYT and other outlets try to *manifest* ‘Biden’s dropping out’ like it’s WMDs in Iraq”
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From @MisuseCase: https://twit.social/@MisuseCase/112723886098891150
I think I said months ago that #Biden should take an adversarial stance with much of the mainstream press for a variety of reasons. After seeing the #NYT and other outlets try to *manifest* “Biden’s dropping out” like it’s WMDs in Iraq, I’m even more certain that it’s the smart thing for him to do.
Love Biden or loathe him, it’s important to recognize the political ratfuckery going on: this whole “Biden dropping out” thing is being astroturfed. It’s a pitch that targets the left and is appealing to the left — but it is not coming from the left.
Before jumping on that bandwagon, take a moment to ask who’s steering it. Because it’s not you.
Who •is• steering that bandwagon?
I don’t know, but whoever it is, they’re holding the NYT’s leash.
The genius of this ploy is that a hypothetical candidate is •always• better than a real one. One person gets to picture Bernie, the next person gets to picture…I don’t know, Bloomberg or whatever, and they can both think they agree.
It’s so seductive. It even has a grain of truth: yeah, lots about Biden •does• suck; yeah, Iraq really •did• have chemical weapons at one point. That’s why it’s crucial to recognize all this as an aluminum-tubes-style ploy with an agenda, per the OP.
To be crystal clear here, because a few reply guys are reeeeeally struggling with this thought:
Just because you •agree• with the idea on the surface doesn’t mean the people •behind• the idea have your interests at heart.
Yes, you thought it on your very own. Yes, you like the idea. Yes, it appeals to you. That’s the point. I’m asking you to look at •who• is making that appeal, who is plastering this message across the MSM. Because •that• is not you.
Whoever it is, they’re not making the same case about Trump. That’s the tell. Taken in totality, Trump’s age, mental incoherence, demonstrated incompetence, moral depravity, criminal record, electoral failure, and outright •fascism• give far more reason for him to drop out.
Whoever’s pulling the strings of the NYT and its ilk, they are very clearly pulling in one specific direction. Think twice about whether you want to help them pull.
Stop with the replacement shit. It's an op. But her emails, is now replace him. See how easy you are controlled. You are a useful idiot. Damn the op is easy. Look at all the help from democrats. You've seen this before. Do not be part of the op. jfc
Further clarification: There are three distinct questions here.
1. Does there exist some candidate who could do better than Biden if they were •already• the Dem nominee?
2. Would switching candidates midstream •now• help the situation? Even be logistically feasible?
3. Should we trust the forces that have pushed item 2 to the top of the news, even above the SCOTUS going full Trump-can-be-a-dictator?
The answers are:
1. Probably.
2. Highly unlikely.
3. Certainly not.
@inthehands I would clarify that 2 is two-part, and the answers are "highly unlikely" and "absolutely not"
I think some hypothetical replacement would miss the deadline to even be on the ballot in some states, which is ... not exactly a recipe for electoral success.
Also money. The Biden campaign has a lot of it. Trouble is that it belongs to the Biden campaign, and there are laws about campaign finances. It would be a tall fucking order to raise enough in time. Basically impossible.
Paul Cantrell
Joby (chaotic good)