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President Biden on Friday delivered a ferocious condemnation of Donald J. Trump, his likely 2024 opponent, warning in searing language that the former president had directed an insurrection and would aim to undo the nation’s bedrock democracy if he returned to power.

On the eve of the third anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by Mr. Trump’s supporters, Mr. Biden framed the coming election as a choice between a candidate devoted to upholding America’s centuries-old ideals and a chaos agent willing to discard them for his personal benefit.

“There’s no confusion about who Trump is or what he intends to do,” Mr. Biden warned in a speech at a community college not far from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, where George Washington commanded troops during the Revolutionary War. Exhorting supporters to prepare to vote this fall, he said: “We all know who Donald Trump is. The question is: Who are we?”

In an intensely personal address that at one point nearly led Mr. Biden to curse Mr. Trump by name, the president compared his rival to foreign autocrats who rule by fiat and lies. He said Mr. Trump had failed the basic test of American leaders, to trust the people to choose their elected officials and abide by their decisions.

“We must be clear,” Mr. Biden said. “Democracy is on the ballot. Your freedom is on the ballot.”

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 186 points 10 months ago (5 children)

We need the media to start taking this shit seriously and stop "both sidsing" shit like the insurrection or the fourteenth amendment.

[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 54 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but the Biden crime family!

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 74 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I've ever heard any major media outlet say "the Trump crime family" even though that's literally what those 5 traitors are. Not to mention the INCREDIBLE nepotism and grift of putting his kids in the WH.

Imagine Fox News's heads exploding if Hunter Biden (assuming no criminal past, which is generous comparing with Trump spawn) was an appointment in Biden's government.

[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's because NPR is too pussy, and all the other outlets are super far right. Overton Window is a B.

Edit:

I'm tempted to buy argument space in the upcoming election booklet and attack my Republican representative and drop "Trump Crime Family" repeatedly. Maybe a super sarcastic one in support and then a more serious one against.

[–] M500@lemmy.ml 19 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Crime family? I thought he couldn’t speak a sentence properly? Which is it?

[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

He's just faking it! Old Man Joe really pulls all the strings! He's both extremely cunning and hopelessly inept! Simultaneously at the same time!

[–] Rusticus@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] M500@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

That was a really interesting read. Thanks for sharing that. It’s well worth the time for anyone else wondering.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Didn’t Rocky win awards

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Mafia "Dons" get old and senile too. Hitler shat. Mussolini farted. There are no gods and only the masters we allow. Does it need to be said that human evil also ages?

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I know how we could short circuit the "both sides" arguments. Let's reform the Democratic primary process into something actually democratic.

  • Everyone gets to vote on the same day.

  • Replace "first past the post" with any of the more functional systems for all elected offices.

  • Let a neutral organization manage debates as an open and consistent process.

The Democratic party has total control over their primary process. Presenting themselves as the "defenders of democracy" while continuing to subvert democracy is a losing strategy, and no amount of complaining about "both sides" arguments will change that.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Everyone gets to vote on the same day.

You realize this would give a huge boost to the "establishment" candidate, right? Primaries are staggered to give lesser known candidates a chance to build up momentum.

Replace "first past the post"

The primary isn't FPTP. For example, in the 2020 NH primary both Sanders and Buttigieg won 9 delegates, and Klobuchar won 6.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Everyone gets to vote on the same day.

What do you mean by that?

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like removal or remote/mail in voting which is a bad idea. We do need to make voting day a federal required off day so everyone can actually go do it, making that happen wouldn’t eliminate the need for mail in votes though

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Personally I think the polls should be open for a week just to make sure everyone has a chance to go.

Keep mail in of course for the people who can’t or don’t want to make it in.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

We have to have mail in for those that live super remote and our soldiers stationed abroad.

I agree a week of voting, nov1-7 would solve a lot of issue, make it a federal requirement that business have to provide at least one of those days off

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

The answer is less populism, not more.

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

What exactly do you think populism is? Are you aware that you are specifically promoting oligarchy?

[–] GladiusB@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Both sides it is better for views. Which is better for sponsors. In turn keeping the debate going and keep the fire going. They have zero interest in taking any sides. It's bad for business.

[–] Gigasser@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Didn't CNN get bought out by some conservative news group fairly recently? I'd be careful about that stuff.

[–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Out of curiosity, do you financially support any left wing news networks (that aren't owned by a right wing organization such as AT&T) ?