Furbag

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[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

Yes, but he's far too old at this point to run. We don't have anybody on the left who is a rockstar dem-socialist except for maybe AOC, and Democrats are probably not going to run another woman in the race for POTUS for another 50 years after these last two embarrassing defeats, so I wouldn't get my hopes up for that.

Meanwhile, the right is grooming an entire cadre of Trump's successors so they can keep the MAGA gravy train rolling long after the evil bastard croaks.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Someone said something in the YouTube comments of a political video I was watching yesterday that really resonated with me:

"I wish the Democrats could find someone who talks about billionaires the same way Donald Trump talks about immigrants."

Unlimited money in politics is the poison in our society. When money = speech, billionaires will always have the loudest voice in the room.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

No, the US version of Brexit was Trump's first term, since they both happened in the same year.

This is just people saying they know exactly how bad Brexit went the first time and they want that again.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To return to the main menu, press all of the buttons on your keypad simultaneously.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I refrigerate my butter, but I only use it for cooking. I prefer margarine for spreading.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh look, another rube who doesn't understand what a tariff is, how it works, or what it's supposed to be used for.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 92 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Glad to see that the left is finally ready to start rolling up their sleeves and fighting the right on equal terms, using the same weapons they've used on us from the start.

If you make life difficult for these people, they will be less likely to cling to their harmful political viewpoints.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Inflation was on the rise before Trump left office. It continued under Biden for the first two years of his term, but he managed to get key legislation passed in that span of time that has measurably reduced inflation. It's still not back down to what it was pre-pandemic, but we are leading almost every other western democracy in that metric. It really is incredible that people are giving Biden shit for the economy when he is actively fixing the problem, and it shows that the Democrats have a tremendous failure in their ability to do effective messaging.

If it doesn't feel like inflation has been improved under Biden, that's because the price you pay at the gas pump or the grocery store has more to do with what they chose to set their prices at than what the current rate of inflation is. The "vibe economy" is real, but they aren't casting the blame for it at the right people. For once, government did it's job. Who knows if the current trend will continue under Trump, but given that he set off the massive inflationary spending spree by injecting a ton of cash into a booming economy with stimulus checks, I imagine he's not going to care much about the fundamentals of a healthy economy and will instead do whatever makes his donors happy.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Many people are saying it!

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Intelligence is a bell curve, after all.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And you're saying "billionaire" Donald Trump up on stage with the wealthiest man in the world is somehow more in-touch?

Jesus Christ, get real you guys.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Immigration is such a horseshit issue. Why are people dumb enough to fall for this shit?

Immigration will be "solved" come January, but not because Trump will actually do anything about it, but he'll just say the problem is solved and then stop talking about it.

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