• TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    18 hours ago

    As a non American, I’m so weirded out by people hyping Newsom’s* lame trolling as the second coming of Christ.

    It’s a real dumb country to dominate the world, and despite all the suffering it will involve, I’m glad it’s finally collapsing. All the best to you non-insane people living there though, I’m rooting for you (but not betting on you, yet).

    *His Gen Z social media staff

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      17 hours ago

      Mockery is an important tool against fascists and other authoritarians. It was even used effectively against Hitler. Their power is entirely projection and something needs to break the glass.

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        16 hours ago

        It needs someone who doesn’t hate trans people, doesn’t platform fascists, and doesn’t rip up homeless encampments with his bare hands. Stop acting like this guy is anything less than the scum of the earth, we can do so goddamn much better and dems are completely fucked if they pick him as candidate. Stop making him look like a valid choice

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          12 hours ago

          Rallying around a positive alternative is more likely to be successful than never-candidate-x campaigns. Are there candidates you favor?

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            8 hours ago

            Literally anyone left of reagan, and at least as tough on israel (even remotely willing to do anything about them committing genocide). Not too many liberals out there doing anything to stop israel, iirc Ilhan Omar has and she seems cool. But why do you need me to suggest better candidates? Are you incapable of thinking of and supporting one better than gavin? Do you rally around the first liberal you see no matter what their track record is?