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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Every state needs to help make Harris a clear winner.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like GA, a battleground state, where they just made it legal for the elections board (3 Republicans and 2 Democrats) to refuse to certify the election results for absolutely no reason, indefinitely, without any burden of proof? Even if 100% of people in GA voted for Harris, they'd find some bullshit reason to refuse to certify the state's results. Kemp is too much of a fickle piece of shit to stand up against it, so we've already lost the state in November.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

she'd be guaranteed to win if would say something small and simple like: we should stop bombing defenseless palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

No she wouldn't. I 100% agree we shouldn't be doing it mind you. But thats ignoring the reality of the situation and just seeing what you want to see.

Morally Israel should have been harshly rebuked decades ago, as well as today. There would be a lot of push back unfortunately. A lot of money, resources, and votes taken from any candidate that pushed back too hard. So it unfortunately becomes an either or choice. And not a simple do it and get everyone to vote for you type of situation.

The problem is ideologues and authoritarians don't understand the need for diplomacy or how it works. They simply jail and Slaughter those who disagree with them. Which in and of itself evolves to immorality. Unfortunately wherever humanity is involved you can have either power or Purity but not both.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Since Republicans are using the law to dismantle the law, I fear that we're at a point where it is necessary for Biden and Democrats to break the law in order to save it. I don't have a lot of faith in that happening, but seeing Biden step aside for Harris makes me hope that they see the GOP as the existential threat that they are and weighing every option.

Regardless, we have to lend legitimacy to whatever they try to do, and we do that by running up the score in November. Harris has to win in dominating fashion, and if Republicans try to ratfuck their way into power, we cannot go quietly.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 weeks ago

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