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He knows. 🥱

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Nicely done. I don’t like Biden. But this is fucking outrageous. And clearly the product of the Russian disinformation and propaganda mill. Or some other country’s propaganda mill. 🤷🏻‍♀️ A propaganda mill that turns misogyny and racism into a delicious sandwich then sits there eating it with a big smirk on its face!

This is the technique, and like, what’s our counter technique? Something for us regular ass people, including Kevin Kruse for fuck sakes, to do. But also for the news outlets to do. I’m not seeing a technique for dealing with this. Like the news outlets labelling it propaganda and then having a nice little mini story on What Is Propaganda? A real failing.

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Three people I'd love to see together in a small boat.

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Well, one of the two does have an affinity for red caps.

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I'm not going to touch that "assume the position" phrase with a ten-foot Pole.

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If you were living according to that conviction, you wouldn't be posting here.

Think about it.

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There are more than a few heads I'll enjoy watching explode.

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Actually he didn't volunteer that statement. He was responding to a person present who quoted a family member:

“Our 21-year-old son said the other night, ‘I wonder if Joe Biden wouldconsider choosing a Republican as a running mate',” the woman added."

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He's turning a darker shade of orange, but I don't suppose that counts.

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Here is the complete quote, and it is complete shit.

“The answer is I would, but I can’t think of one now. I’m serious. Here’s what I mean. Let me explain that. You know, there’s some really decent Republicans that are out there still, but here’s the problem right now, with the well-known ones — they’ve got to step up. Whomever I would pick were I fortunate enough to be your nominee, I’d pick somebody who was simpatico with me, who knew what my priorities were and knew what I wanted to do. We could disagree on tactics but strategically we’d have to be on the exact same page.”

He said he WOULD be open to a GOP running mate. Joe has lost it.

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Here is the full quote, from Joe, not from the Kremlin: “The answer is I would, but I can’t think of one now. I’m serious. Here’s what I mean. Let me explain that. You know, there’s some really decent Republicans that are out there still, but here’s the problem right now, with the well-known ones — they’ve got to step up. Whomever I would pick were I fortunate enough to be your nominee, I’d pick somebody who was simpatico with me, who knew what my priorities were and knew what I wanted to do. We could disagree on tactics but strategically we’d have to be on the exact same page.”

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He's the worst chance we've got. He's a wet blanket of a candidate that will depress turnout and keep the youth inside instead of knocking on doors.

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The premise that the Bros, the racist and misogynistic wing of the left that seems to flock to Bernie doesn't exist?Must be nice in rainbow/unicorn world where you live.

I don;t have to provide an alternative or come to grips with a "theory of power" to point out that the shitheads seem to think Bernie is speaking to and for them.

Now, you are dismissed until you are going to stay on the topic instead of spouting your nonsense. Run along.

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your welcome

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Actually incels use virtue signalling all the time. Alone with SJW and white knight. And woke as a pejorative. Just saying.

If I used who a candidate attracts and surrounds themselves with as the only criteria, you may have had a point. Since that is not the only criteria, you don't have a point.

And we make progress. At least you are acknowledging the racists are drawn to Bernie instead of denying they exist. They are not drawn to him because of education policy. Education in anathema to racists. It's not for health care. It is because of the dog whistles.

Sure, he doesn't use the same ones as the GOP. He uses a different one. Identity Politics. Anything that is not a preferred idea is identity politics and can be set aside until a later time to be determined once the real problems are fixed.

Women's rights? Or bodily autonomy? Identity politics. Do we really need to worry about that instead of a $15 minimum wage? Where is the harm in that trade off? Minority rights? Identity politics. Do we really need to worry about what those people want? Medicare for all is going to erase racism in any case.

As for the genesis of my loathing for the petulant children, racists, and misogynists on the left. It was Twitter. Or Reddit. Maybe Facebook. Could have been Daily Kos. Possibly C &L. Possibly IRL. Who cares? Just make something up to go along with your diagnosis of "trauma".

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And what happens when he wins the nomination? Will you vote for him?

And youths don't vote, regardless. Black women do. And they love him.

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