• GiddyGap@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    If history is any indication, Republicans will definitely not take the side of corporations over consumers, right?

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s pretty safe to say that the Republican Party is pro-corporation above all else.

        Democrats could probably do more for consumers, but I have way more faith that they will actually try to do more.

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            1 year ago

            How many Republicans can you list that specifically don’t accept corporate donations? As far as I know, that’s only among democrats.

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          I’m happy for you, but I don’t share that optimism. Biden is a self-proclaimed capitalist, he’s let ICE and the IDF keep doing their horrible crimes, certainly doesn’t give a fuck about COVID, and time has practically ran out in regards to the climate situation…

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            1 year ago

            While I agree, I do think there’s a major difference between Biden and Trump and between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party when it comes to all those things.

            Yes, Biden and the Democratic Party could do better. Sure. But it’s still a thousand times better than anything Trump and the Republican Party want for this world. That’s how I see it anyway.

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              1 year ago

              “Could do better” is useless when we need “exceptional” more than ever, IMHO. The goalposts have shifted so far right since 2016…

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                Sure, but I’m going to support the party that wants to do the most. Voting Republican or not voting will just go the opposite direction. That doesn’t help anyone except those who want to take up back to the 1950s.

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                  Well personally I’m voting third party on principle, not sure who yet but I’m real real tired of people caping for Biden when if he really cared enough to do anything I wouldn’t be terrified of another trump presidency. Ridiculous that that’s still a possibility, but inevitable when our alternative is another less overtly racist capitalist who’s arguably a lot more entrenched on the side of the establishment, undeniably senile and imo, far right for a democrat.

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                    I don’t really care much for Biden as a person or as the President. But I do care about the political platform of the Democratic Party. And voting third party or not voting will just help the Republicans and Trump and their weird religious platform. Yeah, I’m going to vote for Biden if he’s the Democratic candidate.

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        Which do you prefer?

        We’re all vampires here. You, me, them. Everybody.

        Or

        Those guys are vampires but we aren’t. Let’s hug.