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In a Truth Social post, Trump attacked Biden − and Hamas − by accusing the president of "taking the side of these terrorists, just like he has sided with the Radical Mobs taking over our college campuses."

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This is what abstaining from voting will invite for protesters and Palestinians.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Future tense. We should continue to try. I won’t judge someone who votes for Trump with conviction. The voter disenfranchisement manipulation on Lemmy is what needs to be challenged. It’s an unethical disengagement strategy, historically used by Republicans to disenfranchise Democratic voters.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would legitimately be interested to hear what convictions a trump voter had that were real, actual, policy positions.

They’re just generic sales slogans and whatever gaffes he makes that the crowd applauds loudest for. Not actual considered positions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

That’s largely been my experience too, but I’m willing to hear out anything other than the “you can’t vote for that guy” line anymore. Trump’s base will vote him in if enough abstain. Inaction is action.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

BuT bOtH SIdEs, cAnT YoU sEe I'm e n L I g H t E N e D?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good. that's the message we need to go back and forth here to get uneducated voters away from voting trump because "Biden genocide". Trump will be worse.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Was it a body slam? Trump is quite fat.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Are we not pointing out "slammed" any more? I'm okay with that trend dying.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Sociopaths.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

So that means it's a good idea.