If you’re pro-democracy, the renewal of two sane choices battling for ideas ought to be a good thing.

I’m sure I also would disagree with those ideas, but I welcome the competition, I welcome the possibility of respecting g our national leaders.

If you’re pro democracy then the restoration of the pre Trump GOP is a terrible thing. They were always this bad on policy, if not worse re: Iraq. It’s just now Trump has taken the mask off.

It is in the interest of the American people for the GOP to permanently stay Trumpist, or get even more extreme. They can’t win national elections when they are like this. Whereas the neocons and the Bushes are capable of winning. And they’re drastically more effective and competent and harmful than Trump

If Kamala does anything to restore the GOP then she is a fool. Liz Cheney is competent which makes her more dangerous than Trump

“Welcoming the competition” is insanely out of touch. This isn’t a game. This isn’t a show. This is about power and how the American people are treated. We have terrible standards of living for a first world country. The GOP would make it even worse. Doing anything to strengthen them needs to be opposed. Otherwise we will never have the quality of life of Denmark. And if thats the case then every American with a brain should just emigrate to Scandinavia now

How does that help? If it’s plausible that she’ll restore the GOP then that’s very bad

So you agree with me and disagree with the article?

You’re saying Kamala will help restore the GOP to the party of Bush and McCain. That is a terrible thing to admit. The neoconservatives are monsters who harmed the country, to say nothing of the innocents abroad who were tortured and murdered

What was McCains stance on all of the above?

Pining for the party of Bush is pining for evil and diminished living standards

Bush lied about Iraq having WMDs and oversaw the patriot act, Guantanamo Bay waterboarding, and Abu Ghraib. He stole the election in 2000 in Bush v Gore. He was a fascist and damaged the US worse than Trump

If the US won’t ever have single payer then we should emigrate to Denmark. Why would I want to live here?

If you’re a progressive who thinks the Democratic Party is a tool of corporate America, talk to someone who still can’t forgive themselves for voting for Ralph Nader in 2000—then ask yourself which candidate, Harris or Trump, would give you any leverage to push for policies you care about.

This is contradicted by this:

Like you, we wish for the return of the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan, Bob Dole, John McCain, and Mitt Romney, a party animated by actual ideas. We believe that American politics are healthiest when vibrant conservative and liberal parties fight it out on matters of policy.

I don’t want a return to party of Bush. I want the American people to have the highest standard of living in the world - not the people of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

If you’re saying that Kamala will restore the GOP, then it seems that the American people will never be prioritized. In which case, we should all leave and emigrate to Scandinavia where their people are treated like human beings rather than servants

Then I should move to a country with single payer.

Why would I stay here if the United States will never end medical debt? Seems like a bad place to raise a family - especially when Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, etc exist

Should we protect Lebanon from Israel?

Why isn’t there an option to give these Muslim Americans what they actually want?

What are the enumerated elements of that per the statute, and how did Vance violate them?

Why is it an issue that she is affiliated with Trump?

If anything, this is a great development for Democrats. Loomer is incompetent. So we should hope that Trump is listening to her

Name the criminal statute he should be charged with violating.

Agreed that he likely does not have a 1st amendment defense. But you still need a specific criminal statute to charge him with. I am unaware of any that he has likely violated with his xenophobic remarks

Demagoguery that targets a marginalized group is an American tradition. It is unlikely that he committed any crime

You realize that by demanding people shut up about genocide, you’ve actually incentivized users to talk about genocide, right?

that’s not an option

Why?

It is a viable option. There is nothing preventing the Democrats from opposing genocide

Biden could do so tomorrow. Harris could then continue that policy

She will have the same position on genocide as Biden

I want zero genocide

The Democrats want genocide

The Republicans want genocide

I want zero genocide

and/or

“And/or” is grammatically incorrect. It should be “or” because “or” does not preclude the possibility of both being present

Yeah my point is that voters did show up. Dems did historically well in 2022 for an incumbent party

Its just that the structure of our electoral politics favors rural areas and gerrymandered districts. Which currently means the red team benefits. Which isn’t the fault of recent voters