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[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

They're both mentally unfit IMHO. One is a bit demented, the other is lucky that his dementia happens to help cover a pile of seething shit.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Biden isn't a good person by any means but we're literally comparing the next Hitler to Bill Clinton.

Clinton got a blowjob and got impeached. Trump fucked a hooker and no one gave a single fuck.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Bill Clinton is only 77, WTF why is our current president 81 when the former president 30 years ago is currently younger???

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Clinton (and Obama, for that matter) were exceptionally young presidents.

Clinton was the youngest president at the time of his induction since Kennedy (Kennedy was also the youngest President at the end of his term for other reasons, namely because it was the youngest a President had ever died, if that makes sense). JFK was the youngest since TR, who was the youngest ever, and Obama was only a year or so younger than Clinton at the time of induction.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

the next Hitler to Bill Clinton

The next Hitler to Hindenburg, more like.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trump : Biden :: Stalin : LBJ

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

TIL, Trump's gonna beat the Nazis.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

beat

the word you're looking for is grift.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Okay, but we have to pick the lesser ~~evil~~ senile candidate. We only have two choices. And even if a third party guy were to run, a vote for that guy would actually be a vote for one of the other two guys.

[–] okamiueru@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

For sure. But the problem is systemic. Having to "vote for the lesser evil" is symptom of a "winner takes all"-election/governance.

Throw in private interests in of the primaries candidate selection, add extensive private ownership of media coverage, and you complete the pretence of "by the people".

Either the US does a redo of the election process, or we'll see if the next fascist coup attempt sticks or not. I suppose learning from history and Hitler's initial failed coup, is a bit too on the nose. But, then again, had it happened in the US today, he wouldn't have been put in jail for treason, and then might not have written Mein Kampf, and perhaps then also not manage to succeed in the second coup?

It's not like we're repeating this storyline play by play. Hitler didn't use the term "fake news" in an effort to undermine the function of the press and critical reporting... Because he spoke German, and they called it "große Lüge" instead.

Oh well... shrug