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[–] CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net 77 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Blue MAGA Twitter is genuinely insane like remember the kids in cages discourse that lasted years under Trump and never stopped under Biden?

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago

no you dont understand the cages are gilded now

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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 74 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE HYPOCRISY OF CONSERVATIVES YOU FUCKING COCKROACH I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE

And, news flash, THEY DON'T FUCKING CARE ABOUT THEIR PARTY'S HYPOCRISY EITHER

[–] RustyVenture@hexbear.net 70 points 5 months ago (3 children)

On reddit-logo politics the Brandon fart-huffers keep saying “Biden is doing what most Americans want” on the border and then posting polls to prove it. Simultaneously, if there’s any mention of his approval ratings or his chances of winning reelection, then all polls are fundamentally flawed and should not be trusted because the only people who ever participate in them are old fogeys with landlines.

Which way, Brandon Bros?

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 71 points 5 months ago (2 children)

"It's okay to be racist cause other people are" is such a quintessential liberal take

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 42 points 5 months ago (1 children)

turning a big dial taht says "Racism" on it and constantly looking back at the audience for approval like a contestant on the price is right

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 18 points 5 months ago

Ah but you don't understand, tankies invented racism to end debate, therefore what we're doing isn't real racism :smuglord:

[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also ignore all of those polls showing what Americans actually want i.e. universal healthcare, higher taxes on the wealthy, free education, etc.

[–] RustyVenture@hexbear.net 16 points 5 months ago

Polls only have utility when they're confirming my biases or proving how dogshit Amerikkka is, otherwise I will make up a reason to dismiss them!

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

they arent wrong

americans are reactionary and this is why trump will win

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[–] niph@hexbear.net 68 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“Republicans voted against this immoral and blatantly fascist act” isn’t the own they think it is

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"When they do fascism it's bad, when we do it, it's good." clown

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 5 months ago

Would be better if that was the reason they didn't vote for it.

Still continues to show there's never a point to compromise with gop when they'll water down everything then still torpedo it when it's exactly what they want

[–] CyborgMarx@hexbear.net 65 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Have our resident liberal lurkers got anything to add regarding this news? They were pretty chatty yesterday blowing smoke up Biden's ass in multiple threads, but pretty quiet today

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 43 points 5 months ago (1 children)

fuck I missed lib chapoposting yesterday??? sicko-wistful

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 51 points 5 months ago (3 children)

A few libs with Hexbear accounts came out of the woodwork to show their asses regarding voting for Biden. One of them was a debate pervert who literally said "I may be more lib than you but rest assured that is purely organic and not insidious", and got banned. peltier-laugh

[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 41 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

fuck I missed it by doing real world things, what a fool I was kitty-birthday-sad

edit: all I did was cut and weld metal poorly for funsarinos and GPS brackets, I am truly a rube

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, comrade. We dealt with the libs so that you could weld in peace. worker

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I may be more lib than you but rest assured that is purely organic and not insidious

New tagline

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I may be more lib than you but rest assured that is purely organic and not insidious

banger of a site tagline tbh

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 37 points 5 months ago (1 children)

it's fine because it'll help the border and the courts will strike it down

What I've seen so far

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago

Helping "the border" instead of helping other human beings while using those humans as a political ball for our dogshit courts to juggle. Great stuff!

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 28 points 5 months ago (2 children)

r/politics thread

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This "We're surrounded by people who hate." comment thread caught my eye.

Mike Johnson already came out this morning and called this “too little, too late”. That’s their spin

I notice the Speaker keeps echoing the racist Great Replacement Theory and nobody seems to care.

It’s not that people don’t care, it’s that it’s really a “throw it on the pile” situation.

A large percentage agree. THAT'S the problem. We're surrounded by people who hate. It's gross.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago

And they'll just invent other things to get angry about. Whatever Biden gives them they will ignore and figure out a new line of attack to feed their base with rage so they vote for Trump.

THE STOP GIVING THEM THINGS matt-jokerfied

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

Oh, is that the guy who libs wanted democrats in Congress to defend from ousting? Or is it the slightly more fascist guy the libs wanted the democrats in Congress to defend from ousting?

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 65 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The "next guy will be as fascist as Trump but competent at getting the policies done" predictions were right and about Biden lmao

[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 46 points 5 months ago

4 years ago

clueless they're talking about ron desantis

today

aware they were warning us about biden

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 21 points 5 months ago

Everyone (not here) was mad at me when i said i preferred trump over biden a couple of years ago because their domestic policy was indistinguishable and trump's foreign policy was more isolationary

Historical materialism gives you the power of prophecy

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[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 51 points 5 months ago

im having trouble keeping track of all this harm reduction

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 48 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Went to that Twitter account to self harm on the clock. Here are other highlights:

BREAKING: New reporting indicates that President Biden has significantly decreased inflation, including decreasing prices for groceries and gas.

Doesn't even know that less inflation is different from deflation

BREAKING: Due to President Biden’s hard work on lowering costs, Costco’s new Finance Chief has announced $1.50 hot dogs are here to stay.

Reader added context:

Costco's $1.50 combo is a strategic decision, known as a loss-leader: The company is willing to lose money selling the hot dogs at that price as long as it helps Costco draw in and retain customers

And then some shit that credits biden for peace talks (which instreal rejected!) and ignores his support for genocide). I can't look at this lib shit any longer

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 34 points 5 months ago

Deeply unserious and insufferable. agony-deep

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[–] nat_turner_overdrive@hexbear.net 46 points 5 months ago

listen sweaty trump is not a competent fascist, and that's why you should vote for biden because he's a very competent fascist maybe-later-kiddo

[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 39 points 5 months ago

-Biden Wins

-Policy that is actually incredibly harmful to people.

He just stay winningbrandon

[–] yoink@hexbear.net 38 points 5 months ago

dont yall see?? if Biden doesn't implement these sorts of things then Trump will!! is that what you want??

thank you joe for being the martyr we all needed joever

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Next month Biden will win over the voters by declaring mar-a-lago a tax haven

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[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 32 points 5 months ago

Why would someone write this? Do they have a political vision that goes beyond wanting a democrat to govern?

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Biden Wins: New policy announced would allow vampires to feed on babies.

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[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Most democrats are going to vote for Biden anyway because blue Hitler is better than red Hitler, and now he can reach out to Republican voters too.

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Would you rather have 100% Hitler or 99% Hitler (1% measurement error)?

[–] fox@hexbear.net 11 points 5 months ago

100% Hitler or asymptotic 100% Hitler?

[–] adultswim_antifa@hexbear.net 31 points 5 months ago

This dumb asshole is going to lose to a felon that half the country hates with a passion. It's almost impressive.

[–] utopologist@hexbear.net 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Build (the wall) Back Better

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[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 25 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Democrats once again doing their damndest to reach out to the kind of voters who would never in a billion years vote Team Blue.

[–] QuietCupcake@hexbear.net 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is this even a tiny bit about "reaching out," or is it simply that these democrats really are just fascists doing what fascists are wont to do?

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[–] SnowySkyes@hexbear.net 22 points 5 months ago

Most progressive president folks.

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 19 points 5 months ago
[–] Midnight_Pearl@hexbear.net 15 points 5 months ago

"our cracker of choice is better at being trump than trump himself" isn't the own libs think it is

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