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Donald Trump's campaign spokesman defended Trump using "vermin" to describe his enemies, while historians compared his language to Hitler, Mousselini.

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[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee -4 points 10 months ago (9 children)

Biden is dry toast made from wonder bread. Oh yah, that's sold it to me. If you're wondering where my allegiances lie, I'm a UK citizen living in London. Even the Labour Party here is to the right of me. The Democrats would never accept most of the Parliamentary Labour Party as members because centre-left here equals 'undemocratically communist' there. We've had universal healthcare since the 1940s and the Democrats still haven't been able to implement it three quarters of a century later. Why is that? Because the Democrats are just as enthralled by your cult of greed as the republicans are. Yes, the Republicans are worse in that since the Tea Party incursion they are batshit unhinged but it still doesn't make the Democrats a good choice.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

You think by calling Biden dry toast that isn't very nutritious is arguing that democrats are good? Lol

With that level of critical thought, it's no wonder you're defending equating the two sides.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee -3 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Yeah, what I'm not doing is saying that both sides are equally as bad. That would be a false equivalence. I am pointing out that there would be a lot less room for people to make that false equivalence if one side were actually much better than the other rather than "less bad".

But you carry on with your centrist nonsense, with any luck the dry toast is going to beat the fascist rapist because your fellow Americans will elect to eat the rabbit shit sandwich.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The issue here and the flaw in your reasoning is that you're defending Trump by saying "DeMs ArE BaD ToO". Trump doesn't deserve defending. Quit peddling the dems are bad too bullshit. No matter how much or little he's done in his term for the US or any other country, Biden is without a doubt a better choice than fascist, rapist, state secrets selling, man-baby Trump. We all know the two party system sucks. We all know dems aren't perfect. The point is anyone on the left is better than the scumbag known as Donald Trump, so drop the wannabe centrist bullshit.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not defending Trump. That's where your entire argument falls down. I am bemoaning the lack of an alternative to Trump that would give the American people the choices that they deserve.

The point is anyone on the left is better than the scumbag known as Donald Trump

Biden isn't on the left he's in the centre. Bernie Sanders and AOC are centre left but they ain't running the show and never will be.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"I'm from the UK and your left isn't as left as our left!" No one cares. But I don't know what I expected. If you just want to die on this hill of extra chromosomes, be my guest. What a waste of time to debate with someone who argues symantics and isn't capable of reflecting on anything they're saying.

[–] Spendrill@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No one cares

You don't care that people are going bankrupt because they get cancer? You don't care your police are running wild and killing innocent civilians? You don't care that people are still defending slavery?

OK. I think I have explained myself in full and I don't get what extra chromosomes have to do with any of it. I'm done. Thank you for your time.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You don’t care that people are going bankrupt because they get cancer? You don’t care your police are running wild and killing innocent civilians? You don’t care that people are still defending slavery?

Oh, centrists care about all of those. They're the status quo that centrists want to preserve.

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