A claim by Donald Trump on Fox News that the crowd who attended the debate between himself and Vice President Kamala Harris "went absolutely crazy" when he was fact-checked led to both amusement and new questions about his mental decline on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Thursday.The big issue? There was ...
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1072·
    2 months ago

    If you have a tire go flat, a doughnut is better, doesn’t mean you should just leave it on forever because it’s “good enough”.

    Biden was better than trump, but that’s a dumb standard.

    We should be running the best candidate possible, which means paying attention to what the Dem voter base wants and matching that. Not shoving what donors want down our throats because “what are you gonna do. Vote trump?”. The real answer is they just won’t vote

    And low turnout is the only way republicans win.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
      431·
      2 months ago

      That’s not what I was talking about at all. The point is that the media constantly focus on Biden’s slip-ups whereas they try to normalize Trump’s obvious madness. It is of course perfectly legitimate to question Biden’s suitability as a candidate and I do believe he made the right decision to step down. But anyone who thinks Biden is unsuitable but Trump isn’t is either a liar or a moron. Or both. It’s usually both. And the media that promote this false equivalence are enemies of US democracy.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        435·
        2 months ago

        The point is that the media constantly focus on Biden’s slip-ups whereas they try to normalize Trump’s obvious madness.

        Who is “normalizing” trump?

        Criticizing Biden made sense because there was a chance Biden’s donors would listen and make him step down

        That did work.

        Calling for trump to step down won’t work, because his main donors are foreign governments trying to cause chaos, and if he drops out, he’s going to prison.

        And that’s not even getting into if trump steps down…

        That only helps Republicans and hurts Kamala.

        But anyone who thinks Biden is unsuitable but Trump isn’t is either a liar or a moron.

        Who is saying that?

        Why are you listening to them?

        Like, you’re complaining about “the media” but all of them except right wing echo chambers have been saying he’s unsuitable for almost a decade now…

        Can you name one serious media organization that is doing what you’re complaining about?