• aberrate_junior_beatnik (he/him)@midwest.social
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    9 days ago

    Of course being pro genocide lost Harris votes. The DNC is fine with Republicans (including Trump) winning so long as they can preclude the left, which is the actual purpose of the Democratic party. Most of the base will happily be useful idiots and spend their energy punching left rather than allow any criticism of the party, all the while calling the left naive and blaming them for losing elections.

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        9 days ago

        Is that actually preferred?

        I dunno, maybe we should have an election to see. Oh, wait, we did. I guess you have your answer. So what should the Democrats do about that?

        • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          9 days ago

          Field a candidate which is not evil?!

          If they want to they’re the solution for the problem of their own making.

      • Salamence@mander.xyzOP
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        9 days ago

        the brave pro genocide democrat lol, you people deserve a century of humiliation

          • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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            9 days ago

            Fun fact: everyone who doesn’t support the exact amount of genocide Harris did is actually a Russian. Especially if they’re spewing bullshit like “that crosses a line” or “Jesus Christ it’s literally genocide”.

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        9 days ago

        Oh my friend, you read like an undercover right-wing plant. It’s fairly obvious to anyone with a conscience that genocide is the simplest and most important issue that a candidate could fuck up. And Harris did that.

        Let’s compare issues. I would say that on various issues (immigration, defense spending, health care) her stances were certainly not left-wing. Center, center-right, pro-corporate, that’s what I would say. And these are important issues. But I think it’s also true that she could have maintained many of those stances and still win. After all, previous Democrat presidents did.

        If you’re afraid to say that genocide is wrong, and actively work to stop it, you deserve to lose.

        • Tinidril@midwest.social
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          It’s not even just genocide, it’s trust. Exactly how much trust should we put in a candidate who participated in supporting and covering for a genocide? Sure, she aligns with my issues slightly more than Trump. What good is that if she’s a liar too? It’s no damn wonder people didn’t show up to vote.