Decision Time

With electoral reform, we could have more then two artificially limited options. We could have competition in our elections. We could be free...

It's honestly weird to use "career politician" as a negative.

Like if we're not going to elect expert policymakers then you might as well just do direct democracy and cut out the middle man.

Americans are watching this too and wondering what the fuck is wrong with our fellow Americans. This should not even be close.

Career civil servant*

This is an insult to spoons.

The worst one for me is that there's some chode near me that displays a flag on his house fucking bragging that he's voting for a convicted felon.

They're proud of the fact that they're supporting a criminal, and I bet they'd be ok with him if he was an open Nazi as well (they're just fine with the same tactics and having literal Nazi flag wavers in their midst).

Jed: Yeah but one's a worman!

Don't forget the fake communists bragging that they won't support genocide and that's why they're not voting.

Hey, socialism angels: do you drive a car? Do you emit carbon dioxide that is projected to cause 1 billion deaths, mainly in poorer countries, by 2050? If so, why do you support genocide? You refuse to support genocide one day every 4 years, but actively participate the other 1460?

I feel like this is a failure on the democrat side, beating donald should be trivial.

Living in the thick of it and that's how I feel 😮‍💨.

The South Park episode about voting always applies. It's always the choice between a douche and a turd. But even between a giant douche and a turd sandwich, one of those choices is still objectively better.

Let's not forget the two impeachments too

As much as I'd like to make fun of the 'muricans, I'm well aware Brazil would totally do the same fucking thing with jair bolsonaro. Thankfully the fucker is ineligible for another 7 or so years, but his sons are still causing trouble.

I have qualms about casting Harris as a "career" politician. He first election for DA was in 2003. To get from running for DA to running for US President in 21 years is a very short ride. She was born in 1964.

Hell, Trump ran for President (Reform Party) in 2000, so he's been a "politician" longer than Harris. So if she's a "career politician," then so is he.

Not that there's anything wrong with being a politician for a long time, as long as the politician is serving her constituents to their satisfaction and avoids corruption.

The writers really know how to keep the audience biting their nails, this season

Watching America edging fascism is my pastime in between watching my own country edging fascism.

I know! It seemingly shouldn't be too hard of a choice. Who the Fuck would trust a career politician!?

/J (because scarily, it's needed)

Funny - it's the same for roughly 50% of Americans too - which is horrifying.

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Watch the next Canadian election and be equally dumbfounded / terrified.

Genuine question, but why is Trump even allowed to run? I vaguely know that there are some restrictions on who can become President (you have to be a certain age and be born in the USA iirc), how can it be that "Hasn't been convicted for any crimes recently" isn't a requirement?

...again

Is there an end to Reddit's propaganda?

How is Lemmy a place for this garbage?

That “career politician” refuses to follow the law, and stop supporting a genocide.

there is no spoon. seriously though, that level of iq is shared by those very supporters so they are supporting one of their own by their 'logic'.

A silver spoon though.

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If one of your biggest issues with someone is the 'IQ' maybe reassess your position. he's kinda goofy. He's a fucking fascist, call him that.