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      Why is it that Americans insist on giving maga people and the rest different standards.

      As a foreigner, it’s so obvious and aggravating. The people that speak on the left just suck it up and play nice. It’s the worst.

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      Biden SLAMS Trump over Ukraine! Macron claps back! I was actually just thinking about the phrases that must have been used in journalism for the turn of the century that were considered to be equal to this low quality journalism

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    This is unironically good for Kamala’s chances. The average person in the US is racist, but not racist enough to not to feel second hand embarrassment from such overt comments, which may, ironically, make them a little bit less racist and make them think twice before voting Republican in 2024.

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      It was bad for Barack because he was Black. It was bad for Hillary because she was a woman. Kamala gets the best of both worlds

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        She’ll get the whole basket of deplorables - the sexists and the bigots.

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    I know that bullshit appeals to other trolls… but isn’t open racism actually counterproductive at this point? Most voters alive today never knew a world where interracial marriage was illegal - and most of us grew up in public schools being exposed to a wide variety of cultures.

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      You might have been around when Obama ran for president. Yes it was an issue, including after he was elected. Long form birth certificate anyone?

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        Did he not win both terms?

        Dems don’t lose the next election because the right-wing is racist, they lose when they fail to listen to their base and try to gaslight their constituents. The energy created when young voters, progressives and independents are given a reason to go out and vote smashes any kind of advantage the GOP tries to glean from playing the bigotry cards. Clinton was not that reason.

        People need to let go of this idea that Democrats’ job is to appeal to the right and be conciliatory. Conservatives don’t vote democrat, regardless of how far to the right the Dems go. They only play up the swing voter fantasy to weaken democrats and get neoliberals going off on a wild goose chase for votes they’ll never secure while at the same time neglecting and demoralizing their own base.

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        I’m not saying Americans are t capable. Particularly mags people… (They are sub special needs on just basic human intelligence and awareness to scams…)

        But that was 16+ years ago…

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    I’ve accepted the racism and sexist thing as a real risk for Kamala. But I think most Democrats have accepted it too and are coalescing around her.

    Here we go people. Buckle up and prepare for a ton of racist and sexist attacks. I assume the Lawyer / Prosecutor experience for Harris will come in handy for this and she’ll come up with good Rhetoric / political plan for the situation.

    Arizona Senator Mark Kelly for VP could help insulate Kamala from these attacks. A lot of good VP picks actually could help.

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      She’ll probably win anyway, but we’re going to have reams of material by the end of it for the next time R’s are feigning ignorance about why everyone thinks they are racist bigots.

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    They’re not trolls when they’re just the mainstream the Republican Party