Quote (EndlessSky @ Sep 11 2024 07:54pm)
Debate didn't change any minds. Each side is sounding off, but it's pointless.
Kamala leads slightly among extremists while Independents lean slightly towards Trumpo.
I guess it's a win for Kamala because she didn't poo her pants like Biden.
Actually a particularly fascinating application of horseshoe theory to me. I'd argue there's a real streak where Trump is appealing to centrists on both sides of the aisle and Kamala/Biden have been favored by the extremes on either end. Its not just about never-trumper neoconservatives. What unites Alan Dershowitz and Bill Barr? What unites Transgender Antifa and Ukrainian Nazis? Look to the supporters on PARD and what they favor
Do you think an illegal alien child should be able to get a taxpayer funded sex reassignment surgery without their parent's knowledge?
Should we work towards winning economic influence in a peaceful world or play brinksmanship with nuclear apocalypse?
Is it wiser to arm Nazi war criminals to fight a losing battle from which we gain nothing, or to arm our decades-long Jewish allies in Israel to defend themselves from an existential threat?
Can we protect democracy by imprisoning political rivals and censoring dissidents and freethinkers? Or imprison anyone who tries to audit an election? Or just not hold an election and declare a winner?
Are a combination of deregulation, subsidizing production and protectionist measures a sensible way to make our economy competitive, or does outsourcing, DEI and wall street funny money add up to a win?
Trump staked a position on abortion as giving the question back to states to determine democratically, whether it favors pro-life or pro-choice, but opposes extremes of either no exception or no restrictions. Contrast how democrats made it legal to have abortions right up to the moment of birth, and erased the safeguards against induced-birth abortions (5+ counted in Minnesota, at least 2 viable, in the span before they cut off reporting). Or the New York example, where in a rush to erase all laws on abortion, they had to drop charges of double murder against men who had murdered pregnant women.
Fact is, if someone is a hardcore far-right white supremacist neo-nazi, they've got more reason to vote for the black woman. She's the one who wants to keep sending heavy weapons to Azov after all
Meanwhile on PARD you only need to look at who are the arsonists who would rather burn down our democracy than see Trump win again
This post was edited by Goomshill on Sep 13 2024 12:44am