• Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Look, I’m usually the first guy to tell you that the r-word is unnecessary.

    But calling Trump a “weirdo” has left the party in shambles for some reason, it’s high time we called the man a retard, especially after this charade.

    Maybe we start talking in their terms more, since everything is projection with them. Oh, you love that billionaire? What a cuck. Oh, you think post-birth abortion exists? Dumb retard. Oh, you won’t debate Harris? Fucking pussy’s afraid to debate a girl!

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      3 months ago

      The weird thing works because it elicits them to defend themselves and, because their beliefs are in fact weird as hell, they do so in the most awkward ways. Turning off normies who might have some reactionary sympathy but are on the fence. Calling them slurs or just mean things isn’t going to work in the same way. It’s not like no one has ever called them cowards or assholes before.

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      3 months ago

      Yeah being a smarmy cunt isn’t going to help her win and that’s why she won’t. And on behalf of the world that fucking sucks.

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        3 months ago

        Harris should maintain a professional demeanor since she’s running for office.

        We on the other hand can up the ante.

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          3 months ago

          Absolutely, he’s a piece of shit and deserves to be called out. But every video I’ve seen of her comes off as condescending and arrogant, very similar to H Clinton, and not at all like Obama (for example) or even W. It’s all so polarising and I don’t get it.

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            3 months ago

            That sounds like a really long way to say she’s being uppity…

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              3 months ago

              This is why your side will lose. Nothing I said there indicated that, I gave specific examples which go against what you have just insulted me with. You’re stuck in an echo chamber and anybody who isn’t drinking your koolaid gets labelled.

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                What side would that be? I’ve voted independent every election I’ve voted.

                It’s your issue if your dog whistle is deafening and you’re so quick to label conversations as “your side vs mine”.

                People don’t have to be democrats to abhor readily apparent bigotry.

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                  3 months ago

                  Are you calling me racist or sexist? Both would be so wrong for reasons you really should understand from my posts. And I’m Australian so I don’t have a dog in this fight but either candidate would be unacceptable here and shithouse for the world.