Franco and Pinochet are regarded as heroes.
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“Our study of history has brought us to this conclusion: Democracy has never worked to protect innocents from the unhumans,” — Fooloso4
One thing Tim Walz immediately brings to the campaign is JOY! He just looks so darned happy to be there. He radiates joy. — Wayfarer
the best form of government for the people. — praxis
I am not making a partisan point. — fishfry
I'd say this if I were for Trump, which I am — fishfry
clever strategy! — fishfry
Pardon the Daily Caller link — fishfry
You might think you like Walz's politics. That is not at all the point. I hope you can see that. The point is that from an electoral standpoint, Walz shines a light on the very leftism that Kamala was trying to hide.
That's why Walz was a bad pick. — fishfry
Terrible pick. Kam just blunted the momentum of her terrific last two weeks, and breathed new life into the Trump/Vance campaign. — fishfry
Franco and Pinochet are regarded as heroes. — Fooloso4
What bothers me the most is that they fantasize about such an authoritarian model, but only far away from their territory. — javi2541997
The selection of Tim Walz has been publicly supported, afaik, by AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Manchin and a gang of well-known Never/former Trumpers – across the ideological spectrum from far left to center-right (at least). — 180 Proof
The "innocents" versus the "unhuman". Only some of the people are truly "the people". At a minimum the unhuman should have no role in government. — Fooloso4
Then what does she do? For veep, she picks a leftists who is tied to the BLM/Antifa riots. She puts the very issue that the tacked away from, right dead center in her path. Now her role in bailing out violent felons who went on to offend again will come out. Now Walz's 48 hour delay in calling out the National Guard will come out. Kamala was trying to paint herself as a centrist, and Walz reminds everyone of her leftist greatest hit. — fishfry
Yeah I think there's one problem with that: — Mr Bee
I was wondering why she picked Walz, but then I watched him speak, and he's very talented on the stump, very folksy and much better than she is, so I think I know their strategy now. The whole point of Walz is to take the focus off Harris. — RogueAI
The whole point of Walz is to take the focus off Harris. — RogueAI
Democrats, for all their DEI talk, would be thrilled if Harris could morph into a liberal Mitt Romney-esque white guy. — RogueAI
They didn't want her in the first place. Black women are risky in American politics. White guys are safe bets. — RogueAI
Dems think Trump is an existential threat, and they want to beat him more than they want to check off racial boxes. They don't want risk. If they could get away with Harris and Walz trading places, they would do it in a heartbeat, but they're stuck with Harris. — RogueAI
You haven't even begun to address the points I raised so you reducing this to mere opinion reflects your inability to actually have a converation. — Benkei
It's not just semantics, which is a ridiculous reduction of the discussion. You are claiming to analyse the situation but in fact are just repeating dumb shit from Fox News. No power has transferred, no rules were broken. No coup. Having actually lost this discussion since you fail to provide a rebuttal to actual arguments you first try to gaslight me and now pretend it's just another opinion. Only reason you're doing it is because you're incapable of investigating and challenging your own opinions on the matter. — Benkei
I've repeatedly stated what it was: he withdrew his candidacy. And no, it doesn't matter who's idea it was. — Benkei
It's quite clear, also in your interactions with other posters you don't want to talk politics at all. You're only here to display your unswerving loyalty to a buffoon. That's fine but don't expect anyone here to take you seriously. — Benkei
I don't see how they turned on a dime when they spend weeks publicly agonising what to do. — Echarmion
I just don't believe Biden ever had much personal support. He was the incumbent and the default choice with no serious opposition. — Echarmion
Well I am glad we agree on the basic facts. — Echarmion
I've always wondered how Republicans would try to run against a Bernie like figure, which Walz does remind me of. He's a progressive who not only supports but has enacted a number of left policies and more importantly doesn't seem to shy away from it. Hell he even kind of looks like him. The only difference is that instead of a being a grumpy old man he comes across as a relatable dad (plus being more on the large side). — Mr Bee
Of course the problem for the GOP is that once you get into the details of his ideas, they're actually pretty popular based on most polling I've seen. I mean the right will still try to paint Walz as a "radical" who would try to turn the Midwest into Venezuela but then again they would literally say for any Democrat even if the VP pick were Joe Manchin. I think there's a good chance such a move could very well backfire on them if they're gonna try saying that popular policies like free school lunches are a bad thing. — Mr Bee
I haven't got an inability to have a conversation. I have a disinterest in having this conversation. You are hung up on a word regarding an event that's already two weeks out of the news cycle. — fishfry
Yeah I think there's one problem with that: — Mr Bee
You have a disinterest because you were wrong and are unwilling to admit it. That's called not being able to have a conversation. — Benkei
I believe his leftism draws attention to the very leftism that Harris is trying to move away from. — fishfry
In fact I read somewhere that if the voters decide on likability, Harris and Walz win; and if they decide on the issues, the economy and immigration and so forth, Trump and Vance win. — fishfry
He did say that socialism is like neighborliness. I expect the GOP to put that on endless loop. — fishfry
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