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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 147 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Anyone that says Biden isn't doing anything is blind.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 85 points 1 year ago

Or most likely not reading truthful news.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tbf, society used to have "news", and many people are slow to realize that while the media still call themselves by that name, they no longer live up to that truth. i.e., not everyone who is blind is purposefully ignoring the truth - there is a whole spectrum of people in the middle.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (13 children)

As the New York Times' coverage of the Israeli Genocide has made obvious to even the blindest most tribalist of people, the "liberal" media was and is just as hard spouting propaganda as the far-right one.

Personally I think that the decay from Journalism into "Opinion Forming" in the traditional more liberal Press long predates the Fox-News Age and their destruction of the trust in the Traditional Press for temporary political gains of "their side" created the prime conditions for the rise of the made-up-outrage "Press" that so well fits the modus operandi of far-right populism and hence fed and was fed by made-up-outrage far-right populist politicians like Trump.

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[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, public radio and tv exists.

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now we have hate boner political infotainment. It's disgusting.

We need a free press, but we need to figure out how to deal with those that take advantage of their status... In this case, all of them...

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago

Even my absolute favorites of all time - e.g. Jon Stewart - still does it. It is the nature of the game, which we hate rather than the playa. :-(

Though in his case, some of it he does b/c it is necessary, a lot is rather tongue-in-cheek, and anyway he seems to be aware and definitely tries to use his power as responsibly as he can. Also, it may be hate-boning to e.g. watch a politician say something like "never in my entire life have I held this position", then 2s later watch a different video showing that same politician a few years before where they espouse precisely that position that they later claimed that they never had - like yeah, it produces a "reaction" in us, but like... shouldn't it, to watch such a blatant and bold-faced lie?

The difference, imho, is that he doesn't do such things purely for the sake of that reaction, and instead uses that reaction as the vehicle to convey his point, which is that that politician is a bad person, and should be replaced by someone who may perhaps be less bad. And, hate-engendering as it may be, it is also The Truth so... there's that. Which stands in stark contrast to e.g. Alex Jones who also tries to engender hate, but not using Truth, and instead rather for the sake of personal profits.:-(

[–] fiend_unpleasant@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He sure is sucking zionist dick really hard. Some would say too hard.

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey guys I found this book written by god that says trump tower is mine. Think the us government will back me?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How much capital do you have?

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Listen, give me the biggest loan you can manage. I'm good for it.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would trust you with my life

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oops too big to fail now.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But... he's old! And not perfect!!! So obviously, we should stay home and see how much better our lives will be under Trump when it's his last (legal) term and literally what keeps him out of prison... Duh.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Look, I know the opposition is worse in quite literally every conceivable sense, but BOTH SIDES! Ha, take that, LIBS!

[–] melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"saving democracy" tho; lol. if he wanted to do that, why the fuck is he running again?

edit: that feels more like 'dangling democracy over a trumpian abyss to jack off his own geriatric ego'.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (13 children)

He's certainly not destroying it.

[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (25 children)

He's certainly not destroying it

Oh, yes, the only two options. Death or life support. No way to improve it.

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[–] RealFknNito@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

About as blind as Biden is to Palestine.

[–] Spazz@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

They're liars, they know full well what he's accomplished, but they refuse to acknowledge it because their peers would ostracize them

[–] goldenlocks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Right, he is totally supporting genocide of the Palestinian people.

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