something_witty [he/him]

single payer healthcare was not a mainstream political opinion in the USA 30 years ago. not in a M4A sense. similarly, things like lgbt rights and drug reform were WAY more conservative.

the NHS may not have been controversial, but its also not America. so it doesnt pertain here.

Thats my thought. If Florida was gonna go blue in 2020, 2018 would have been closer.

AZ and NC have recent histories of dems winning statewide races. I'd say both are winnable if Biden campaigns well. Doubt he will but still

im shocked Biden is polling so well in florida but yeah, I agree. Biden's success in the polls feels very familiar.

Yes. I'll be voting for Biden. I do not care for him really, but I live in a swing state and am kinda tired of trump and his shit. Its hard to fight for anything when it feels like basic competence is beyond the grasp of the current admin. I like what Chomsky has said on the subject. I do find Biden's policies preferable to Trump, and unless we have ranked choice, if I live in a swing state I gotta consider that

I think the democratic party is polarizing. The progressive wing is moving left, the conservative wing is kinda staying put, and the center is shrinking.

Such is the problem with big tent parties.

johan kerry

when libs say orangeman bad but know they'll ignore all the bad shit biden does if he wins

Gerry Adams is a sex god

Joe Biden currently has a net worth of 11 Million I think. So no, he isnt Broke. However, I believe that his only real source of income for many years was working in congress, which would have placed him in the upper middle class, or lower upper class.

Locking kids up for truancy is my favorite part of Marxism

The separate states bit is hard, but I'd just keep talking to him I guess. Maybe not even about politics, just about whatever shit you guys used to have in common.

How far gone are they? And are they a genuinely good person?

If they are still a decent person under all the shit, the best thing to do is just continually being their friend, while always challenging their PoV. I have seen people come back from the ledge on these sorts of things just by hearing alternatives. I think a lot of people get sucked into this shit not because they are intrinsically hateful but because they feel the world has kinda left them behind and they fear the future. So if you just cut him out, ignore his arguments, push him away, he will end up falling deeper into this shit. it will reinforce the view he is seeing, that the left is intolerant of everyone else. So make sure he feels heard and loved, while also refuting him and forcing him to actually think beyond his narrow minded view.

And if that doesnt work, bash the fash.

there are bigger fish to fry than the nazis

are there though? like Mecha Nazis or some shit