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Democrats hail Biden's decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign (apnews.com)
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Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to serve as president.

Biden’s announcement came after more than two weeks of Democrats urging him to withdraw from the race. Nearly three dozen lawmakers had publicly called on him to end his reelection bid. Others had voiced concerns privately about what the ramifications would be for down-ballot Democrats if he remained in the race. When the president heeded those concerns, Democrats called it a selfless move.

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[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 105 points 5 months ago

Do Republicans just want to destabilize the country until it’s destroyed?

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 106 points 5 months ago

Literally yes. That is fascism. Palingenetic ultranationalism.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 18 points 5 months ago

SarahPalingenetic?

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

No, it means it's spelled the same way backwards as forwards.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 5 months ago

A palindrome is an arena where Sarah Palin impersonators gather and perform.

[-] Vittelius@feddit.org 3 points 5 months ago

Palingenesis: Rebirth, Reincarnation. The term has a distinctively religious connotation, it contains "Genesis" after all.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 75 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

destroy it and then rebuild it according project 2025, sounds on brand.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 48 points 5 months ago

I don’t think they want to put the time or effort into rebuilding anything.

[-] baronvonj@lemmy.world 45 points 5 months ago

The Koch brother's plan was to invest in state races to win enough legislatures and governors to call a new constitutional convention, and have enough anarcho-capitalist stooges to formally reshape the country as their libertarian oligarchy utopia where the rest of us are just indentured serfs.

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 37 points 5 months ago

Yeah bro, where you been?

[-] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

They just want to destabilize it until they can steal power, but if anything gets destroyed along the way they'll just blame the libs

[-] Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 months ago

Since Nixon

[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Conservatives will turn to authoritarianism when democracy doesn't work for them.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

They did that a long time ago so why are you phrasing this like it's a future transition?

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

Yes they do.

[-] ImpressiveEssay@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Maga people sure do.

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