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[-] archomrade@midwest.social -3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

How are we defining 'flawless', exactly?

All else aside - yea, I actually kinda agree with this, though I get the distinct impression not in the way you mean it.

edit - what happens if it's the undecided vote that causes harris to lose, not Stein?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Then she should have messaged better on Israel. On that particular item I also feel like Netanyahu is on a timeline. I'm not sure he cares about the election though. More like he's trying to get us pulled into a conflict with Iran before January because Biden can't stand up to him. If he thinks Biden is just locked by the election then he'll try to do it this month. Harris' messaging doesn't really take that into account in my opinion.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 4 points 2 hours ago

Then she should have messaged better on Israel

I'd much rather her do more than message better, but i'd take clear messaging over whatever the fuck we've been getting.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

She's trying to stay neutral. It's not working.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 4 points 2 hours ago

There's no such thing as neutral - either we're supporting Israel through their genocide or we're not.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Putting on my objective hat for a minute, pro Israel voters think the same way. There's not really a neutral block of voters on this issue.

[-] Tinidril@midwest.social -1 points 1 hour ago

There is no candidate who can win this race that won't keep writing blank checks for Israel. If anything, Netanyahu wants Trump to win. He is enraged by even the minimal pushback he gets from the Biden administration.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

There's a chance Harris is more like Obama and reigns in everything but iron dome reloads, while actually holding them responsible for settler violence. If your standard is completely disengage from Israel then yeah we aren't there yet politically. Although shooting at the UN might just fucking do it.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

She...still loses? I don't understand your question

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 2 hours ago

I'm asking who you'll decide to blame, since that seems to be the focus.

If you're unconcerned with blame then maybe there's no disagreement here.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -2 points 1 hour ago

Undecided voters are imo always a contemptible lot, but no more this election than any other.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 3 points 1 hour ago

Undecided voters are imo always a contemptible lot

Maybe read this a few times yourself and see if you can spot the problem on your own.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

If someone is stupid enough that they need to be flattered into no longer doing stupid things, that makes them all the more contemptible in my eyes.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 2 points 1 hour ago

Jesus christ, is that what politics are to you? Flattery or contempt?

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Anyone who's still undecided at this point likely needs one or both.

[-] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 59 minutes ago

Lmao good luck then

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