• AntOnARant@programming.dev
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    10 hours ago

    Why all the hate for Biden? It’s trump and the republicans that have created this situation, isn’t it?

    • Bytemeister@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      Honestly, because we had clear expectations for Biden when he was elected.

      Close the inhumane border camps.

      Deal with Covid.

      Prosecute trump and his collaborators litany of crimes.

      In the end, he went 0/3 on those. His legacy is one of shirked responsibility.

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        3 hours ago

        Isn’t “nothing will fundamentally change” what he said to the donors at a private event? Mission accomplished I guess…

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          3 hours ago

          No idea, I don’t really give a fuck about a small quote without context said behind closed doors. I care about what issues were facing the nation, and what was done to solve them.

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        5 hours ago

        This. At the very least, he could have expanded the SC to 13 and named a bunch of new judges. But nah.

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        6 hours ago

        He’s an old fart that does things by the book and does them well with mostly good intentions from an outside perspective. He worked within those confines and got shit done in an adversarial environment. He didn’t anticipate the fuck-the-book approach that is now allowing trump to flagrantly ignore the constitution.

        Had he known he may have reoriented his strategies. But that’s hindsight right? Also fuck him for preventing an actual primary and forcing Kamala on the ticket - that was a known bad approach even without hindsight.

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          He didn’t anticipate the fuck-the-book approach that is now allowing trump to flagrantly ignore the constitution

          Trump was perfectly transparent about his intentions. If Biden didn’t anticipate this he’s incompetent and deserves every ounce of hate coming his way.

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          5 hours ago

          He ignored plenty of “by the book” ways to avoid our current situation. And he didn’t anticipate the approach that Trump had used for the 4 years prior to his presidency? That just proves he’s a terrible president.

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        7 hours ago

        That’s a bad adage; I wouldn’t claim that as a true thing most people believe.