• Carlo
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    3 days ago

    There were no real options on the primary ballot. There would have been, had he decided not to run, but he didn’t.

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        3 days ago

        So because not enough democrats showed up to a primary to vote for nobody, we’re all guilty of gaslighting Joe Biden? That’s stupid. That was never going to happen.

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          It happened in Michigan. So it was always possible. And you don’t vote for nobody, primaries include all offices going to election. You just leave one box blank. That’s all.

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            I can see your point, and I’m sorry I kept engaging with you in such a rude and shallow way. I was taken aback by the idea that we were guilty of gaslighting the president, but there was no call to be a jerk about it. Apologies, and best of luck to you.

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              Looking back at this thread I could probably have been more clear from the start though too. It’s an emotional topic for sure.

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                It’s an emotional topic for sure.

                Absolutely. It’s frustrating and terrifying that so many people are disconnected from reality to such a degree that they’re ready to exchange an extremely flawed democracy for a confederacy of dunces. I think that if we get through this, we really need to institute a mandatory year of civil or military service, alongside medicare for all. People feel like the government is some external entity, instead of something that they’re part of, and participating in.