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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 05:47:47 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   I don’t get it. Biden has done a fantastic job as president and seen us through some of the toughest times in recent history. The economy is strong, unemployment is at 60-year lows, inflation is tamed. But there are people calling for that youngster to drop out? (I have 6 years on him…) Why aren’t they calling on the guy who’s been indicted in four places and charged 91 times to drop out?

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     birdpoof (birdpoof@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 05:57:47 JST birdpoof

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     @georgetakei

     trump's existence stokes "controversy" which is great for media ratings and clicks and ad revenue!!

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     aethervision (aethervision@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:45:22 JST aethervision

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     @georgetakei The problem is Biden isn’t enough of an autocrat for 1/2 the progressive movement.

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     Xergg (xergg@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 09:25:34 JST Xergg

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     @georgetakei Blame fox news, newsmax and russian online trolls. seriously if I knew the american people were this easy to manipulate I would be president by now.

     MondoBizarrro repeated this.
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     The Galactic Shitpost Outpost (cosmictrigger@kolektiva.social)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 09:25:34 JST The Galactic Shitpost Outpost

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     @kvuzet

     Any time someone criticizes the Democratic Party from the left:

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     Odin Vex :verified: (odinvex@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 11:38:39 JST Odin Vex :verified:

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     @georgetakei Both.

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     Humble Fan of Atty. Woo (billmcguire@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 14:49:08 JST Humble Fan of Atty. Woo

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     @georgetakei

     ignorance IS NOT bliss, is it? But, I keep saying that Polls don't vote....and tonight proves it. carry on

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     Helena (thelastpinkcar@universeodon.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 22:02:16 JST Helena

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     @georgetakei Right!!!!!?????

     And what's their goal with Trump, kill off the rest of us?

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     Zaku (zaku@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 00:12:02 JST Zaku

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     @georgetakei the last sentence of whataboutism is unnecessary. They are not comparable at all. Biden is a great President. Period.

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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:17 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     • Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

     @admitsWrongIfProven

     Dont worry, being blocked by sandwich puts yo uin excellent company to be sure! I’ve gotten into the habit of following him just so I can follow the people he blocks cause they have interesting points of view, and often nuanced and worth considering (even if i ultimately disagree).

     @TruthSandwich

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:19 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     @TruthSandwich 👍

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:20 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @admitsWrongIfProven

     I’m going to block you now.

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:21 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     • Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

     @TruthSandwich What can i say but welcome to the club?

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:22 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @admitsWrongIfProven @WiseMagic @SETIEric

     An amazing display of cluelessness. Why are you even commenting if you have nothing intelligent to add?

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:23 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     @TruthSandwich @WiseMagic @SETIEric Amazing display of position politics and emotionalization.

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:25 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @WiseMagic @SETIEric @admitsWrongIfProven @georgetakei

     The anti-liberal left is you. It’s people who follow Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and AOC.

     They’re not Democrats. They hate liberals. And they care more about harming liberals than stopping Trump.

     They’d rather throw their vote away in empty protest than to do their part to block the rise of fascism.

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     WiseMagic ☑️ (wisemagic@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:26 JST WiseMagic ☑️

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     @TruthSandwich @SETIEric @admitsWrongIfProven @georgetakei

     "The anti-liberal left, 🤔 in refusing to vote for Biden, is helping Trump. And they don't care"
     
     "anti-liberal left ( would mean,... the right)"🤔 😳 .

     But anyway, isn't, what you call the"anti-liberal left", actually just casting a "protest vote" also?

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:27 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @SETIEric @WiseMagic @admitsWrongIfProven @georgetakei

     FpTP, even without an electoral college, prevents third parties from winning. It's Duverger's law.

     A third-party vote is a protest vote, which is actually just a type of protest, not a type of vote. The anti-liberal left, in refusing to vote for Biden, is helping Trump. And they don't care.

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     Eric J. Korpela (setieric@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:33 JST Eric J. Korpela

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     • Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

     @WiseMagic @TruthSandwich @admitsWrongIfProven @georgetakei The system (requiring a majority of the electoral votes rather than electing the one who gets the most) was designed to prevent 3rd parties. That's why there will not be a 3rd party president. The way a 3rd party succeeds is through the destruction of one of the other two parties, and then you end up with two parties. That hasn't happened in 167 years. Till then you are stuck with two choices. Voting for a 3rd party is effectively a vote for the candidate that is least like the one you voted for.

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     WiseMagic ☑️ (wisemagic@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:36 JST WiseMagic ☑️

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     @TruthSandwich @admitsWrongIfProven @georgetakei

     I'd like to see more parties. But a 3rd party president would have to lean left or right to get anything done. A third party needs to start in getting seats in the house & senate. Otherwise you're electing a "3rd party" president, that still does what the left or right does.

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:37 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @admitsWrongIfProven @WiseMagic @georgetakei

     Bad take. This has nothing to do with the de facto two party system. It has everything to do with the far left rejecting democracy.

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:38 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     @WiseMagic @TruthSandwich @georgetakei You're basically beating each other up to not have to see the problem with just two parties that are viable handing both of them an amount of power they should not have.

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     WiseMagic ☑️ (wisemagic@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:39 JST WiseMagic ☑️

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     @TruthSandwich @georgetakei

     I'm 66 years old. This isn't the first time I've decided not to support a candidate over the years & you calling me a "Trumper" is not going to sway me in the least. #GenocideJoe hasn't just alienated me. I don't think the Pro-Palestine protesters are in any hurry to vote for him either. And I'm sure there are many out there that have their own reasons.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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     Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷 (truthsandwich@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:40 JST Truth Sandwich 🥪🇺🇸😷

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     @WiseMagic @georgetakei

     Only a vote for Biden stops Trump, which means that throwing away your vote only helps Trump.

     You’re a Trumper. How does “purity” feel, Trumper?

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     WiseMagic ☑️ (wisemagic@mastodon.world)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:54:41 JST WiseMagic ☑️

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     @georgetakei
     Everyone ages differently. I have my own reason for not backing #GenocideJoe for round 2. I won't vote for Trump, but I also won't vote for Joe.

     #PalestineGenocide

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 04:55:50 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     @freemo Now that is an interesting idea. And i was not worried, just amused.

     Needed something to cheer me up after that certification disaster that sucked out all my energy for the day.

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     NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️ (admitswrongifproven@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 05:10:01 JST NotHelpfulUntilIAm🥤 🌛 🗄️

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     @freemo Haha, i just realized i technically earned the follow from you retroactively! /s

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     🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Thursday, 09-Nov-2023 05:17:38 JST 🎓 Doc Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

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     @admitsWrongIfProven haha you sure did.