• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Come on. You should have realized the problem here when you read “the boy who cried wolf.”

    2020 Biden: “Trump is a Nazi, vote for me!” 2020-2024 Biden: “I couldn’t possibly order the criminal prosecution of my Republican opponent!” 2024 Harris: “Trump is a Nazi, vote for me!”

    This is why Harris lost. Her core campaign message was completely undermined by Biden’s actions. To the average voter, the Democrats looked like hyperventilating drama queens who slander their opponents as fascists. Now, I understand that Trump absolutely does meet the definition of being a fascist. But Democrats proved that they clearly weren’t willing to take the fascist threat seriously. Democrats didn’t treat Republicans like Nazis. Therefore, voters didn’t believe them.

    Remember. Actions speak louder than words. If the other side are Nazis, but your own actions demonstrate that you don’t consider them a threat, you cannot then expect voters to take you entirely truthful claims about them being Nazis seriously.