• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    My only objection to this meme is that electing a billionaire hedge fund manager is absolutely not “everyone gets a puppy”.

    Also, it’s a fucking embarrassment that the top two non-overtly-fascist candidates are a billionaire and a guy who took shitloads of oil money.

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    I’m seeing a lot of people who don’t know what a class traitor is.

    But, voters have said that more of the same establishment democrat is apparently what’s needed over policy arguments that would help the working class even if they may come from “the enemy.”

    These are most likely the same people who care about Platner’s tattoo instead of policy.

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    The “puppy” is a multi billionaire who spent $200,000,000 on his own primary and is one of the largest individual donors to super pacs in American history…

    But trust me bro, he’s totally progressive and is gonna decide to not be a billionaire any day now…

    Clearing trump going from one of the largest donors to the Democratic party to… Well, all of this, wouldn’t happen again!

    This time we’ll just pick a good billionaire, duh.

    /s

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/california-governor-results

    The “jungle primary” is designed to get two shitty Dems and a Republican to the general.

    But a billionaire who has a D by their name is an obvious liar. If they actually believed their own policy, they’d just have start giving money away long before a billion.

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      He spent money paying doorknocking canvassers in my state for progressive causes that won and might have helped the initiatives win, he puts his money where his mouth is. I’m seeing a lot of chuckling sentiment like yours online about him and others (like Platner) and I can’t help but wonder about its disingineuity.

      Not calling you a bot, generously I’ll say you’re probably just gullible.

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        he puts his money where his mouth is.

        Then why does he still have over 2 billion dollars*

        Anyone that is a billionaire doesn’t care about helping and all the help they give is a PR campaign

        Wake the fuck up

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      2 days ago

      Only the top 2 candidates go on to the general. Not sure what you’re getting at exactly.

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      The “jungle primary” is designed to get two shitty Dems and a Republican to the general.

      Wha…?

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      Nah, she showed her ass as a fake progressive and absolutely the opposite of the wonk she claims to be during the race. She need to just fade away.

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      She was like, the only recognizable name in the booklet too since she signed the pledge thing about spending. Then the top two Dems spent record amounts because fuck our country since Citizens United.

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    2 days ago

    People whose political participation extend to bitching online in niche echo-chambers, but not building grassroots movements IRL:

    “The voters are wrong”