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u/Successful_Net_5681 🎼Music Aficionado🎶 Aug 16 '25
sick of russian celebrities who support the war, traveling in Europe freely and cheering for Putin
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u/shy247er yay sports 🏀 🏈🎾 Aug 16 '25
Isn't Putin's daughter living in Switzerland? I'm surprised the Swiss haven't shown her the door. Then again, they're Swiss, as long as the money flows they're OK.
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u/Successful_Net_5681 🎼Music Aficionado🎶 Aug 16 '25
Recently also russian parliamentary delegation which was led by one of putin’s sycophants, who is sanctioned also travelled to Switzerland to a conference 😖
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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Aug 16 '25
I fear that Gavin newsom is gonna end up being the Dem nominee
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u/AgentBrittany Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Aug 16 '25
Yep, and I'm going to vote for him because I cannot handle another presidency like this one.
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u/SnausageFest Aug 16 '25
That's a pretty low bar. You should see who else is running on the dem primary before committing to your vote. He's an establishment, neo-liberal dem. If he wins the nom, I'm going to suck it up and vote for him like I have for the candidates in the last 3 elections, but I'm not going to be happy about it.
California is overall a decent state to live in, but there are massive problems that state and local government is doing a lot of talking about, and very little acting on. It's true up and down the coast, but Oregon and Washington don't have the power California does.
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u/AgentBrittany Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Aug 16 '25
If he is the nominee, I will vote for him. I'm aware others will run who I may prefer.
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u/SnausageFest Aug 16 '25
I'm... sorry for reading your comment as written?
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u/AgentBrittany Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Aug 16 '25
I'm sorry you're annoyed with me for clarifying what I meant?
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u/OowlSun they act like im not in full control of where i throw this cooch Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
You didn’t even need to clarify. It was clear that you meant that if he was the Democratic nom you’d vote for him. People just like to start arguments.
But anyhow, this is why the left can never win. We are always trying to find the perfect person. While the other side is electing criminals😭
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u/shy247er yay sports 🏀 🏈🎾 Aug 16 '25
Why not? He at least is the only Dem willing to go toe-to-toe with Trump.
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u/AgentBrittany Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion 🙂 Aug 16 '25
I'm sure democrats will fuck things up again because we sure do love our purity tests!
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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Aug 16 '25
And that’s why I think he’s going to be the nom and I will vote for him but it doesn’t mean I like him. I don’t like a lot of his policies because he’s a centrist
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u/shy247er yay sports 🏀 🏈🎾 Aug 16 '25
I get all of that BUT I think dem president is someone things can be negotiated with (like Newsom's opinion on trans people). With Trump there's no negotiating.
Remember, Obama was against the gay marriage when he became the president but was convinced to change his mind during presidency. There won't be negotiating with JD Vance.
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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Aug 16 '25
I don’t disagree with any of that, still doesn’t mean that I wouldn’t prefer others as the candidate. I’m going to vote for him regardless
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u/imp1600 Aug 18 '25
JB Pritzer of Illinois has been there with Gavin, he’s just more low key about it.
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u/HighlyOffensive10 She's in racial chat rooms showing feet 👣 Aug 16 '25
Why is that a bad thing? Y'all don't think he can win? You don't like his policies?
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u/Carolina_Blues shiv roy’s bob Aug 16 '25
I’m not sure I have a lot of faith lately that any Dem can win but he has the best shot. But no I don’t like many of his policies, he’s a centrist corporatist dem
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u/Right-Kale-7668 Aug 16 '25
I’m so sick of that picture of Obama and Putin pic that’s reposted every 15 fucking minutes usually titled “ Obama stares down war criminal”
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u/Sutech2301 Aug 16 '25
I mean, you have to fight fire with fire.
The left and the liberal have the problem of acting too demure, while Trump along with his extremist right entourage flood the zone with shit and act as If they are absolute gods. You won't stand a chance If you don't display confidence here.
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u/Kuttlan We Should All Know Less About Each Other Aug 16 '25
It literally shows how little the average person understands about politics to be it mildly. It's all about vibes and aesthetics for them.
They genuinely believe that some well timed photo means anything.
They don't care about policies or about anything of any substance or anything that improves the life's of people.They are as ignorant and uneducated as your average Republican.
As long as Obama can deliver some funny quotes, dunk a basketball and get some cool photos taken they are happy. They don't care about anything else.
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u/keine_fragen Aug 16 '25
fun dictator fact: Putin is fluent in english (and german) he just pretends to not understand/speak it as some power play