Politics The Joe Biden Thread

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  1. stampedehero

    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    I feel like with that we'd end up with a lot of advocating from both sides for choosing the other sides perceived worst option, and have an even bigger divide.
    Of course, I also think that means the dems still would have ended up with Biden!
     
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    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    It doesn't matter who wins as long as the will of the people is most accurately represented.

    Our system should strive for the most well educated, most capable population which has as few obstacles to participation as possible.
     
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    But if there's no chance I would vote for either, say, Hawley or DeSantis for president, why would I choose which one wins a Republican primary? Me voting in a republican primary, while being undeclared, IMO, doesn't accurately represent the will of the people. Unless ultimately, it's the will of the people for Biden to win a 2nd term, and by me voting for who I think is the weakest republican candidate, that makes that happen?
     
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    Why wouldn't you just vote for the candidate you actually want? You only get 1 vote.
     
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    Sorry, maybe I missed your position on it, then. DO you just want one giant primary, top 2 go on the presidential ballot?
     
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    As a software architect that works with issues of authentication and authorization on a daily basis - allow me to ensure you that it is a lot cheaper and a lot easier to authenticate and authorize against a single database checking for the existence of a record.

    The very idea that it makes no change stands against any reasonable analysis of computational complexity theory. The science is most certainly not on your side here.

    But, I have discussed it as much as I am interested in - I think we both understand each other's position - so it is time to declare this discussion done.
     
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    I think the notion that people would believe that one bill would cut it in half when there are more systemic problems that causes poverty is asinine in itself.
     
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    Our system should strive for the most well educated, most capable population which has as few obstacles to participation as possible. ~Absolute poetry, my friend.
     
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    stampedehero Make Your Day, a Doobies Day Staff Member Moderator

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    Unfortunately, Republican States Electoral systems are out to road block all that you say.......
     
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    I want the primaries to be inclusive. Illegal to be exclusive. So anybody can vote in any primary. But you only get 1 vote during the primaries.

    Many states already do this. I'd like to see it nation wide.
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    That's why they have programs that allow a developer to check out the latest version of software under development while locking out anyone else from messing with it at the same time. One developer or team at a time.
     
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    Why is Biden taking credit for the vaccine?
     
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    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    I haven't seen or heard where he has.
     
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    Last night he repeatedly referenced “MY administration” in reference to the vaccine rollout.
    The reality is he’s benefiting from the massive wave of vaccine production the last administration set in motion.
    Biden and Harris even went as far as saying they didn’t trust the vaccines while Trump was still in office and beginning to roll them out. Interestingly enough they were providing the SAME reasons many people currently still skeptical are (hasty development, lack of testing, mass production, etc.) Seems now anyone who holds any of those skepticisms is an ANTI VAXXER!!!

    Strange times.
     
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    The Trump admin didn't roll anything out. The vaccines were approved and that was the extent of what they did. The system was left as a complete shit show by the previous admin. It's taken this long to just get some semblance of normalcy and order with the roll out.
     
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    I think he is taking responsibility to get the vaccine into American Arms. Joe is not like Trump; who sought stage lights and delivered a bullshit act every time he saw a camera.
     
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    Absolutely! I hope his support base can decipher his prior Presidential actions and never forget people died on his words. From what I've seen, Trump flags are still mounted on fools' porches.
     
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    This.

    Let’s also not forget Trump blatantly lied about how much vaccine we actually had.

    Are we also forgetting how Trump also downplayed the seriousness of COVID multiple times and in many ways? Or how his admin decreased funding to agencies that could have helped prevent or combat COVID?
     

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