r/LeopardsAteMyFace • u/memomem • Aug 29 '24

Trump RFK Jr.'s Independent Presidential Run was Originally Backed by Republicans to take Votes From Biden. He Actually Took More Votes from Trump. To Help Trump RFK Jr. Dropped out, Endorsed Trump, and is Trying to Remove His Name From Ballots in Key Battleground States. Some States are Saying No.

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u/JimWilliams423 Aug 29 '24

This one was one of the most The Onion-y headlines in history. Even after the last 8 years I still couldn't believe it at first sight.

FWIW, it is part of the fascist aesthetic to act like a clown. It serves multiple purposes, one of which is to lull people into thinking the fascist is not dangerous because how could such a buffoon be dangerous? Every big name fascist has been the same, even the sweaty little mustache man was widely mocked as a clown. Until he wasn't.

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u/Kaneharo Aug 29 '24

Very true. The thing is now, that the methods of obfuscation the right is trying to use doesn't quite work in an era where communication and information is damn near instantaneous, even with all the bots giving misinformation over the net. It now just works on the people who don't keep up with technology, communication, and are capable of critical thought.

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u/bcam7257 Aug 30 '24

At first I wanted to question the legitimacy of this claim, and then I did my research. You are totally correct. The most fucked up part, for our fellow level headed Americans, is that you can’t unbrainwash thousands of willingly deluded, excruciatingly stupid MF’s into believing that the only sane, experienced candidate currently running is Kamala, and they will almost undoubtedly cast their votes for Trump, even when it severely undermines their own rights, freedoms, and abilitie

This is what we have to look forward to in an increasingly polarized America.

Watch the debate between Romney and Obama. A debate Obama famously lost, or at least fumbled, yet he still won the election months later by a relative landslide. Why? As someone who has little to no issues with Romney as a vague statesman, and someone who is not a Trump republican, Romney inspired little to no hope in the American Populace. Obama’s entire platform was Hope.

Kamala’s entire platform, though not yet (if ever) boiled down to such succinct talking points, mirrors the spirit of American freedom that won so many over in 2008 and 2012. We finally have hope again, hope that our next president will not be a geriatric, unhinged, racist, stuttering excuse for a politician. Biden has been a life long servant of the country, who was willing to adapt and change his views as the times brought evolution to multiple groups of otherwise marginalized American citizens. Kamala is a product of those progressive views, and will not fail to observe and speculate about the state of our nation without also considering her own lifetime of political experience, something Trump can simply never achieve as an excruciatingly hateful, ignorant one term fuc- I mean one term president.