r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/imjustheretodomyjob ☑️ | Mod • Aug 12 '24
Country Club Thread I guess Joe decided to go out with a bang
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u/thelastbluepancake Aug 12 '24
now that Joe gave his "two weeks notice" he is taking off the filter and not holding back
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u/MiddleClassGuru Aug 12 '24
He went from
“Per my last email” to “bitch, I TOLD YOU ALREADY. CANT YOU READ?!”
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u/MMAjunkie504 Aug 12 '24
IS YOU STUPID OR IS YOU DUMB?!
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u/AdmiralUpboat Aug 12 '24
Are you stupid, simple, or slow, which one?!
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u/Operational117 Aug 12 '24
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u/Pablo_Sanchez1 Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
Literally just put in my two weeks at a job I’ve been miserable at on Friday and I feel this comment so much. Have absolutely no plan and feeling pretty stressed, but being free to tell the manager that’s been destroying my mental state for the past year how I really feel with no fucks given is worth it alone
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u/yuucuu Aug 12 '24
Also exiting and can't wait to do the same. Happy job hunting, may the market be ever kind to you
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u/glitchycat39 Aug 12 '24
We thought Dark Brandon was his dark side. We failed to realize that Dark Brandon was just Joe giving us a taste.
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u/Heelincal Aug 12 '24
Bro has been freed from the shackles of having to give a single fuck about what anyone thinks, it's incredible.
I hope people look back on his term with positive eyes, I feel like the last year has soured everyone on him.
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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 12 '24
I think they will. I mean, stepping away from the campaign and handing the reins to a black woman, that will speak for itself. But he’s also accomplished a lot more than he’s given credit for, but historians won’t make that mistake.
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u/selectrix Aug 12 '24
I genuinely don't think he wanted to run again. He's probably been wanting to retire for a good while now- Biden doesn't strike me as the type of dude who thinks it's some kind of honorable thing to die in office, he seems like the kind of guy who would have rather been fishing or golfing these past 4 years. But he didn't, because despite being aware of his age and declining capacity, he was under the impression- like many of us were- that he was the only Democrat with the nationwide name recognition who could come anywhere close to pulling off a win against Trump. I'm sure he was as surprised and relieved as the rest of us when his advisors let him know that Kamala could step in as a candidate with a serious chance of winning.
Go enjoy your retirement, my guy. You've set a great example.
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u/Rejestered Aug 12 '24
I think a lot of people didn't think Kamala would be given a fair shot, heck looking at her last run maybe even SHE didn't think she was the best choice.
We see the excitement now but in hindsight, I can see why he thought he had to be the one to run in 2024.
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u/christlikecapybara Aug 12 '24
I genuinely don't think he wanted to run again.
He didn't want to run the first time. But we begged him and he caved.
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u/WaluigiIsTheRealHero Aug 12 '24
He put his interests aside for the good of the country in 2020, and he did it again in 2024. He was an incredible VP to the first black president ever, and his selflessness may very well be the reason we get the first black female president ever. While there were certainly things to criticize from Biden’s lifetime in politics, nobody can deny that he is the epitome of putting the good of his country first.
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u/No-Simple4836 Aug 12 '24
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. He strikes me as the type of person who accepted the position out of a sense of duty, rather than a desire for power. Once he was satisfied someone else could take the reigns he stepped aside. That's real leadership.
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u/indoninjah Aug 12 '24
Yeah I saw a tweet on here about how Biden will go down as one of the great allies and I think that's facts. He knew his role as Obama's VP, to help get people onboard even if they were iffy about a black president, and he tanked a ton of bad press and let Kamala get off to the races
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u/SisterSparechange Aug 12 '24
I think he could have done a great job as President for four more years. Granted, when debating he can't think on his toes and respond succinctly, but I believe his logic and thinking are sound. He can make the right decisions. And really, the Presidency isn't a job where one must make split second decisions. Most everything he does has precedent and the consultation of advisors.
But unfortunately, due to his poor debate and interview skills, due to his age, everyone lost faith in him and that hurt his possible ability to be re-elected.
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u/Equivalent_Yak8215 Aug 12 '24
Nah. Dropping out when he did was masterfully done. Dude took the wind out of an assassination attempt and propelled K-Dot right to the front.
Shake n' Bake
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u/Heelincal Aug 12 '24
Also completely blindsided the Trump campaign somehow. They've been flailing trying to even come up with a coherent way to fight against her momentum.
Just on the regular folks in GA, WI, MI, and PA to get out and VOTE.
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u/Equivalent_Yak8215 Aug 12 '24
Yee, there's just no dirt to be had and they can only fight dirty. It's like trying to beat up a Kindergarten teacher at a Red Cross blood drive.
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u/Rejestered Aug 12 '24
I helped turned GA blue in 2020 and by God, I'll do it again.
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u/data_ferret Aug 12 '24
Blindsided them because the idea of someone surrendering power for the greater good is so foreign to them that they literally can't wrap their heads around it. It sends them right to a blue screen or a 404 error.
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u/Adezar Aug 12 '24
Waiting for after the RNC was pure genius... they had given everyone their talking points and how they are going to beat Sleepy Joe... and Joe was like "You guys got me! I'm out!"
And they were all like "Wait, what? NO!"
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u/CaptTeebs Aug 12 '24
And the timing of it denied them the chance to use the RNC to relentlessly beat up on Kamala. No opportunities to stand on stage and fling insults, nicknames, or any other manner of vitriol. Completely denied the chance. I thought Joe was dragging it out too long, but in hindsight, it was perfect
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u/KageStar ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Trump started that wave with his own dumbass RNC speech. 90 minutes of low energy angry grandpa rambling.
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u/HAL9000000 Aug 12 '24
She has to win. Then he'll be praised.
If she loses, it will arguably be his fault for not dropping out last year and allowing the best candidate to emerge.
However, one great thing about how this worked out is that if he had dropped out last year, it's more likely the Republicans might have chosen someone besides Trump, someone harder to beat. So maybe this worked out OK for the Republicans to lose.
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u/Heelincal Aug 12 '24
I'd agree, his legacy is inextricably tied to the 2024 results. I will say the accidental genius of waiting this long is Trump is absolutely scrambling right now with basically no time before voting happens. He hasn't even come up with a trademark name to mock her with or a policy to hammer her home on. Dude was so clearly complacent and caught off guard by the change that the short timeline is helping Kamala a lot.
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u/AsianHotwifeQOS Aug 12 '24
If he dropped out last year Dems would still be arguing about how Bernie can still win. He waited just long enough to ensure that Dems had no choice but to be in array.
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u/grandroute Aug 12 '24
and now he has immunity for any actions he takes while president, thanks to the supreme court. Take it away, Joe!
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u/Live_Carpenter_1262 Aug 12 '24
Dark Brandon has finally been untethered and his rage knows no bounds!
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u/isconfuse Aug 12 '24
He back to VP Joe the cool grandpa we have under Obama.
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u/QuinleyThorne ☑️ Aug 12 '24
I'm saying, he needs to go apeshit with the executive orders. Free healthcare, codify reproductive rights, legalize weed, etc
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u/MrTouchnGo Aug 12 '24
- VP to the first black president
- had the first black VP
- appointed the first black woman justice to SCOTUS
- stepped down to let the first black VP become the first black female presidential candidate
I feel like it's an unspoken part of Joe's legacy that he has very visibly supported black people at the highest levels in the government
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u/DeeBarbs23 Aug 12 '24
People have been saying this from the beginning. Trump supporters decided racism didn’t matter to them and as far as I’m concerned that’s a pretty racist attitude to have.
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u/QueenLaQueefaRt Aug 12 '24
I do hope this is what sinks them. They’re racist and sexism. Tie your self to hate and you’re gonna sink. Hate and stupidity, where one goes the other follows. Fr though it’s fucking 2024 and people wanting to go back to 1800.. shit is wild to me.
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u/LeMonsieurKitty Aug 12 '24
We are SO lucky that being evil and being stupid are so often correlated.
It isn't always like that, but it usually is.
If people were smart, they'd realize that helping others and being a good person is far, far, far more beneficial to them. https://youtu.be/mScpHTIi-kM?si=MtqLeE25Df9CHl9E
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u/QueenLaQueefaRt Aug 12 '24
We’re in a weird spot in the world. Give it another hundred years and race is going to be so confusing. I’m so mixed, racist are confused.
The easiest way to see how stupid racists are is by looking at other animals. Anyone dumb enough to think dogs of different color are of different value, is dumber than the shit that comes out of those dogs.
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u/SpiritofMwindo8 Aug 12 '24
Which is also why his white supporters don’t really face racism, if they truly faced racism they wouldn’t be so gung ho on supporting him
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u/Poop_In_My_Chute Aug 12 '24
I've lost quite a few friends over this. Like"yo, we served together and you ok with him talking about my people like that?"... and the answer is always the same, "oh nah nah, he ain't talking about you". .. like fuck he ain't.
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u/seakc87 Aug 12 '24
Darkest Brandon initiated
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u/lioneaglegriffin Aug 12 '24
Is this even his final form?
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u/illwill79 Aug 12 '24
No. He hasn't even hit Malarky Level: Red yet.
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u/DarthJarJarJar Aug 12 '24
The final form comes when Republicans start fucking around with the election results. Remember: total immunity for official acts.
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u/guywithaniphone22 Aug 12 '24
People like to downplay it but even in Canada the e amount of previously unacceptable racist comments skyrocketed after Trump got elected. The man really told all the dummies to come out of hiding. It’s why I think we need to bring back bullying. These racist idiots need to be reminded their opinion and voices don’t matter, every time they open their mouth to say something stupid just shut them down. They are literally fools, nothing worth hearing is coming out of a Trump fans mouth.
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u/ImperatorUniversum1 Aug 12 '24
Agreed, people need to re-learn mouthing off comes with a punch in the face
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u/VivaZeBull Aug 12 '24
I’m only saying this bc I almost got banned from reddit for similar statements. They come out of the woodwork and report people bc they’re such losers. You can’t say you would incite violence towards them bc that’s mean and against the t&s but they can create a subreddit full of racism and that’s okay!
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u/guywithaniphone22 Aug 12 '24
Publicfreakout is basically just a compilation of every racist person on Reddit dogging black people.
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u/Anfernee_Gilchrist Aug 12 '24
I was warned about a ban for pointing out that Black Rifle Coffee has tons of support from right wing insurrectionists. Well actually I said Fuck Black Rifle Coffee and Fuck Nazis.
Apparently that's a no-no and I hurt some Nazi chode's fee-fees.
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Remember when Wolfenstein had the motto to punch a Nazi and the Nazis collectively lost their fucking minds?
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u/science_nerd_dadof3 Aug 12 '24
This is the end result of the culture of “tolerance” In reality we collectively should have treated it like a social contract- fine- you don’t want to live under the terms of the social contract- you don’t get the social protection.
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u/ImperatorUniversum1 Aug 12 '24
Well it’s more like taking tolerance to intolerant levels. Like with all things even tolerance needs moderation in the case of things like nazis
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u/Maxcharged Aug 12 '24
That’s the paradox of tolerance, a truly tolerant society has to be intolerant of abhorrent beliefs, otherwise they become normalized and institutionalized.
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u/Heelincal Aug 12 '24
The wildest shit about it (as a white person) is it's coming from a lot of people who growing up taught me about being civil and not calling people names etc. Like the sheer volume of uncles & aunts & cousins and church leaders that always told me if you can't say anything nice don't say nothing at all that now are racist & fear mongering on the TL is crazy. My new gauge for meeting new folks is like how many family members has Trump forced you to not fuck with anymore.
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u/hellraiserl33t Aug 12 '24
You ever have family members that are sweet and caring but then drop some of the most racist and bigoted shit you've ever heard straight out of left field? That's my entire mom's side ever since Trump got elected, and now the comments are a lot more frequent.
Case in point, I no longer associate with them.
Same people who taught me very important polite habits and manners growing up. Caring for one another, etc.
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u/CU_Tiger_2004 ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Mainstream media was complicit because they normalized him for ratings. It's one thing for an avowed conservative media company to treat him like a legitimate candidate, it's something else entirely when EVERYBODY goes along with it and doesn't call him out on his BS.
He definitely struck a chord with people who have been hiding their true feelings for decades. We knew it was there, but they came out of the woodwork with him as their champion/mouthpiece. It sucks that so much progress is getting unwound because of these fools.
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u/sanfranchristo Aug 12 '24
And they are still doing it. After all the thinkpieces they learned nothing.
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u/RenjiMidoriya Aug 12 '24
They learned that Trump coverage makes them fuckloads of money. And clearly, they care more for the dollar than they do the integrity if our democracy.
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u/GregAbbottsTinyPenis Aug 12 '24
I remember being in the DC area in like ‘04 and some dude dropped his “big words” on somebody outside. He ended up getting his head bounced off the pavement while all the witnesses just kinda shrugged and said “he shouldnt have said that”.
I want that type of energy to come back. Bring back physical accountability for verbalizations.
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u/Huge_Birthday3984 Aug 12 '24
To quote the immortal words of Lil'Jon: "Don't start no shit, it won't be no shit!"
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u/blacklite911 ☑️ Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
Yea, I rather they stay back in their little hidey hole and were unaccepted.
People say it’s better that they show themselves. Well, I’ve now lived both and I prefer when they didn’t because now I can’t go a day without looking at something that is morally repulsive 🤮 . The fact that they feel safe to be proud of their bigotry adds to psychological stress.
Because their philosophy (for lack of a better word), relies on social currency to spread, them being less visible is actually better for the rest of us because they probably will never go away completely, but we could at least avoid them and suppress their ability to spread. Basically, them being less visible allowed us to not feed the trolls. But now, that’s off the table, motherfuckers even have a financial incentive to be bigger trolls than ever
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u/daretojda Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
It's not just in Canada, it had the same effect here in Australia. It was as if him getting elected gave the masses a free pass to be overtly racist.
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u/theunholyasa Aug 12 '24
But when someone actually beats up a racist, the comments in this subreddit will not be in their favor….
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u/dampishslinky55 Aug 12 '24
From now until January, Joe is going to be epic.
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u/Shirogayne-at-WF ☑️ Aug 12 '24
I wish he came out with this energy at any point in the last 3 and a half years but better late than never
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u/NotYourNat ☑️ Aug 12 '24
This feels like when you get a burst of energy after you know you’re not coming back to a toxic job.
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u/Joshstradaymus ☑️ Aug 12 '24
“What them niggas finna do, fire me?” energy.
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u/Shirogayne-at-WF ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Speaking of that, remember those hilarious Obama/Biden memes that came out after the 2016 election? We should do those again.
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u/spikus93 Aug 12 '24
Gave your notice at a job where you're contacted through January. Sure you'll finish up, but why not have fun along the way? Who's gonna stop you? The Supreme court? They already said you're immune.
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u/CrazyString Aug 12 '24
Even when he was like this, the media was too busy focusing on the “sleepy joe” bs to mention it. Don’t forget the “news” and how they participated in glazing trump all this time for the ratings.
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u/dampishslinky55 Aug 12 '24
I understand the sentiment, but he’s always been best in this type of format. Debating was never his strong suit.
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u/Plasibeau ☑️ Aug 12 '24
An employee is the most dangerous when they know the contract will not be renewed. A year ago he was operating in the hopes of getting his contract extended. But now he's facing retirement. He is literally untouchable as far as politics go.
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u/lobsterman2112 Aug 12 '24
Fair enough, but he spent the last 3.5 years GETTING STUFF DONE.
Seriously. Look at the lists compiled of things that Biden has done over the past 3.5 years. It's ridiculously long. Then remember that congress was working against him for most of that time.
President Biden is the master statesman and will likely go down as one of the greats. Not as high energy as several of the previous presidents, but he just gets things done quietly.
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u/BarbellsandBurritos Aug 12 '24
What is the saying again? Not every Trump supporter is a racist, but every racist is a Trump supporter.
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u/Sharcbait Aug 12 '24
Being a Trump supporter doesn't make you a racist, but it does mean that you decided that racism isn't a dealbreaker.
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u/S-Archer Aug 12 '24
As my MAGA family member put it, "I don't hate black people, I'm scared of them!"
...pardon
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u/djdisciple1200 Aug 12 '24
As a black man I must say......WELL DAMN 😂
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u/hulkbuster18959 Aug 12 '24
As a black man I say I'm scared too that fear can kill me
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u/TheGuyThatThisIs Aug 12 '24
I know it’s not the same issue but it seems comforting knowing Kamala has fought against “gay panic” being used as a defense for murdering gay people. I’m not black so I can’t say but it feels like a +1 for the common sense of “you can’t kill people because they’re different and you don’t know how to handle that”
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u/Fickle_Land8362 Aug 12 '24
Insightful take. I never thought about the parallels between gay panic and the murder of unarmed black people.
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u/Suspicious-Shock-934 Aug 12 '24
It's at its core the same belief. XYZ is different kill it!
Not to minimize the struggles of anyone but it's always been a rallying cry for those in power that are shitty people. Or jews, or masons, or polish, or...
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u/radiosped Aug 12 '24
Kamala has been progressive her entire career (including voting as left as Bernie while in congress) and it's reprehensible that progressives smeared her as "Copmala" and lied about her record just because she had the audacity to try to change things from the inside instead of becoming a career protestor.
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u/Darkranger23 Aug 12 '24
I kept getting pissed when so many of the people in Trump’s administration kept resigning when he disapproved of their decisions.
I’m sorry, if you leave, he will appointment someone he can control. If you truly don’t believe in what he’s doing, you have to stay!
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u/radiosped Aug 12 '24
On the macro level I absolutely agree, but on the individual level, when Trump was putting a target on them and their families backs, it's a lot harder for me to fault any single person for resigning when it became clear Trump would go out of his way to make their life hell if they didn't comply.
I'm a single man without kids so while I think I would stay if I was in that position currently, I'm not sure I would if I had a wife and kids who were also receiving threats.
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u/cerberus698 Aug 12 '24
Lots of White people will say unhinged shit to other white people. The ones who don't consider themselves racist but understand they will be percieved as racist if they're honest believe every other white person secretly holds the same views.
When a baby boomber aged white lady leans in, looks side to side, lifts her shoulders, cranes her neck then starts to whisper, you know it's time to buckle up.
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u/bug-boy5 Aug 12 '24
I'm a dirty leftist commie, but I lived in farmtown Ohio. So I guess I have "that look" about me.
The crazy shit I've heard from a random white guy next to me at the bar is genuinely wild.
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u/Vhadka Aug 12 '24
Bald, middle aged white dude with a beard, generally wearing cargo shorts, in the midwest, so they automatically think I'm one of "them".
I've had some dudes mumble some racist shit to me because I look "safe" I guess.
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u/Uncle_Bug_Music Aug 12 '24
I'm right there with you. Canadian version. Yup, we got 'em here too. And for some reason the crazy always seems to come out at the urinal.
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u/thediesel26 Aug 12 '24
Ha I’ve had to do some work in eastern Kentucky and had the same shit happen. It’s coal country and the dude started by saying coal wasn’t coming back and they needed the solar/wind jobs. And I was like oh.. that’s.. actually great. And then he goes, but you know what that the real problem is…. 😬😬😬
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u/Gribblewomp Aug 12 '24
Too real. They’ll vet you for awhile and then when they fell safe unload the vilest shit until you stop them and call it out
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u/maxweb1 Aug 12 '24
so true and i've been the recipient of this too many times in my life - i'm just a plain boring looking white guy and apparently that gives license to these knuckledraggers.
Maybe the saddest is/was that i started hearing that crap when I was a kid. :(
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u/AfricanusEmeritus ☑️ Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 13 '24
What is really sad is working for a big bank in Flushing, Queens ( NYC) with a very large Asian population. I was one of the few African Americans there. After work while things were quiet, a lot of the White people would make racist jokes about Asian people. The others so " honored" were African American, Latinos, and Asian Indians. We were asked to join in on the anti Chinese/ Korean bias.
So I said to the BIPOCS that if they talk about Chinese and Korean people derisively in our midst... imagine what they say about any of us when we are not there. I told the main racist crew to stop their racism... I got transferred really fast after that. I wonder why. This happened in 1989. 🙃🤔🤨
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u/SheepInWolfsCl0thing Aug 12 '24
Yeah, but white on white stereotyping doesn’t get people killed.
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u/ButtplugBurgerAIDS Aug 12 '24
God you just reminded me of a memory. I used to work with an older Arabic dude, he'd bring in the BEST food. He knew I was very close friends with another Arabic dude, much younger. The older dude would say the most antisemitic insane shit and then look at ME and go, "You know what I mean." I was like no I have no fucking idea what you mean.
I just figured he was batshit. I used to find his ignorance entertaining until he was talking about the Holocaust not happening one day at lunch, and I seriously thought he was kidding. He wasn't. I tapped out after that.
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u/Phoenix2211 Aug 12 '24
Hey, this just means that putting your Halloween costume together will be REALLY easy X)
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u/Haunting-Macaron-000 Aug 12 '24
A family member explained to me that she’s not racist, and as proof, she has a black neighbor. As if tolerating someone’s existence proves her point. “Well I didn’t murder or run them out of town, so I can’t be racist.”
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u/PerplexGG Aug 12 '24
If that’s the racism they grew up with then yes that’s literally the reference point they’re using. Depending on location I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s the reality for a lot of people. I mean sundown towns are literally still a thing.
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u/Icariiiiiiii Aug 12 '24
I'm white as fuck, and my dad's side of the family is from this small, >2000 person town in Iowa. I realized a year or two ago that I've never seen anybody who wasn't white in the town, except for my half-asian brother-in-law and his kids.
It's so easy to just not notice shit as a white kid growing up, especially if nobody around you makes it "obvious", but the moment you start reading actual American history, it's like... Shit, this nation was always built on bones. I'm not sure I want to actually look up the town's history; not even sure how I would go about it. But I'm sure as fuck never gonna not wonder. It's so easy to forget there's blood under the stones.
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u/Icariiiiiiii Aug 12 '24
Oh shit.
Well, it ain't on the list, but it's close...ish... To Pella, and Pella is "possible" on the list. So I will take that as... I don't know, actually. Thank you regardless. Answers are nice, even when incomplete.
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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 12 '24
I wonder if that’s a nod to redlining and white flight, even if unconsciously, from your family member? Because in the old days, when black families started moving in, all the white families would head for the hills (literally — that’s where our wealthiest suburbs largely came from).
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u/DYMck07 ☑️ Aug 12 '24
One of the craziest things to me is the people who claim black people are reverse racists yet use talking points like this to defend themselves. Like folks on the right, you do realize that if you consumed as much black media, were the only white person in the room or supported as many black owned businesses (or let’s say a 5th since supposedly white Americans make up about 60% of the US and black Americans 12%) as the average black person does white media, white businesses or finds themselves the only black person in the room, you’d be one of the most Afro-centric caucasians in earth.
Hell, how many white people have you heard defend themselves as non-racist because they voted for Obama, who is half-white half-black? Have you ever heard a black person say they can’t be racist because they voted for for a white candidate? Much less a half white one? Race is made up, yes, but whiteness has been treated like some sort of purity concept that can be tainted if mixed with minority blood. Western society has been built and rebuilt on that racist premise. Glad to see it challenged more often along with the lost cause and other racist concepts.
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u/DocMcsquirtin Aug 12 '24
Fear can lead to hate is the ol saying.
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u/Byaaah1 Aug 12 '24
It really is the Dark Side. "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering"
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u/Dragonsandman Aug 12 '24
As much as the writing in the prequels sucked overall, that line was a banger
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u/scottie2haute ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Lol thats so out of pocket. I swear mfs be thinking of us like we some mythical creatures or something. Meanwhile most black folks are normal as hell 😂😂😂
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u/Vast-Combination4046 Aug 12 '24
Lots of white people don't have any contact with black people. We had like 2 in my whole highschools graduation class... My mom didn't really know black people until she got a job working in a group home.
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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 12 '24
Ain’t that the truth. School was exhausting because I was the lone representative of the black delegation for most of it. All them mfs wanted to touch my hair so bad lmao.
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u/Hollywoodsmokehogan ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Lmao that’s at the very least flirting with being racist,
2024 and people are still scared of the amount of Melanin in others skin. 🤦🏿♂️
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u/Ermeter Aug 12 '24
Last school desegregated in 2016.
Captain Kirk got in trouble for kissin a black woman and he is still alive
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u/KGillie91 ☑️ Aug 12 '24
It’s not excusable but it’s way more understandable than just hating blank folks without a clear motive. Some folks were conditioned to fear black people, explaining why that is becomes a rabbit hole that I don’t have the time to type out.
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u/wblwblwblwbl Aug 12 '24
But when they get called homophobic, “I’m not afraid of gays, I just hate them”
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u/S-Archer Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
"I have no problem with the gays, but they need to stop shoving it in my face"
That's what I hear from the older crowd. Like bro, I cant control your Google search history lmao
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u/Fedorce Aug 12 '24
I saw on the newest Channel 5 video, about the riots in the UK, that “not racist, scared” seems to be the new way for racists to hide/defend their racism.
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u/Anybody_Outthere ☑️ Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
Unfortunately over my life I've learned people like your family member are afraid of me because they think I'm a criminal. However what truly terrifies them is when they figure out I'm not and I have a Master's Degree because that math don't math.
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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 12 '24
It’s crazy that people are afraid of us. Like, I’m just a silly lil guy, I’m far less dangerous than your average redneck lol.
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u/ImGrumps Aug 12 '24
All my respect for someone goes completely out the door in these cases.
Like, how can I trust a person's overall character anymore when very basic human decency isn't a cornerstone of how you make judgments about others.
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u/pragmaticweirdo ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Which makes them a racist. If it’s not a dealbreaker, they’re okay with it, and being okay with it is all it takes
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u/Shirogayne-at-WF ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Goes with the old German saying "If a table has ten people and one is a Nazi, you have ten Nazis)
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u/MoriKitsune Aug 12 '24
Exactly. "If nine people are sitting at a table, then one nazi sits down and nobody gets up, there are now ten nazis sitting at that table."
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u/ace_urban Aug 12 '24
Except for that dude that tried to blow up hitler and the plot was foiled by the stupid table.
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u/Ok_Flounder59 Aug 12 '24
Yup, this. If Trumps innuendo didn’t offend someone it’s because they were already a racist.
Those of us with any decency were put off the moment he got off the escalator and started in on immigrants.
Actually those of us paying attention never even entertained him as an option after all the “Obama is a Kenyan Muslim” nonsense.
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u/Shirogayne-at-WF ☑️ Aug 12 '24
Speaking as a queer Black woman, it's truly a distinction without a difference.
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u/gotridofsubs Aug 12 '24
"I'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist" - Andrew Gillum
He was talking about DeSantis, but point stands
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u/A-Giant-Blue-Moose Aug 12 '24
Unfortunately, I grew up with a lot of people who described themselves as "socially liberal, fiscally conservative." It's too bad that doesn't even work on paper.
After all, what happens when gay kids are homeless because their parents didn't want them? What happens to their liberalism then? Do you support them with social resources or just blame them for finding themselves in that position? If someone can condemn homophobia, but their beliefs don't address the social issues, they're all talk.
Pissed me off so much growing up.
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u/Geno0wl Aug 12 '24
"socially liberal, fiscally conservative." is just libertarian light. They want the roads taken care of but are against things like free school lunches.
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u/Practical-Suit-6798 Aug 12 '24
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u/Qubeye Aug 12 '24
There's also an old Polish saying:
"If there's ten people sitting at a table with a Nazi and they are all chatting with him and eating dinner, you have 11 Nazis."
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u/cosmodogbro ☑️ Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
but every racist is a Trump supporter.
I wish this were the case. A lot of times its people who you think are supposed to be in your corner who hate you, and who only support progressive policies for their own gain, and nothing else.
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u/MisterShazam Aug 12 '24
100% prefer a racist in an Alabama trailer who supports progressive policies because they’re pro worker than one who votes for regressive policies that hurt us and them.
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u/MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda ☑️ my anecdotal experience is everything Aug 12 '24
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u/isaidwhatisaidok Aug 12 '24
I’m mesmerized by this gif, she looks so good
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u/MYSTICALLMERMAID Aug 12 '24
She’s stunning, I love her in those darker colors. I always go straight to that plum colored pantsuit she wore to the inauguration. We haven’t seen drip like that since then 🥲😩
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u/welp-itscometothis ☑️ Aug 12 '24
The face, the silk press, the skin, the fit 😭
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u/GaGaORiley Aug 12 '24
She gets an extra boost from also being beautiful on the inside.
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u/HippoHedo Aug 12 '24
Lmao got ‘em.
Trump and his camp are absolutely befuddled. Biden can keep slinging to distract Trump while Kamala is on the front line securing votes.
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And JD is busy alienating as many people as possible
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u/lobsterman2112 Aug 12 '24
Well, he's certainly not getting the votes of kids who sleep on their parents' couch.
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u/triggoon Aug 12 '24
Joe just doing what we all do after putting in our two weeks
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u/hellraiserl33t Aug 12 '24
That full mask-off moment is sadly the most enjoyable part of some jobs I've had 😂
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u/Hadleyagain Aug 12 '24
Trump supporters are either racist or fucking idiots. There's a lot of crossover.
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u/Narcissus77 Aug 12 '24
We know what they gonna say after this : “the KKK were democrats “ lol
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u/TimTamDeliciousness ☑️ Aug 12 '24
They will say that with their whole entire chest as a registered republican typing from a Klan rally.
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u/Neutreality1 Aug 12 '24
Key word is "were". I would simply respond with "how do they identify now?"
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u/Plasibeau ☑️ Aug 12 '24
I always fire back with: Who did David Duke endorse in 2016 and 2019?
Usually forces them to comically try to move the goal posts, but there's nowhere to go.
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u/Silver_Song3692 Aug 12 '24
No one speaks their mind more than someone on the last few days of their job
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u/Competitive_Swan_130 Aug 12 '24
The cashier af QuickTrip by me was telling a customer he didnt like Kamala because he felt like shed usher in more DEI hires abd he would be out if a job. I was like is this dude LARPing as a skilled worker?
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u/Queen_Dare_Bear Aug 12 '24
What I wish Trumpers would understand and admit is WHY they like him so much. It isn't his policies, morals, or track record; it's his ability to do and say the most heinous shit and get away with it. That's what Trump supporters really want.
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u/Greekgreekcookies Aug 12 '24
Release dark Brandon! I’m all for it. He’s had the best exit to presidency so far.
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u/Huge_Birthday3984 Aug 12 '24
Goddamn. Still, I'm glad he stepped down. Kamala is way more popular than I had anticipated.
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u/villain75 ☑️ Aug 12 '24
"I'm not saying he's a white supremacist, I'm saying that the white supremacists think he's a white supremacist"