@40cd5708
Let’s be clear here: the “age” issue is a dog whistle. After all, he’s barely older than Trump, and in far better shape, both physically and mentally.
No, the point of highlighting his age is remind voters that, if he dies, he’ll be replaced by someone who lacks white skin and a penis.
What is ageism on the surface is misogynoir beneath it.
#uspol
Americans are notoriously ignorant about the politics of other countries, even closely-allied ones like Canada, and I’m really not an exception to this rule.
However, I did just watch this video by a Canadian political pundit who provided a bit of insight, along with some bias.
Apparently, Canadian-Indians have somewhat disproportionate political power and tend to be Sikhs who support separatism from India, through the proposed creation of a splinter nation called Khalistan.
This isn’t just armchair support, but has included major acts of terrorism, including the Air India bombing in 1985, which killed all 329 people aboard. And this separatist terrorism is ongoing.
The guy who was allegedly (meaning: probably) assassinated by Indian operatives in Canada was one such Sikh separatist and had been accused of funneling money to terrorists.
At the same time, Modi is basically India’s version of Trump; a belligerent right-wing populist who’s killed before and way overstepped political boundaries with this assassination.
While Modi deserves to wear the black hat of the villain in this, it’s not clear that the victim is any less of a villain. There are no heroes to cheer for here.
And non-Indian Canadians aren’t cheering for anyone because they are generally ignorant and apathetic about the Sikh/India conflict.
The government just wants the issue to go away without souring Indian relations or losing the support of Sikh voters.
This is along a backdrop of the West courting India as a way to counter China…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdtyKdY_xcM&ab_channel=J.J.McCullough
#canada #canpol #politics #india
@b05df304
This is the dumbest of both-siderism and you should be ashamed of yourself.
In the real world, the D's are liberal and the R's are fascist. The D's stand for democracy and the R's are actively trying to end it.
You are a shill for fascism, trying to discourage people from voting to stop Trump.
#USPol
@b05df304
Saying the debts are held by his corporations would mean that his shares are worthless. But I’m sure that the corporate veil can be pierced, and that he has debts in his own name as well.
@b05df304@9ff9df5b
You're capable of doing the math and proving to yourself that only Biden or Trump can win. I have no idea why you're pretending otherwise, or why you're bashing Biden with both-sider nonsense.
Presumably, you're trolling. If so, go find a bridge.
@b05df304@9ff9df5b
I don't care. Tens of millions of Americans voted for Trump. Twice. Every last one of these people is total garbage, without exception. A roughly equal amount didn't vote at all, and they're nearly as bad.
So if you're going to be a Trumper, be a Trumper. Embrace evil. Be a Nazi. See if I care. There's tens of millions just like you. I'm not responsible for you. I'm not emotionally invested in trying get subhuman trash to go against their nature.
But if you lie, I will point this out. And you've lied repeatedly. You've lied about Joe Biden and you've lied about electoral system.
@b05df304@9ff9df5b
I actually don't care who you vote for. Yes, it makes you a terrible person, but I'm not responsible for you. The world is full of other terrible people, too.
@b05df304
That's absurd. Biden is a liberal and has restored our nation after Trump's shitted all over it. Trump is a fascist who will destroy democracy.
You don't have to like Biden, but don't lie about him. We're done here: you've lost all touch with reality.
@f46b93e1@b05df304
Uh, no, Biden represents the DNC and liberalism. It's been a very, very long time since there was a Democratic political machine, and even then, it was local.
Trump’s attack on Milley is great, actually.
One of the biggest threats is Trump executing a proper military coup, but he needs the support of the military to pull that off, and it looks like this draft dodger is burning all his bridges.
#uspol
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@db219758@7680dadf@098a11ae
Their goal is to appear neutral, as opposed to objectively reporting the truth.
For example, imagine if you and I ran a race and you won by a large margin, but I refused to accept my loss.
An objective report would be that you won easily. A neutral report would be that both of us claim to have won. This is a false neutrality, of course.
@b05df304
By my calculations, I’m richer than Trump. Not because of socks, though. It’s just that, whatever money I have, I actually have. I am not in debt to anyone, particularly not foreign oligarchs.
I suspect that, if all of the people Trump owes money to were to call in their debts at once, he would not be able to repay even if he liquidated all assets.
He has negative money.
@3ebc3da6
Being endorsed by Sanders, Warren, WFP, PCCC, and others of their kind all adds up to a painfully clear indicator that this is not a liberal.
This isn’t complicated. You may want to like her, but she’s a socialist populist and that’s dealbreaker for me.
@b05df304
Look, Trump is going to the be RNC candidate and Biden is going to be the DNC candidate.
You can vote for anyone you want in the Republican primaries, assuming you're a registered Republican (which, being a Trumper, I figure you must be).
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