I feel like this is a smart move by Donald because we’re still in this fugue state where we’re almost certain Kamala is the nominee but we’re not even sure, and the DNC is literally 3 weeks away with the actual election fast approaching lmao. Nobody has seen Kamala on the campaign trail, people barely know her and the debate would be giving her added publicity.

On the other hand it might be a good thing for her, noone knows her so she’s just some generic Dem candidate vs bigbad baby that you can just VoteBlue for

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[–] ScrubsFloorsInHyrule@hexbear.net 66 points 5 months ago (8 children)

Rant time. Every time I turn on npr I want to smash my head through the windshield. Listening to that station is self harm. People were calling in to talk about how they were excited about the kamala pick and haven't been this energized since Obama. Apparently it's so ironic that she would be able to beat Trump after him bragging about grabbing women. Apparently Biden is strong, wise, and looking out for the nation for knowing when to step down.

No talk about continuing business as usual in Gaza. No talk about her policies as a prosecutor. No talk of improving material conditions. Pure liberal idealism. Don't look at a single thing she's doing or even said she'll do. Absolutely manifesting good vibes only.

[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 46 points 5 months ago

The terrible candidate that polled 6th in her home state before dropping out before primaries began is a historical world figure

kamala-coconut-tree

History began yesterday, and we were retroactively correct about it

liberalism

I hate those fuckers so goddamn much

[–] rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I want to ask these people if they remember 4 years ago when they were all crying tears of joy at Biden's inauguration. I don't think they were necessarily excited to vote for him, but after the inauguration they were all giving us that teary-eyed "I haven't felt this way about our country since Obama" and "We finally have a country again." How did that work out?

While we're at it I ALSO want to ask these people if they remember 8 years ago when they were all fawning over JD Vance's book as the skeleton key that explains the rise of Trump

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 26 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The Kamala enthusiasm is the most obviously manufactured narrative since the 40 beheaded babies

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That doesn't mean that it's not going to work. People like to support someone other people support. Most western politicians are off-putting losers and whether one of them is popular or not depends more on who is favoured by the consent manufacturing machine than on their individual merits.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago

This is true

[–] __ghost__@lemmy.ml 17 points 5 months ago

As much as I agree with you, targeted media's purpose is getting people to vote in their favor. Given the condition of the average American political environment where less than half of the eligible population actually votes, the vibes maintain tiny attention spans. The game fucking sucks

[–] CommunistCuddlefish@hexbear.net 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are these callers stupid, evil, or both?

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 12 points 5 months ago

Stupid. Stupid by a mile they're so fucking dumb even the hosts talk to their callers like little babies

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 5 points 5 months ago

pure liberal idealism

Are we surprised? They're as brainwormed as the chuds.

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Mfw I listen to NPR https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QH82GuucJN8&pp=ygUjVGhlIGZseSBkb2VzIHRoaXMgbG9vayBsaWtlIGEgc2ljayA%3D

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