I know after surgeries I’ve been elated at the seeming reduction in pain, and all I do is rave about how great it is, but then it always comes back and I’m depressed and I just stop talking about it. wouldn’t shock me if that was his case.

at least we agree on this haha

The duodenum, actually.

The American Left and the DNC have, like, a 90% overlap, you do realize that right?

my point isn’t that leftists agree or disagree. my point is that whatever narrative a Leftist accepts exposes them to unpleasant truths. I don’t know how else to be clearer. Either the executive office has direct immediate effects on the economy therefore we should be worried about Trump (but we must also admit that in the past Democratic policies are directly to blame for catastrophes like 2008), or the executive office doesn’t have a direct economic impact therefore Biden is not to blame for the current state of affairs (but we must also admit that the current state of affairs has nothing to do with Trump). Anything else is cherry picking.

I don’t think the internet is a monolith. I’m trying to point out to leftists the inconsistency of their own narratives. I’m trying to point out that they can’t criticize the president for the economy when half their platform is defending their own incumbents on the basis that the executive branch has limited economic impact.

She said she wanted to help “normal people”… yet she didn’t list a single useful policy prescription. In fact, when asked if she would do anything differently, she said she wouldn’t change anything from what Biden did… despite Biden NOT helping normal people like you and me.

I’m not saying its all or nothing, I’m saying you people cherry pick.

I didn’t say it had “nothing to do with Marx”. I said it has always defended the ultra rich… which is true. A single statement from a man who’s influence on modern Leftism can best be described as a thoroughly debunked thesis to the post-modern antithesis of the 60s and 70s does not a convincing counterargument make, my poor uninformed internet pleb.

yup.

facts. all their candidates suck. Kamala Harris was an embarrassment and the people who still support her after such a catastrophic failure are the exact reason she lost: echo chamber. out of touch with reality. delusional.

This is stupid.

I’ve heard people on the Left say that the “president doesn’t control the economy” but then people turn around and say these stupid things like “president rebuilds economy”. Which is it? Either the Fed is an independent body not influenced by politics and the executive office and Obama wasn’t to blame for 2008 or inflation and Biden isn’t to blame for the housing crisis or food prices etc. and therefore Republicans aren’t to blame for any latent economic issues imagine or otherwise; OR Biden has the power to rebuild the economy implying that everything leading up to this has in part been the fault of each respective person in office and therefore when the economy does well under the GOP it is because GOP policies are better. Idiots.

Liberalism and Leftism have massive overlap, what are you talking about lmfao XD

Who said anything about Marx? The Left has always defended the ultra rich. NYT claiming B.T. is a working class hero is textbook leftism.

The Left has always defended the ultra rich. What are you talking about?

yeah that’s what I just said. and its a bad idea. if you believe the government is inefficient, you don’t just fire everyone lol. you work on a granular level to incentivize efficiency through policy adjustments.

The fact they’re just planning on firing everyone is proof they’re not interested in helping Americans. They just want to strain federal agencies to a point they have to outsource even more than they do. This way, these people retain power vai consultant firms etc. long after they step out of office.

This whole election is nuts. RFK Jr. is gonna gut the FDA and NIH so they have to outsource more and draw more lawsuits which will feed his own stupid advocacy firm, or he’ll switch his company over to consulting and score millions more by outsourcing the FDA to his own workers. And Elon is obviously going to benefit himself. And Trump is gonna wreak havoc on the economy in the long run with his tariffs if he’s being serious, and his border policies are a disaster… this isn’t going to go well.