I hope no one watches this, simply out of basic respect for the dead.

Is that a threat?

Lol! You may not have said those words, specifically…but you’ve certainly used a ton of Steve Bannon’s other talking points during this discussion. Whether you’re getting your information directly from him, or from some of his subsidiaries (like Jimmy Dore for example), isn’t the point. The point is you’re still spreading his propaganda, whether you know it or not.

And even with this last comment, you are strawmaanning my position again. I am not criticizing your position on Israel’s genocide. Stop making that your only argument here. It isn’t valid. I agree with you. Genocide is bad. But how does it help having Trump in the office instead of Harris? Israel is even more aggressive now…and Trump is exactly the kind of stupid to go along with it.

Harris wouldn’t speak up against Biden during her campaign…but given how public opinion is shifting within her base…do you honestly believe that she would be worse than Trump right now? Clutching your pearls because of how close she was to Biden, while holding the door open for a literal fascist to walk past you, is social and political negligence. If you’re not voting to the left in every election…the right will keep winning.

You need to be able to recognize who the real enemy is and how to stop them, if you want any hope of turning this shit around. Or, you can throw your hands in the air and give up. Which is exactly what folks like Steve Bannon are counting on.

Yeah, well…those genocidal assholes are literally the same people feeding you the talking points you seem so stuck on. Are you even aware that Steve Bannon is the guy that came up with the narrative that Liberals were actually worse than fascists? They literally paid influencers on the left to convince people of this, in order to divided any opposition to MAGA and discourage young leftists from voting. And guess what? It fucking worked.

That means that people like you are either getting paid to spread this bullshit, or they’re stupid enough to be spreading it for free. Wake the fuck up. You’re undermining all of us with this doom-and-gloom approach to politics. Instead of motivating people to get more involved in the process…you’re sucking all the fucking oxygen out of the room and guaranteeing that people walk away. That bullshit is exactly what got Trump elected again. And they’re counting on it in order to keep him in power indefinitely. Stop helping them.

Buddy, I already have. And I told you I’m not a fucking Biden supporter. What the fuck is wrong with you?

And I’m starting to think you’re just a troll. You’ve ignored all of my comments and insulted me repeatedly. My patience with you is done.

JFC. I would love it if you would please, just look up some of the things you think are true before you make everyone else reading this stupider, in the process. You are just so confidently incorrect about your entire worldview. smh.

That wasn’t even what we were talking about. You just keep making it about that, because you have no idea what you’re actually arguing about.

I have repeatedly told you that I am not a Biden supporter and don’t agree with his policies on Israel…at all. You just keep ignoring that, and continue to accuse me of holding positions that I don’t. That is the definition of a strawman argument, and it shows a lack of intellectual integrity on your part.

What I am telling you…that you also don’t seem capable of understanding…is that if you want any of that to get dealt with, you will need to address Congress. Not the president. Even if you want Biden to be held accountable for his actions over Israel…you need Congress to do that. Everything you are complaining about is Congress’s job to fix.

Me saying that, over and over again, is NOT “carrying water for Biden”. It is not being “head over heels for Biden”. That is the stupidest, most lazy take you could possibly have. You aren’t even trying to use your brain. You’re just saying shit that you think sounds principled, but really just comes off as hopelessly ignorant.

Hahaha! The 90’s were absolute shit compared to the 80’s. Saturday morning was EPIC!!

Yeah. You really don’t understand what I’ve been saying. Whatever, buddy. Stay ignorant. I don’t care.

Oh. So, you really didn’t understand anything I said, huh?

I’ll check. But, it was probably over a year ago.

I watched a YouTube video where someone tried to recreate the shot that apparently sliced his ear so slightly that all it did was bleed a little…and they failed every time.

Simply due to the pressure wave created by the passing bullet, there was no possible way that bullet just knicked him without also doing noticeable damage to the rest of his head. That side of his face would have been bruised and swollen, and his entire ear would have been pulped.

And so is Trump, right now. And so will the next guy.

Nothing is going to change unless we address the source of the problem, instead of just complaining about the symptoms.

You’re carrying water for a genocidal president. You’re making excuses for his successfully broken campaign promises and his lawbreaking for netanyahu.

Ok. I think this statement accurately outlines the extent of your misunderstanding. I’m not “carrying water for a genocidal president”. I’m trying to explain to you how the Constitution works, because you seem to be one of those people who thinks the president has, or should have, unlimited power to just wave a magic wand around, and spontaneously create whole Federal programs or agencies instantly and without Congressional oversight.

As for his actions with Israel…I do not agree with any of his decisions there. I do however, still understand that in order to do anything about it…Congress would need to change the laws. That’s how it works. If Congress has given the president the power to do something, and you don’t like what they’re doing with that power…Congress needs to change things. The same thing goes for what the president can’t do.

This entire premise…that the president simultaneously has too much power for the things you don’t want, while also not having enough power to do all the things you do want, is utterly ridiculous. It shows that you do not even understand the fundamental problem with your own worldview.

The same thing that will fix the “Israel problem” will also make it harder to fix everything else you think the president should have the unilateral authority to do. Congress needs to restrict the president’s authority to do things without their approval…right? That’s exactly what stops any president from fulfilling all their campaign promises.

You are blaming the wrong person. The president shouldn’t have that much power. That’s why things are the way they are. If you want someone to blame for ALL of this…blame Congress. They are the ones who are actually responsible for everything you’re complaining about. And if you want things to change…stop focusing on what the president is doing or not doing…and start voting in the midterm elections instead. You need to flip Congress if you want anything to change. The president should never have the power to do what you’re asking for.

Funny how he didn’t need congress when he wanted to sell weapons for genocide.

He didn’t need Congress to send aid to Israel, because Congress already passed the laws that allowed him to do it. It’s hardly “bypassing Congress” when they’re the ones that gave him the authority to expedite military aid to US allies. He also used it many times to send aid to Ukraine.

He didn’t need congress to reschedule cannabis. He just chose not to.

That’s not true either. There is a process for rescheduling drugs, and it goes through both the DoJ and the DEA. He did start the process, but they weren’t exactly rushing things. But technically, it isn’t up to the president to make that decision. It’s up to the agencies that enforce those laws.

He didn’t even pursue revisiting the public option. Didn’t even mention it while in office.

That’s true. But again, that would also take an act of Congress to get done…and there are nowhere near enough votes to make it happen. Not one Republican would ever agree to it, and not even half of Democrats have signalled approval. It’s a “dead-on-arrival” proposal.

Oh man. You just buy every excuse as long as you get what you want. Which is genocide and nothing the fuck else.

Are you speaking to me, personally? Because that’s pretty offensive, if you are. Just because I know how legislation gets passed and you don’t, doesn’t mean I support genocide. That’s just ridiculous.

It’s neat how conveniently selective his power to just do stuff also lines up with the only things centrists want: blocking progressive legislation and selling weapons for genocide.

Again, if you think Biden was just being “conveniently selective” about what he could and could not do, as president…then you do not actually understand how US law works. If you want to get any of those things done, then you need a majority of votes in both the House and Senate. The president simply provides leadership and direction…but it’s up to Congress to pass legislation in order to make those changes.

Or, you could just try actually bypassing Congress like what Donald Trump keeps doing, and get shot down in the court over every little action you try and take, all while opening yourself up to potential criminal charges for violating the law in the process.

Are you saying that Trump is right for doing things the way he’s doing them? I mean, if you care more about results, than following the law…then you’re no different than the average Trump supporter. They don’t care about any of that shit, either.

It was totally JD’s fault. If Trump had gone instead, Orban would have won by a landslide. But, JD tanked it. It’s all his fault.

Oh, man. So, you’re one of those people who just doesn’t understand how laws get passed?

Biden can promise all kinds of stuff with the full intention of getting it all done…but the president themselves, has very little authority to actually do any of it, without Congress. That doesn’t mean he lied to you. It just means that not all of it made it through Congress.

That’s why you have to use some critical thinking when you listen to what any presidential candidate is saying. These “promises” all demonstrate the direction a president wants to take things…but in the end, it is always up to Congress to get it done. Anyone who genuinely thinks the president has the authority to just “do stuff”, doesn’t understand basic civics.

How does someone this out-of-touch with political philosophy, end up a Supreme Court Justice?

What did he “promise the left”? As far as I recall, he promised that “nothing would fundamentally change”. No?

And still, he managed to govern to the left of basically every other President in the last 40 years. That’s still not even close to where we should be…but it’s still better than what Obama did. And it was a total 180 from Clinton.

I’m not a fan of Biden. But, his domestic policy was at least not moving things farther right. His foreign policy however, was absolute shit. Only Trump could have made things worse…and he has. A lot.