• FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Fair point about not watching the debate because Trump pisses you off. I did watch the debate live. It’s not hyperbole, Biden was that bad. It felt like watching Biden lose the race in real time. He couldn’t form complete thoughts. I know he is normally a gaf machine, but this was different. It wasn’t struggling to find the right word, it was struggling to find a thought. It honestly reminded me of when my Grandma was struggling with brain cancer and how she struggled to speak. It was excruciating to watch because I’ve liked what he had done as president. Him staying in would have ruined his legacy and potentially undone everything he has fought for if Trump beat him.

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      3 months ago

      Oof. Well thanks for the context. That’s unfortunate. I’m not a huge fan of Biden, but he’s been respectable, boring, and actually benefitted the American people during his presidency, all of which are qualities I appreciate in a president. That’s another thing I hate about trump. He’s so desperate for attention that he does ridiculous shit on a daily basis, multiple times per day, just to stay in the headlines. I don’t want a celebrity hound for a president, I want a competent leader that quietly does their job.

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        3 months ago

        I think you and I have very similar feelings about Biden. I donated to Bernie’s campaign and wasn’t happy when Biden won the primaries last go around. But overall, he did much better than I expected. His biggest blunders I think have been only supporting Ukraine enough to stay on their heels and not actually beat back the invasion and supporting Israel after they’ve shown they’re either committing genocide or they’re so incompetent they shouldn’t be fighting a war. Also, he ignored the border for too long, but I think any democrat would have made that mistake as well.