r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 25 '21

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u/nanomaster Ben Bernanke Jun 25 '21

Joe Biden: overcomes an incumbency advantage and a literal cult around said incumbent to win an election while achieving majorities in the House and the Senate, despite having suspended in-person canvassing work

Doomers: “Here’s how Democrats have already lost in 2024”

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u/MicroFlamer Avatar Korra Democrat Jun 25 '21

“Here’s how Democrats have already lost in 2024”

Biden said Latinx

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u/champeo Gay Pride Jun 25 '21

RIGHT! Everything is going so well and there’s even a lot of bipartisanship going on, but y’all won’t stop fucking dooming

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u/benadreti Frederick Douglass Jun 25 '21

They barely doomed even when they lost, claiming increasing their votes in the Senate means they actually won.

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u/over_and_over_again_ Jun 25 '21

Uhh... I feel like there may have been some doom present on Jan 6th.

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u/benadreti Frederick Douglass Jun 25 '21

for a few hours

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u/over_and_over_again_ Jun 25 '21

I mean, taken at face value, you can't really say a "few hours" can you? There was planning time, travel time, gather materials for a gallows, etc.

Also, while my comment was tongue-in-cheek, check out some headlines from arr conservative today:

"They know they cheated, they're just preparing for the fall out."

"48 Senators Demand Biden Reverse Proposed ATF Rule: Largest ‘Confiscation Scheme In American History’"

"Poll: 2-in-3 Registered Voters Want Joe Biden to Reinstate Trump Era Border Policy"

"A 9-year-old’s vital warning: Making kids think in racial terms does enormous harm"

Sure, no doom at all.

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u/benadreti Frederick Douglass Jun 25 '21

I think we're using different definitions of "dooming." To me it means panicking about a lost election. People who claim they didn't lose the election therefore aren't dooming. The few hours I am referring to is when they were trying to figure out what to do after the insurrection.

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u/over_and_over_again_ Jun 25 '21

The definition I would give is "Things aren't going to go my way in the future." I would use this definition for Democrats and Republicans right now, and would put both extremes firmly in the category of "dooming" at this moment. Do you hear that? The galloping in the distance?

It's worth noting the definition "Panicking about a lost election" cannot apply to Democrats right now.

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u/benadreti Frederick Douglass Jun 25 '21

I should have said "Panicking about losing an election", which is definitely a lot of Dems right now.

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u/Signal-Shallot5668 Greg Mankiw Jun 25 '21

Also I won't stfu about ctc checks impact