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resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•Is This Billionaire Candidate REALLY Progressive? Mehdi Presses HimEnglish
1·2 days agoProbably. Haven’t dug into Steyer’s past.
I’d say Graham Platner reminds me superficially of Fetterman. Saying the right things, but doesn’t have a track record.
Doesn’t mean I don’t support him. Just in proportion to his qualifications.
It’s hard to vote for someone who might be tricking you. Especially if you’ve been tricked before. But there’s some value in signaling that you at least support people saying progressive things.
Too many people considered voting for Cuomo because he was the devil they knew. Some wondered aloud if Mamdani was a plant. I don’t think he spent years at the DSA just to trick us, but it’s possible.
All you can do is do your homework and weigh your options, and not let the perfect be the enemy of the better.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•Is This Billionaire Candidate REALLY Progressive? Mehdi Presses HimEnglish
31·2 days agoHe has faced widespread criticism among his supporters not only for his unwavering support for Israel as it continues its retaliatory military campaign in Gaza, but also his recent willingness to join Senate Republicans in crafting more stringent immigration laws.
“I’m not a progressive,” Mr Fetterman told NBC News on Friday. “I just think I’m a Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively address it as well.”
He said he was a progressive and it was a lie. Nothing up for debate about it.
I’ve also read an essay about his time as mayor of Braddock. It seems he used family money to do things outside of the democratic process that had a vernier of progressivism (like run a charity store). But nothing much progressives would really claim as their own policy.
And aside from some cheap words during his senate campaign, I don’t see any real bona fides.
I stand by what I said. Some cheap promises and running agains Mehmet Oz got him (barely) over the finish line. And the cheap promises turned out to be conscious lies.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•Is This Billionaire Candidate REALLY Progressive? Mehdi Presses HimEnglish
23·2 days agoWhat were his progressive policies? Unwavering support for Israel?
Do you have any data that shows support for him based on his supposed progressive policies? It seemed very obvious to me that his win was more a rejection of Donald and his acolytes.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Progressive Politics@lemmy.world•Is This Billionaire Candidate REALLY Progressive? Mehdi Presses HimEnglish
33·2 days agoI wouldn’t call Fetterman supporters progressives.
If he even has any.
He won because his opponent was a daytime talk show crony of Donald’s, not because of his progressive bona fides.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Fuck AI@lemmy.world•Claude Code's creator is sick of the phrase 'vibe coding.' Suggest your alternative here.English
7·5 days agoSlop-sloshing.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
News@lemmy.world•Rudy Giuliani is pursuing healthcare through 9/11 program, lawyer saysEnglish
2·7 days agoWhat’s the reverse of leopards eating faces?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
News@lemmy.world•Top Republican says Howard Lutnick ‘wasn’t 100% truthful’ about Epstein ties – liveEnglish
3·7 days agoIslands — the rooms of the sea.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Technology@lemmy.world•OpenAI reportedly thinks its phone will sell as many units as the Samsung Galaxy seriesEnglish
13·7 days agoYou would have fooled me if you’d have used more emojis.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
News@lemmy.world•Mississippi house to hold redistricting session at site of Jim Crow era capitolEnglish
201·8 days agoThe writers for this season are hacks.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
News@lemmy.world•Trump says US to pause operation to guide vessels through Strait of HormuzEnglish
19·8 days agoOh yeah, it’s Tuesday. 🌮
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•New plaque in the White House - this is realEnglish
16·8 days agoGood news for Uncle Joe — if he ever runs out of money he can live rent-free in Donald’s head forever.
Along with Obama.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Political Memes@lemmy.world•New plaque in the White House - this is realEnglish
11·9 days ago13 so far.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
News@lemmy.world•Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S.English
7·9 days agoBetter explode even more fishermen.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafeto
Europe@feddit.org•The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?English
9·9 days agoThere’s more resources to go around, less damage to the planet.
And billionaires make less money (relatively).
If only there was a simple way to find out.




Oh, okay.