• Bizarroland@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    Is anyone else kind of feel like the Biden administration is doing an Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas morning for some reason?

    Here’s the number of people who are getting loans forgiven and now we’re going to do a high-speed train and here’s money for a house and I get it like he’s trying to build up popularity by delivering on some of his campaign promises but the timing is just bizarre.

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      11 months ago

      People have been complaining all administration that they never hear about the small wins, well here they are

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      11 months ago

      Yes 100% and no doubt he is chasing popularity and has been his entire administration. Few of his actions stick out as good governance. And he’s still the best president in my lifetime. IMO low-mid tier. But still good somehow.

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        11 months ago

        I never cared for the guy, but I voted for him because it clearly was the better choice at time. It might be all for popularity, but that doesn’t change the fact that his administration has been making some good strides he toward fixing our broken system.

        I’ll take good things done with ulterior motives over bad things done for their own sake, every day.

    • If Only@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Election season is coming up and people are upset that he’s supporting genocide. He’s trying to buy popularity instead of earning it by… you know, telling Isreal to stop committing genocide.

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        11 months ago

        I try to avoid being conspiracy minded, but I can’t help but wonder why. Does the US have some sort of wartime ally obligation or something? Is there a nuclear risk or treat to the other side winning? What is going on?

        We might never know.

        And for the record, you can criticize a political party or government without thinking the citizens or their cultural identities are bad. It’s maddening that people have to be reminded of this. My country does bad shit, but I don’t think every person I meet is evil.

        • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          11 months ago

          Well a LOT of americans support Israel and they hold a lot of power and wealth. I think the backlash against Biden from the right would be far worse than what the left is doing right now.