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love_katz

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43. My point is that it's Republicans who claim that everything bad is Democrats fault.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:40 PM
May 2025

I don't think that taking the blame for the election of tRump is going to win people who are supposedly undecided over to the Democrats cause.
It has been Republican strategy for years to blame Democrats for everything that is a problem in our country. It looks to me like accepting the blame just plays into that strategy. Those of us who voted for Kamila are not to blame for her loss. It is 100 percent on the people who voted for the Dicktator and also on the people who chose not to vote or protest voted.
As recovery programs point out: the first step to solving a problem is to admit that the addict has one. The problem is that there were enough voters to prevent $hitler from winning. Too many people chose otherwise. They don't get to offload the responsibility for their choices. They own the results. Society didn't force them to stay home or pull the lever or fill in the circle for the Republican candidate. That's a cop out.
A case in point: the remaining residents of Gaza are being "cleared", by being forcibly removed from their homes and land. Seriously, how could anyone believe Don the Con was going to be better on that issue than Kamala!?! They chose to believe the lies. I don't live in New York, but I listened when people who know Tangerine Palpatine gave evidence that he lies.
Nope. This isn't about society. This is about the fact that the Republican party gives people the excuse to be who they are: selfish, sexist, racist, classist and conformist.
When they finally grab a clue that we all do better when everyone gets an opportunity, then we may begin to make some progress. The Republican party is the problem. That has to be faced. All the book banning, scrubbing of websites, destruction of DEIA guidelines, defunding of museums, etc, ad nauseum, will not change the ugly parts of our history. Capitulating to the haters, bigots and bullies will not solve our problems. It is just too bad for them, that for all their macho posturing, that they refuse to see that they have FAFOed. I don't want things to get worse than they are, but I didn't vote for it, and I did everything I could to get the correct information out there. The people who voted for this need to ask themselves WHY?

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Joe looked & sounded good today on The View dflprincess May 2025 #1
I Don't Know Joe: Chasstev365 May 2025 #2
The American Public bears more responsibility, maxsolomon May 2025 #3
They deserve all the responsibility because THEY KNEW WHAT the sociopath DID on January 6th, and those JohnSJ May 2025 #51
Too many of the Pelosi Dems are going to read into Biden's self-blame. Baitball Blogger May 2025 #4
What isa Pelosi Dem? Akakoji May 2025 #12
I'm one. mr715 May 2025 #19
You're violating site rules Akakoji May 2025 #46
How? mr715 May 2025 #48
Show don't tell... Baitball Blogger May 2025 #24
Oh ffs themaguffin May 2025 #22
Not just a poor job, the absolute worst in United States history! Initech May 2025 #5
In Putin's eyes Alice Kramden May 2025 #13
The sooner Putin and Medvedev rid the world of their evil existance the better. Initech May 2025 #36
Why that question? Why is he responsible? That doesn't make sense to me considering the media hit job. chowder66 May 2025 #6
Given that he is the only president to withdraw that close to the election, it's a fair question MichMan May 2025 #9
Because Biden is a real leader Johonny May 2025 #11
As he said, he was "in charge." lees1975 May 2025 #29
According to YouGov poll - 19 thousand who voted for Joe in 2020 womanofthehills May 2025 #33
19,000 from one small state perhaps Zambero May 2025 #38
I think it's an unfair question EdmondDantes_ May 2025 #49
Imagine that, a president willing to take responsibility for things that happened under his watch. sop May 2025 #7
Sadly DENVERPOPS May 2025 #18
If history remains recorded, it will recall Joe Biden as a great man. NNadir May 2025 #8
Biden was DENVERPOPS May 2025 #20
They repeated outrageous slander about him, none of it even remotely true Walleye May 2025 #27
As Hitler's buddy Goebbels said DENVERPOPS May 2025 #41
He's chosen the harder path Torchlight May 2025 #10
I acknowledge that Joe is a stand up kind of guy, but I can't blame him for Dump's win. love_katz May 2025 #14
Sorry he gets a piece Nasruddin May 2025 #16
He gets a piece of it Nasruddin May 2025 #21
Nope. Not from this voter. love_katz May 2025 #26
I think well meaning folks engage in "if only he had realized he had a problem..." I know I did. CTyankee May 2025 #34
Biden did a stellar job for the American people under extremely difficult circumstances Mysterian May 2025 #39
Both sides? Cirsium May 2025 #32
I disagree. love_katz May 2025 #37
Thanks Cirsium May 2025 #42
My point is that it's Republicans who claim that everything bad is Democrats fault. love_katz May 2025 #43
Taking the blame Cirsium May 2025 #45
The test Nasruddin May 2025 #15
That is refreshing Cirsium May 2025 #17
Biden had two great slams of Trump during the interview. Wiz Imp May 2025 #23
Those were delicious moments. Saw them yorkster May 2025 #30
So a bent MSM, caged and disqualified votes, Russian and oligarch interference behind the scenes and the internet, Ford_Prefect May 2025 #25
Let us not forget Russian meddling, right wing lies, Eloon, etc. etc. etc. groundloop May 2025 #28
Joe and Jill looked great. It was great to see them. Walleye May 2025 #31
he is owning the blame, owning it because he has been blamed in more ways than one... peacebuzzard May 2025 #35
Maybe he is trying to piss Trump off? newdeal2 May 2025 #40
Yep, Should of fired Merrick the Meek. republianmushroom May 2025 #44
here's the link to the view interview orleans May 2025 #47
Should have replaced Garland orangecrush May 2025 #50
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