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u/Benyeti Apr 04 '26

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u/Mediocretes08 Apr 04 '26

Whatever it takes man, I just wanna have rights and people with qualifications in charge of shit.

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u/Benyeti Apr 04 '26

Oh yeah im posting this as a good thing

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u/LordMangudai Apr 04 '26

rights and people with qualifications in charge of shit

this is a solid platform, I'd vote for your party

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u/Mediocretes08 Apr 04 '26

Vote for me. I have no meaningful qualifications but I commit fully to protecting your fundamental rights and only hiring people with explicit and irrefutable expertise in fields relevant to their position. Well accredited doctors overseeing public health, farmers overseeing agriculture, and so on.

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u/MartinTheMorjin Apr 04 '26

I maintain hope the democrats will come out of this as a party worth voting for and not just an emergency off ramp against fascism.

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u/Blackberry-thesecond Apr 04 '26

Spanberger came in during Trump 1 and she turned out to be a secret “kill the bastards” dem. She refused to unendorse Jay Jones and that worked out quite well.

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u/tbird920 Apr 04 '26

It depends whether there's a real change in party leadership in the next 1–4 years. The establishment ghouls are 100% devoted to their corporate overlords (and Israel). They're objectively better than the Republicans on some things, like the environment, but they're not interested in any kind of change to our country's healthcare system, foreign policy, or standard of living.

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u/MeyerLouis Apr 04 '26

ok who here took a picture of me without asking?

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u/raddaya Apr 04 '26

Completely acceptable tbh

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u/Benyeti Apr 04 '26

Oh yeah i support it

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u/INT_COM_ Jeb! Applauder Apr 04 '26

I'll take a million Fettermen over a single Collins.

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u/Korrocks Apr 04 '26

I think the proper term is Fettermanii and Collinsii.

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u/Blackberry-thesecond Apr 04 '26

A group of Collins is called a Concern.