• I_Jedi@lemmy.today
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    15 days ago

    If you’re not greedy, the billionaires won’t fund your campaign. Then you lose.

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      15 days ago

      That would only be true if most people couldn’t think for themselves and it was possible to spend money to influence their opinion.

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      14 days ago

      Well, added context is billionaires won’t fund your campaign causing your public relations to drop. Then you lose.

      We shouldn’t just scapegoat the rich for something that tens of millions of people vote for while tens of millions more don’t vote at all.

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        14 days ago

        Irrelevant context. As a great sage once said

        If you choose not to decide you still have made a choice

        This is a binary system one OR the other will win. There is no other outcome. You either push to influence it in a better or worse direction you dont get to sit it out. The result WILL effect you.

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          14 days ago

          It is relevant and important context because we solve this problem by convincing the millions of people, not the rich.

          A wise famous playwrite once said:

          "Putting the cart before the horse ".

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            4 days ago

            “Putting the cart before the horse”

            Which is what youre doing by waiting for your perfect fantasy candidate rather than working with the good enough reality.

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              4 days ago

              You must have me confused with somebody else.

              If Newsom wins the primary then I’ll be singing his praises, you can sleep well knowing that much.

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                2 days ago

                I dont believe you. Especially after your previous posts. And god know how many others youve influenced with those “stay home and wait for perfect” ideals.