Fabio Manganiello on Nostr: Yesterday’s presidential #debate was the saddest show I’ve seen in ages. Any ...
Yesterday’s presidential #debate was the saddest show I’ve seen in ages.
Any other candidate would have wiped #Trump. For his lies, his convictions, his attacks against democratic institutions, his empire built on tax fraud, his flirts with white supremacists and neo-Nazis (and porn stars), his efforts to dismantle reproductive rights, his big mess up with the Covid response, and so on.
And to be fair, even though Biden’s presidency hasn’t probably been the most stellar in American history, he’s been a quite decent president. His Covid response was competent, the economy thrived under him, unemployment hit one historical low after the other, more Americans than ever have become eligible for healthcare, inflation control was slow but steady and it worked (after overshooting with the initial Covid relief plan), the bruised relationships with European allies were recovered, and, except for the chaotic retreat from Afghanistan and the unconditional support for Israel despite evidence of genocide, his positions have been sensible and haven’t caused further international frictions in many delicate moments.
#Biden could have just clearly exposed what his presidency achieved, how his opponent is an unreliable narcissistic and serial liar who wouldn’t be fit to be president again, and today we would be talking of a smart strategy that pushed one of the greatest dangers to democracy in a defensive position.
Instead, I saw an old man who struggled even to complete his own sentences, who stammered and stumbled multiple times, who struggled even to defend his strongest arguments (like abortion rights, economic recovery and low unemployment), who couldn’t walk off the stage without some help, and who basically confirmed all the concerns about the current president being an old man in full cognitive decline.
Biden yesterday may have just paved the way to a second Trump term. The time to contain the damage and replace him with another candidate is NOW. And please no Kamala Harris. She’s been the biggest uncharismatic absent of these 4 years. It may be unrealistic to push forward someone like Sanders or Cortez in the current political climate, but get me at least Whitmer or Lady Obama.
Biden promised to be an experienced transition president that was supposed to raise a new democratic leadership. Not only he failed at it, but his unwillingness to let someome else run despite his mental decline may eventually make him the biggest responsible for throwing America into the arms of fascism for the next 20 years. If you were shocked by the 6th January attack against Congress, imagine what an emboldened Trump legitimated by a big political victory could do to American democracy. The Putinization of America is scaringly closer than many of us thought.
Any other candidate would have wiped #Trump. For his lies, his convictions, his attacks against democratic institutions, his empire built on tax fraud, his flirts with white supremacists and neo-Nazis (and porn stars), his efforts to dismantle reproductive rights, his big mess up with the Covid response, and so on.
And to be fair, even though Biden’s presidency hasn’t probably been the most stellar in American history, he’s been a quite decent president. His Covid response was competent, the economy thrived under him, unemployment hit one historical low after the other, more Americans than ever have become eligible for healthcare, inflation control was slow but steady and it worked (after overshooting with the initial Covid relief plan), the bruised relationships with European allies were recovered, and, except for the chaotic retreat from Afghanistan and the unconditional support for Israel despite evidence of genocide, his positions have been sensible and haven’t caused further international frictions in many delicate moments.
#Biden could have just clearly exposed what his presidency achieved, how his opponent is an unreliable narcissistic and serial liar who wouldn’t be fit to be president again, and today we would be talking of a smart strategy that pushed one of the greatest dangers to democracy in a defensive position.
Instead, I saw an old man who struggled even to complete his own sentences, who stammered and stumbled multiple times, who struggled even to defend his strongest arguments (like abortion rights, economic recovery and low unemployment), who couldn’t walk off the stage without some help, and who basically confirmed all the concerns about the current president being an old man in full cognitive decline.
Biden yesterday may have just paved the way to a second Trump term. The time to contain the damage and replace him with another candidate is NOW. And please no Kamala Harris. She’s been the biggest uncharismatic absent of these 4 years. It may be unrealistic to push forward someone like Sanders or Cortez in the current political climate, but get me at least Whitmer or Lady Obama.
Biden promised to be an experienced transition president that was supposed to raise a new democratic leadership. Not only he failed at it, but his unwillingness to let someome else run despite his mental decline may eventually make him the biggest responsible for throwing America into the arms of fascism for the next 20 years. If you were shocked by the 6th January attack against Congress, imagine what an emboldened Trump legitimated by a big political victory could do to American democracy. The Putinization of America is scaringly closer than many of us thought.