• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    My favorite part about all this is both sides just kind of ignoring that their candidate can’t string together a coherent sentence, gets confused a lot, and mistakes people for others all the time as if those aren’t signs of cognitive decline.

    Cheers. Thank you for doing your part to ensure this never changes.

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      10 months ago

      Here’s an excerpt from the very beginning of Biden’s speech two weeks ago:

      In the winter of 1777, it was harsh and cold as the Continental Army marched to Valley Forge. General George Washington knew he faced the most daunting of tasks: to fight and win a war against the most powerful empire that existed in the world at the time.

      His mission was clear. Liberty, not conquest. Freedom, not domination. National independence, not individual glory.

      America made a vow. Never again would we bow down to a king.

      And here’s an except from Trump’s speech from his most recent rally just a few days ago:

      By the way, they never report the crowd on January 6. You know, Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley, Nikki Haley … did you know they destroyed all of the information, all of the evidence, everything, deleted and destroyed all of it? All of it, because of lots of things, like Nikki Haley is in charge of security, we offered her 10,000 people, soldiers, national guards, whatever they want. They turned it down.

      Biden is old, just like Trump. Nobody denies that. But surely you aren’t trying to “both sides” this one by equating the two mentally or physically, right?

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          Therefore Trump sounds like the actual idiot that he is, and Biden is performing as expected of a president.

          Not sure what your point is here beyond just playing yourself and shutting down your own argument.

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          10 months ago

          Then maybe Trump should quit “riffing” until he can string a coherent sentence together.

          Because Biden is over here giving solid speeches on how this moment reflects American history, while Trump is so completely confused (and, let’s face it, that’s being fucking generous) that he doesn’t even know that Nicky Haley (who worked in his cabinet and who is running against him as a Republican) isn’t Nancy Pelosi.

          Am I cherry-picking? Has Trump said anything coherent in the last 12 months? On prompter or off. That’s a serious question by the way.

          Time to face the facts, Biden may be a bit old and doddering, but Trump is now straight-up demented.

          It’s no wonder he’s afraid to debate, because he seems to have barely any idea what’s even going on anymore. Why else do you think his handlers have him taking cognitive tests?

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      10 months ago

      I don’t see anyone ignoring it. In fact, it appears to be all some folks can talk about.

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        10 months ago

        Judging by the lack of a primary on the Democratic side and Trump winning in Iowa, I think it’s perfectly fair to say that people are ignoring it.

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          Judging by the fact you are commenting on a national article on the topic, I’d say you’re wrong, and people are doing the opposite of ignoring it.

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              They’re ignoring it by writing every other article on it? Right. You sure “demonstrated my silliness.”

              🙄

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                  I’m not being pedantic nor using straw men. You are, however, being dismissive and reductive (and dense). I am simply observing, as a consumer of media, that, no, in fact, everyone is talking about their fucking ages. Your statement of “… both sides just kind of ignoring…” is false.