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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It's fucked up there's no option to vote for who actually wants to fix it.

Kamala was headed in the right direction 5 years ago, but now I dont even know if she admits the current system am is flawed now.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's sad that the best response to Trump's bizarre accusation of "she wants to give everyone health care" would be "fuck yeah I do!" but she for some reason thinks it will scare off swing voters and leans into the classic Dem instinct of tucking to the center.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

would be “fuck yeah I do!”

I'm not a huge fan of Pete, but at least he's smart enough to have learned that lesson from Bernie.

He goes on Faux all the time these days and when they call him a communist, he explains what the policy actually means.

The vast majority of our country want healthcare improved. And I stead of capitalizing on it, were letting trump be the only one who talks about fixing it. Knowing that half the voters are dumb enough to believe him

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't want to link the same clip over and over but Bernie getting the whole Fox News Town Hall crowd to agree with him should have been the eye opener for the whole fucking party, not just mayor Pete.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There’$ a very good rea$on that that clip i$ completely buried by corporate media.

I’ll let you gue$$ what that rea$on i$.

[–] abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never seen this - but I'd love to!

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The whole thing is probably out there somewhere but this is the classic clip.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Because everyone believes the lie that socialized healthcare would be terrible because the corporate media is complicit in spreading it since forever. And they always will be, since the same people who owned the corporate media are also heavily invested in corporate healthcare.

At least Harris is still kinda trending in the right direction, even if moving in smaller steps, https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4832005-kamala-harris-level-up-biden-admin-health-care-programs/

Compared with the other side that wants to drop protections for preexisting conditions.

there’s no option to vote for who actually wants to fix it.

This makes me jealous of the folks who get to vote for Sanders and AOC back into Congress again.

Kamala was headed in the right direction 5 years ago, but now I dont even know if she admits the current system is flawed now.

The best I can hope for here is that, since in the past she was for fixing it, that once the election is past then she'll "show her true colors" and get around to it again.

Anyone planning on moving to Canada?