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The line Joe Biden used to put into nearly every big speech — “I’ve never been more optimistic about America’s future” — is a long way from what he says in private now.The line Joe Biden used to put into nearly every big speech — “I’ve never been more optimistic about America’s future” — is a long way from what he says in private now.

These days, multiple people who’ve spoken to him over the last year say, Biden often punctuates conversations with: “You think we can actually come back from this?”

The 83-year-old Biden continues to feel out a post-presidency that may prove to be one of the shortest in history and is already one of the most complicated.

There are days when Biden is heartbroken, indignant or in disbelief about what is happening as President Donald Trump — the man he defeated in 2020 — returned and moved not just to tear down his accomplishments, but to dig in with petty insults like the autopen photograph he put in Biden’s spot in the “Presidential Walk of Fame” installed at the White House.

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[–] devolution@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

This guy gets it. And I'm still waiting for a leftist to acknowledge South Sudan.

[–] RainbowHedgehog@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don’t really expect leftists to show the exact amount of empathy for every crisis around the world. Most people focus on issues that matter to them. Leftists are no exception.

My problem is that many assume they are the absolute moral authority. They don’t view their preferences for issues as being biased, just like that of liberals.

Like, it was pretty clear they cared more about Palestine than immigrants. Fair enough. The problem I had was the way they reacted to those who cared more about immigrants than Palestine.

They told immigrants they were crazy for worrying about Trump. They told them “it would have been the same” under a liberal, which goes against a lot of people’s lived experience. And when all else fails, they just blame the democrats for their failures.

I would have respected Uncommitted a lot more if they admitted they took a gamble that failed. Even though I’m against protest voting, I can at least admire that they stood up for what they believed in. They simultaneously want to be trusted with all the power, and use liberals as an eternal scapegoat for any failures.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

This guy also gets it.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Here I am, you can stop waiting fool

[–] devolution@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And...? So let's see the same amount of Gaza energy on that.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

You seem upset people are worked up about wanting a Genocide to stop in Gaza and it is confusing.

Yes cool, lets get some more energy, why would I not be in favor of more awareness about human rights crisises?...?

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 1 points 5 months ago

.ml was taking about Sudan until the liberal monoparty decided ww3 (with nukes!) was a great idea!