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[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

Left out rapist under Trump's "accomplishments"

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Ignoring everything else here prosecutor is a net negative and "Felon" isn't a bad thing necessarily. If you want to you can criticize Trump without propping up law enforcement.

[–] sudo@lemmy.today 2 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

Okay but in this case, felon is a bad thing because the crimes trump has been convicted of are serious offenses that should make him ineligible to even be president.

trump wasn't convicted on 1 or 2 charges that were pushed on him by racist fascist pigs. He is the racist fascist pig. Who was convicted of scores of felonies.

It is a bad thing. Necessarily.

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 minutes ago

Yes trumps crimes were bad no argument from me. It's just so many of these felon vs prosecutor memes and similar things really play into demonization of "felons" as a whole.

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Undecided voter = person who cannot discern truth

[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I don't understand how there are undecided voters this election... I understand trump voters. Ride or die republicans, bigots, wealthy people that want more money for themselves. They are fucked up, but they make sense.

But how are you undecided? What are you weighing up. If you're not in the aforementioned groups, what single positive thing does trump offer?

[–] stochasticity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I've seen some people try the free speech angle. But that isn't true either. Neither he nor Elon are actually about free speech.

[–] Karjalan@lemmy.world 2 points 20 minutes ago

No, they're inherently more anti free speech than the people they're puroportedly against, anyone using that justification is either ignorant or only cares about not getting in trouble for being a bigot

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 hours ago

in the states it's so easy. you just choose between the status quo or the obvious deranged evil. here we vote on the lower positions and nobody ever knows who any of them are and we don't have proportional so everyone just votes by party and the names are largely meaningless

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Are there really many voters undecided between Harris and Trump?

[–] gi1242@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

sadly yes. there are people who are still on the fence. given that 70million people will look the other way and vote for him despite the lies, dementia, racism, Facism, Nazism, narcissism, sexism, felonies, fraud, racketeering, sexual harassment, etc. I'm not surprised a few million are on the fence.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

With a more representative electoral system, we could have more then two buttons. First-past-the-post voting is mathematically flawed and will always result in a two party system, which is why we must replace it as soon as we can.

Yall believe in democracy right?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm with you. What's your plan?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

An ode to the increasingly large gap in education within the US. You reap what you sow, and that lack of worker rights and education along with the promotion and celebration of extreme competition is showing. Not that it isn't costly, a good education doesn't even seem to last a generation nowadays.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 14 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

He's not a Nazi; he's a fascist. Nazi refers to a specific political party. Fascist is more general.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

The main difference, as I understand, is that national socialism is inherently racist and puts the (Aryan) race on top of the ideology, everything else must submit to the benefit of the (Aryan) race, whereas fascism puts the benefit of the state on top.

https://historyplex.com/difference-between-fascism-nazism

Trump, as fas as I can judge from beyond the pond, is still claiming to put the state, or the United States of America, first, like a fascist would do. His hate speech against immigrants still serves the narrative of them being bad for the US, not of them being disadvantageous towards the benefit of the Aryan race.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He wants to be Hitler, so that's close enough for me.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 2 hours ago

Oh, I'm not saying he's any better than a Nazi. Just being pedantic.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 points 4 hours ago

The distinction between a "real" Nazi and a Hitler fanboy is too fine to matter.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

If he walks like a nazi, talks like a nazi and acts like a nazi. He's a fucking nazi.

[–] seaQueue@lemmy.world 65 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 hours ago

Apparently you’re a nazi if you vote for either, so you should just not vote

  • totally not an astroturfer
[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 19 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

I’m going to go out on a pretty long limb here and suggest the possibly that they’re not actually undecided at all.

[–] pezhore@infosec.pub 9 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I've read (not sure how true) that it's not necessarily undecided between Harris and Trump - more undecided about even showing up to vote.

I honestly don't know what's worse.

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Each is worse than the other.

[–] grubbyweasel@sh.itjust.works 48 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

what does the guy who's openly threatening the future of American democracy think about my taxes

[–] hohoho@lemmy.world 55 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

He thinks your taxes are too low and billionaires taxes are too high!

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

I was JUST thinking my taxes are too low!

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 29 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

he promises a tax plan that will not materially improve things for you or i and a reduction in the things that taxes go towards that benefit us

[–] gi1242@lemmy.world 9 points 5 hours ago

and the people that stand to lose the most because of him call him their God emperor and vote for him

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

not to be in support of trumb, but if someones records are spotless that is inherently suspicious to me. is she even allowed to run for president if she hasn't visited a sex trafficker?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I can recognize a joke when I see one. Take my upvote.

[–] bl_r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 hours ago

Her record isn’t spotless, but when you compare someone to trump it might as well look spotless because the context of trump makes it look so clean

I’m not fully knowledgeable about her record since I have more pressing things to worry about rather than researching harris, but as a queer person, I am aware of some of her shortcomings regarding queer rights.

She has explicitly tried to prevent trans people from receiving gender affirming care when in prison and challenged a ruling in favor of a transwoman to do so.

Source: (washington blade)

She also supported trans women in men’s prisons which is an extra horrific experience for a trans person, since queer people are generally more likely to be assaulted, raped, and sexually assaulted in prison. Trans women in men’s prisons have it the worst.

This happened in the past, but with her not explicitly making trans rights a campaign issue in the face of how much discrimination they are currently facing, it is concerning.

[–] TrippyHippyDan@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

Virtual tie 😩