Do words mean things? It's generally understood that "democracy" means "rule of the people by the people." Although this has been understood to mean different things at different times, I cannot comprehend how the Democratic National Committee can claim to be "democratic" in the slightest.
It was bad enough when the Democratic party used its "superdelegates" to ensure the will of the party leadership outweighed the wishes of their voters in years past. But this year, they decided to forego any kind of primary process whatsoever while their media mouthpieces assured us that despite the evidence before our eyes for years, Biden was still "sharp as a tack."
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In case you missed it, Biden imploded on the debate stage. Then he fumbled an interview. After that he fumbled another where the reporter was given the questions to ask. Contrast this man who is now undeniably deteriorating due to age with Trump's apparent energy and defiance when someone tried to shoot him in the head and missed, and it was clear someone else needed to be swapped in at the last minute.
In all fairness, a few states have already finalized ballots, and there's little time now for a typical primary election cycle before November, but just pretending Kamala Harris should step in is sad. She was openly chosen by Biden's team as a diversity enhancement, not because of any obvious talent or pull with the party. She couldn't even make it to the Iowa primaries. Much more impressive people actually hung on and made an effort while Harris couldn't even get to the starting line.
If the Democrats wanted a woman of color, they could have had Tulsi Gabbard. If they wanted someone with an aura of dynastic legitimacy, they could have had RFK Jr. But no, instead of a peace candidate or someone notorious for opposing Trump's disastrous COVID response policies, we get a damned lawyer who locked people in cages for victimless "crimes" in California. I have nothing but contempt for such people, regardless of skin color or genitalia. Sorry, not sorry, jackass.
And no, this doesn't mean I'm on the Trump bandwagon. This false choice political system we're stuck with in the US should be an embarrassment. Trump insists he's learned from his first administration, and he really truly honest will drain the swamp. Then he appoints a bunch of reptilian bastards. AGAIN.
Note: This is metaphorical, not an actual belief in reptilians running the government. I'm not a fan of David Icke.
I have serious doubts about the merits of those felony convictions his critics keep bringing up, and the assorted absurd charges they've continually made over the past 8 years failed to stick, but Trump was abysmal on COVID, failed to end wars promptly, almost ignited hostilities with Iran with a pointless assassination of a general, and is a disgusting human being without apparent moral or intellectual virtues.
There are other parties, but they're all almost as much of a trainwreck as the big two. I remain politically homeless. But if these Democrats really wanted to lure disaffected Millennials and Zoomers into the fold, don't you think they could at least pretend to actually be democratic? At the very least, don't gaslight us by insisting Harris is the brilliant heir to Biden's noble throne.
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