26th February 2024, 9:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 26th February 2024, 10:36 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
Oh please, he's only comparing where the comparisons are apt. The man has never once claimed Biden and Trump are "the same". What he IS saying is that they are both, by any objective measure, very old, and it is up to them to prove they are capable. As he said, and as I've said before even he said it, it is NOT up to us to defend presidential candidates from criticism, it is up to the candidates to show that criticism isn't valid. We can and absolutely, unequivocally SHOULD question ANYONE who wants to be President of the most powerful military on Earth. That should not be "team sports". And yes, this is ALSO a question we should put to Bernie, though notably he's not running in the primary this time around. I have also noticed no one has ever used the same arguments to defend other candidates in the primary. No one is saying "hey, x might end up going against Trump, so go easy on them because any criticism from our side might hurt them in the election", no, only Hillary and Joe got those considerations. It's hypocrisy.
In any case, we're getting self immolation protests. These are protests of last resort, historically, and they generally are very effective because of the attention the act grabs.
A brave man, braver than I.
So anyway, there's legitimate criticisms of Jon Stewart to be had, but him criticising both democrats and republicans is not "both sidsing" at all. Democrats can and absolutely morally MUST be criticised.
And speaking of...
This is genocide, and those supporting it are supporting genocide. Again, I have to ask, just how many lives did Hamas' attack "buy" for Israel? How many before any further deaths become morally wrong? Is there a line? Is complete eradication of all of the Gaza strip justified as a response for a few lives? I have news for you, that is literally what Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to do here.
But, if you just don't want to bother with some weird old comedian (who isn't running for President anyway), then may I suggest this humble desk skull? You've probably seen his video essays around, they're very well researched and you'd likely agree with most of them.
But you'll likely disagree with this, and you really need to ask yourself why. I suspect that deep down, it's because the "blue side" said you should be against it, but please, open yourself up to the possibility that the democratic party can be wrong on some issues. Here's a hint. Right now, the democratic party's official position is the same position as the far right republicans. Why is that? Is it possible what is now a pro-fascist party are taking the correct moral position by sheer chance, or maybe there's something else going on?
In any case, we're getting self immolation protests. These are protests of last resort, historically, and they generally are very effective because of the attention the act grabs.
A brave man, braver than I.
So anyway, there's legitimate criticisms of Jon Stewart to be had, but him criticising both democrats and republicans is not "both sidsing" at all. Democrats can and absolutely morally MUST be criticised.
And speaking of...
This is genocide, and those supporting it are supporting genocide. Again, I have to ask, just how many lives did Hamas' attack "buy" for Israel? How many before any further deaths become morally wrong? Is there a line? Is complete eradication of all of the Gaza strip justified as a response for a few lives? I have news for you, that is literally what Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to do here.
But, if you just don't want to bother with some weird old comedian (who isn't running for President anyway), then may I suggest this humble desk skull? You've probably seen his video essays around, they're very well researched and you'd likely agree with most of them.
But you'll likely disagree with this, and you really need to ask yourself why. I suspect that deep down, it's because the "blue side" said you should be against it, but please, open yourself up to the possibility that the democratic party can be wrong on some issues. Here's a hint. Right now, the democratic party's official position is the same position as the far right republicans. Why is that? Is it possible what is now a pro-fascist party are taking the correct moral position by sheer chance, or maybe there's something else going on?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)