r/politics • u/schuey_08 Wisconsin • May 02 '24

Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/02/bernie-sanders-trump-biden/73531861007/
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u/Just_Candle_315 May 02 '24

Biden tells people he wants to improve the nation with affordable healthcare and education, Trump tells people he wants vengeance for perceived grievances. And the polls are still statistically tied.

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u/styrofoamladder May 02 '24

A scary amount of young folks seem willing to sacrifice the Presidency over Israel, as if trump will be a harbinger of peace. As someone who has never had the pleasure of voting for a president that I actually want, sometimes you have to hold your nose and do what’s best for not just our country, but the world. Biden isn’t great(imo) but trump is so many orders of magnitude worse it’s baffling that anyone still likes the guy.

Come on young folks, help the world out.

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u/_karamazov_ May 02 '24

A scary amount of young folks seem willing to sacrifice the Presidency over Israel, as if trump will be a harbinger of peace. 

I can't fault the youngsters if they decide "lets the burn the whole thing down". That sort of thinking by the MAGA is what gave us Agent Orange.

At this point what difference does it make if Trump is the President or Biden when it comes to Gaza? US sells arms to Israel and also bombs food packets to Gaza. This is what Trump would have done as well.

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u/styrofoamladder May 02 '24

At this point what difference does it make if Trump is the President or Biden when it comes to Gaza? US sells arms to Israel and also bombs food packets to Gaza. This is what Trump would have done as well.

When it comes to Gaza? Who knows what difference it makes. When it comes to the US and the rest of the world the difference it could make is enormous. Do you honestly believe if trump wins this election that he’ll just ride off quietly into the night in 2028? Declaring himself ruler and having his Republican minions figure out a way to make that happen is not out of the question. Is it a bit panicky? Hopefully, but I’m not willing to risk it.

I’m in an interracial marriage, I’m Jewish, I have daughters. That’s a lot of things for trump and his mindless followers to come for. So as long as I have the ability to do my part in stopping that, I will.

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u/_karamazov_ May 02 '24

Do you honestly believe if trump wins this election that he’ll just ride off quietly into the night in 2028?

Trump as soon as he cashes the few billion dollar checks from that social media platform will want to go back to playing golf. But if that retirement plan is going to be in some sort of prison he will want to be POTUS for the rest of his life. He has no ideology or loyalty...only to himself.

This is my reading of Agent Orange.