Notices by Erik Uden 🍑 (erikuden@mastodon.de)

@aral I don't get it

You can criticize Andrew Tate and the hive mind surrounding him, but the reality is that he's the consequence of neoliberal economic policies that crushed unions, and other solidarity movements, whilst pushing a narrative of individual responsibility.

Sometime, somewhere in the beginnings of the 2024 presidential campaign by the Democrats, they've decided what strategy to use in order to win. Instead of putting forward policies that poll best and with bipartisan support, they've decided on using the fact that the other option is way worse, as the primary reason to vote for them. Democrats also tried copying and compromising with many of Trump's policies and wording regarding border control and the economy, in order to win over some Republicans or “centrists”. They've removed medicare for all, opposition to torture, and support for trans healthcare from the democratic platform, and hence lost large chunks of their base in critical regions.

In order for no one to make the Democrats themselves accountable for this loss, they've also decided on an old reliable scapegoat: third party voters. Instead of earning these people's votes by not doing the aforementioned reforms to their policies, the strategy was to guilt trip these people into voting for them with “lesser evil” arguments. That doesn't work. It didn't work with Reagan, it doesn't work today. The lesser evil would be for Democrats to no longer listen to their corporate sponsors, and do what they always knew polls best.

They've decided to trade-off chances of winning this election, for appealing to big businesses and their lobbyism. That decision-making is what we should blame the lost election on. By blaming some minority group or some third party voters, you're playing into the game, make individuals responsible for structural issues, and hence ensuring that the Democrats won't change strategy for the next election.

Even if you add all Jill Stein votes to the Democratic Party and Kamala in every swing state and everywhere else: it would not have made a difference [Source].

I know it's easy wanting to find a scapegoat now. It's not the immigrants, it's not the “leftists”, it's not the working class. It's Trump, his racist policies, and the Democratic party trying to copy them in an attempt of winning over undecided voters, when in reality they simply validated Trump's positions.

We will get it done without you (not)

When I die please mix my ashes with concrete, then turn me into a brick and throw me at an Amazon Warehouse

How to actually appeal to young voters and win the 2024 elections

Joe Biden.... w a k e u p

This is elderly abuse

These are my favorite Dark Brandon memes (it was funny before Biden did this himself)

I am a true Dark Brandon Acolyte

This is a supervillain speech

I can't take it no more

Things that are younger than Joe Biden (1942) or Donald Trump (1946):

• Bill Clinton (1946)
• India (1947)
• Diamonds on engagement rings (1947)
• Color TVs (1954)
• US Highways (1956)
• Alaska and Hawaii being US States (1959)
• Birth Control Pills (1960)
• Walmart (1962)
• Pineapple on Pizza (1962)
• Legal Interracial Marriage (1967)
• Calling 911 (1968)
• High Fives (1977)
• Last French Guillotine Execution (1977)
• CNN (1980)
• Ciabatta Bread (1982)

Also: Over 95% of the US Population is below the age of 78.

99% willpower 1% aim

There can only be one

WE FOUND HIM

Vincent Van Gogh to the polls

The final time anyone is allowed to post this image

We're so barack